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Scientists Find Magic Rock!

Nury Vittachi
Nov 17, 2011
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A MAGIC ROCK from an ancient folk tale has been found in real life. And it really works. How cool is that?

One of this columnist’s day jobs is writing children’s books, so here are two newsflashes from the world of junior literature.

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First, the magic rock. A scene in the 1,000-year-old story “Sigurd the Viking” goes like this:

Snow clouds blocked the su…

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