Guess who is visiting Area 51 on April Fool’s Day?

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The United Kingdom’s National Archives has digitized and made available online (for a small fee) one million historical documents including the wills of Shakespeare, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Jane Austen.

Shakespeare’s will has been available on the internet for a while but the latest project has made it much easier to access.

"This is a fantastic resource that can bring history so much closer to us," said TV personality Tony Robinson, who presents the archaeology programme Time Team.

"I’ve no doubt it will turn into a cult website. We can now all be historical researchers in the comfort of our own homes."

DocumentsOnline also contains government papers newly released after 30 years under lock and key.

Link | BBC News Article (Thanks David R!)

Rob wrote to me to introduce his blog: What is It?

From the website:

I’ve been collecting unusual objects for quite a few years and have just recently started posting them on this site as puzzles for visitors to figure out what they are.

Link | Mystery objects (above) that even he didn’t know what they are (Thanks Rob!)

From the website:

This is a full-scale replica of England’s Stonehenge built in the 1920’s as a memorial to 13 Klickitat County men who died in World War I. According the the plaque onsite, it was the first monument in the nation to be built and dedicated to those who gave their lives during the first World War. There is a neat diagram near the monument that shows how it (and the original Stonehenge) can be used for astronomy. Sam Hill, the Quaker pacifist who was inspired to built the monument after a trip to England, is buried a few hundred feet behind the monument overlooking the Columbia River.

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Update 4/8/06: Sherry Reedman suggested another replica of Stonehenge: Link (Thanks Sherry!)

Chris Heenan wrote to us about this weird-looking airship:

Concept for heavy lifting bodys that are gas filled but "fly" rather than "float" as blimps do.

Link (Thanks Chris Heenan!)