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Ordinal's Cabinet of Ephemera

A selection of steampunk, Victoriana and Second Life news about which I do not really wish to write at length.

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Jul 25
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The human body literally glows, emitting a visible light in extremely small quantities at levels that rise and fall with the day, scientists now reveal.

Past research has shown that the body emits visible light, 1,000 times less intense than the levels to which our naked eyes are sensitive. In fact, virtually all living creatures emit very weak light, which is thought to be a byproduct of biochemical reactions involving free radicals.