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'HUNCHBACK' DINOSAUR REMAINS DISCOVERED
Spain: 'Hunchback' dinosaur that roamed the Earth 130 million years ago has been unearthed in Spain.
The meat eater was almost 20ft long, about 6ft tall and weighed around four-and-a-half tons. It has been dubbed "the hunchback hunter of Las Hoyas" where it was found near the city of Cuenca in western Spain.
The previously unknown creature which has been officially named Concavenator corcovatus is one of the most complete dinosaur fossils yet dug up in Europe.
They were previously believed to be only confined to south of the equator so the discovery described in Nature provides insights into the early evolution of theropods.
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BURGLAR DROPS HIS NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS
Britain: A burglar left behind a bag containing his name and complete contact details written inside it after breaking into a house in Britain. David Hanlon left behind a police property bag that was given to him by the police after he was caught earlier in the day for an unrelated robbery. Soon after he was let off on bail, he struck at another house where he left the bag.
He stole the owner's car keys and then sped off in her vehicle. Police officers spotted the bag in the garden and Hanlon proved to be easiest of arrests. Hanlon has now been jailed for four years.
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MOST FACEBOOK USERS HAVE LOW SELF-ESTEEM: STUDY
Canada: Facebook is used mostly by narcissists and those with low self-esteem, says a Canadian study.
These type of people use Facebook as a self-promotional tool, says psychology researcher Soraya Mehdizadeh of York University.
The facebook users were extensively examined on their online habits. 100 Facebook us-ers aged between 18 to 25 years old were examined and it was found that individuals higher in narcissism and lower in self-esteem spent more time on the site and filled their pages with more self-promotional content.
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