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Where they found Catherine de Medici's hairpin

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Where they found Catherine de Medici's hairpin

Post by Margaret » Wed June 20th, 2012, 5:05 am

This is fun: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/1 ... 09216.html
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Post by SonjaMarie » Wed June 20th, 2012, 4:51 pm

Very cool!

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Post by DianeL » Wed June 20th, 2012, 7:56 pm

Great one, thank you Margaret!
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