http://www.readitinabook.com/ Useful (and not so useful) facts gleaned from reading random books en-uk Copyright 2008 Joan Scott and Ian Scott Thu, 18 May 2006 13:36:31 +0000 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:55:46 +0000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The world's first solar powered toilet is at the Custer Battlefield Monument in Montana

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