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They probably were very hard-boiled... Apparently, in both Pompeii and Herculaneum, the heat from the pyroclastic flows was high enough to kill people who were sheltered from direct contact with the flows, so more than hot enough to boil an egg. This has been a very slow-moving conversation...

I don't know about fruit, but they did find intact eggs in Pompeii. (I remember this fact fondly because when my baby sisters had just learnt to read, they read a beginner-readers book about Pompeii together and both came running in great excitement to tell me all about it. Awwwww.) Most of...

The coin question was one of the ones I got wrong. The other one was the one about Pompeii. (Scandalous! I studied Pompeii!) The real names of the emperors wasn't too hard for me. I had to think about it for a moment, but I have a pretty good memory for names, so I didn't take long to work out...

I majored in Ancient History and still only got 8/10. I am shamed. I can never show my face in educated society again. I will now go live in a cave and meditate upon my human frailties for a century or so.

Barnstorming? I always thought Barnstorming was proof that even in the Atari 2600 era, a game could have gorgeous graphics and completely rubbish gameplay. I do remember pouring hours into Maze Craze and Pitfall, though. (And now I'm all grown up, I've finally mastered the art of skipping...

How come the feature articles no longer show up in the old Features RSS feed? I liked that, it meant I could easily tell which articles were features, and could leave them sitting in their own feed until I had enough time to read them thoughtfully. Now they're just all mixed up with everything...

I would gather a large group of graduate students, and we would all travel back to the ancient world and make copies of EVERYTHING in the Library of Alexandria. Having completed the most exciting archival project in the history of Earth (and given a major boost to the careers of all the grad...

Even in the classic series, companions that stuck around for more than two seasons are rare, though not unheard of.

60% on my first try. (I got the Fairchild Channel F confused with the Magnavox Odyssey.) 90% on my second try. (Still don't know which of those consoles sold the most units...) But it didn't update my score after the second try! Something is wrong there.

I don't have a single favourite companion. I like Sarah Jane, both Romanas, Ace, Rose, Donna... Rory is really starting to grow on me too, now. Although I wish the writers would actually consider the fact that he's MORE THAN TWICE the Doctor's age now, and stop treating him like a child. (Well...

Why is this issue called "DIY"? Is it because we're supposed to write the articles ourselves?

Did the series ever actually say that was specific to female Timelords? I always assumed that Romana could control her regeneration because it was triggered intentionally, instead being an emergency regeneration at the point of death.

Actually, I wear glasses too, and I know how annoying they can be when watching a 3D movie. The difference is, with a 3D movie I have options. I can go see a 2D version in a different cinema, or I can wait until it comes out on DVD and watch it comfortably in my living room. But if a game has...

The wall-walking paint in TAG made me so sick, worse than any other game I've ever played. I'm so glad they decided to leave it out of Portal 2 (which I haven't played yet, but I will! honest!). The original Portal made me slightly nauseous too, so it's good they were aware of the problem when...

When I hooked up my Atari 2600 Jr to my TV and it actually worked. I played Pitfall on real Atari hardware for the first time in years! And I have River Raid and Space Invaders and Berzerk as well! The nostalgia is too much for me! It's actually ridiculous how excited I am about this. I got...