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The stunningly well-preserved remains of a castle have been dug up in the French city of Vannes‚ Brittany‚ at the foot of a private hotel. The operation was carried out as part of preventive archaeology prior to the construction of the future Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Vannes‚ and while the owners […] The post Hotel Excavation Reveals Medieval Castle with Moat and Stones That Look Like They Were Laid Yesterday appeared first on Good News Network.

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If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Many governments around the world are no longer at least pretending they don’t see Big Tech as a major political asset‚ or that they will not try to use that asset to their advantage. Instead‚ this behavior is slowly being normalized – albeit always qualified as a democracy-preserving‚ rather than undermining policy. In other words‚ something driven by the need to combat “disinformation” and not what critics suspect it is – the need to harness and control the massive reach‚ influence‚ and power of major social platforms. Judging by reports out of Ireland‚ it is among those countries‚ with big words like “supercharged disinformation threats to democracy” flying around as the government looks to use what some might call “supercharged fearmongering” to secure no less than a “pre-election pact with tech giants.” Some of this is yet to be enacted through the Electoral Reform Act‚ so in the meanwhile Big Tech representatives have been summoned to a meeting‚ via lobbyists representing them‚ Technology Ireland‚ to discuss the said “threats.” The Electoral Reform Act is supposed to formalize new rules for both platforms and those buying ads‚ while during the meeting‚ set to take place in late April‚ tech companies will be expected to sign “the Irish Election Integrity Accord.” A letter signed by Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien and Minister of State Malcolm Noonan explained that the Accord will be new‚ but based on the Electoral Reform Act from 2022‚ and always focusing on “disinformation‚” and advertising. What the giants are expected to sign up to is “a set of principles for the sector and the state to work by to safeguard our democracy over these crucial next few months.” The Accord appears to have been put together to bridge the gap between the time of campaigning and elections‚ and the full enactment of the Electoral Reform Act‚ envisaged to complement and “reaffirm” similar legislation in the EU and member countries. In the letter‚ the ministers claim that there are both domestic and foreign malign players who are “potentially emboldened” by the opportunities provided by various AI-based tools‚ but also what they called “a fragmented social media landscape” – where “fragmented” is ostensibly code for‚ a plurality of diverse speech. Advertising-wise‚ platforms will retain records about political ads “for at least seven years‚” says the Irish press. The post Irish Government Wants Pre-Election Pact With Tech Giants To Counter Online “Disinformation” appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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Dental hygiene has come a long way over the past few hundred millennia. While most of us now automatically brush our teeth twice a day‚ ancient humans had a much harder time looking after their pearly whites. Sadly for our long-in-the-tooth ancestors‚ many of their archaic dental practices appear to have been ineffective‚ leading to high rates of tooth decay and gum disease among prehistoric skeletons - although evidence suggests they did at least try to keep their chompers in decent condition.The earliest indication of dental care can be found on a set of 130‚000-year-old Neanderthal molars from a Croatian cave‚ which show signs of having been repeatedly scraped by some sort of toothpick. Unfortunately‚ no actual picks were discovered alongside the prehistoric remains‚ but based on the markings‚ researchers suspect that Neanderthals probably used bits of bone or stiff grass to remove food from between their teeth.Fast-forward to around 14‚000 years ago and you arrive at the earliest known dental patient. Discovered in a rock shelter in Italy‚ this unfortunate individual appears to have suffered from tooth decay‚ with the rotten component of at least one tooth having been intentionally scraped away using some sort of sharp stone tool. If ever there was an advert for brushing your teeth‚ this old dude is surely it!Things started to become a little more sophisticated around 5000 BCE when the ancient Egyptians developed the world’s earliest toothpaste. More like a tooth powder‚ this mixture contained ingredients like ash from charred oxen hooves‚ egg shells‚ myrrh‚ and pumice‚ and was probably more abrasive than cleansing – but could at least have removed debris from around the teeth.The Persians later added burnt snail and oyster shells to the mix‚ along with herbs and honey‚ before the Romans threw in charcoal and tree bark with the goal of reducing bad breath.The earliest primitive toothbrushes were also found in ancient Egyptian and Babylonian tombs‚ and have been dated to around 3500 BCE. Unlike modern brushes‚ these implements were essentially just twigs that had been chewed to fray the fibers into bristle-like arrangements that could be used to clean the teeth.As unsophisticated as that may sound‚ it’s worth noting that these chewing sticks were taken from specific trees such as neem and Salvadora persica in the case of miswak‚ both of which have antimicrobial properties and have been shown to slow the spread of certain bacteria associated with tooth decay and gum disease. In fact‚ twigs from these two trees continue to be used as a form of oral care in many Asian and Middle-Eastern countries to this day.However‚ for the toothbrush purists out there‚ the earliest known conventional brush was probably invented in China during the Tang Dynasty‚ sometime between the seventh and tenth centuries CE. Featuring boar-hair bristles and handles made from bamboo or bones‚ these ancient toothbrushes are unlikely to have been as effective as their modern counterparts and may not have been widely used - possibly because few fancied brushing their teeth with pig hair.All “explainer” articles are confirmed by fact checkers to be correct at time of publishing. Text‚ images‚ and links may be edited‚ removed‚ or added to at a later date to keep information current.