Yet when scientists studied observable data for the same period, including shipping logs, aerial photos and satellite images, they discovered the actual figure for ice loss from 1953 until 2006 to be 7.8 percent.

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Since then, hives have been made out of practically every substance imaginable, including clay, stone, logs, bark, wicker, cork, and bamboo.

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In its new privacy policy, Google says that, for logged in users, it can now collect and store quite a bit of information about you including your search queries, logs of your calls and your location (for mobile users).

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