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The largest known Douglas-fir lives on Vancouver Island, is almost 1,000 years old and is 89 metres (291 feet) tall! The top of this tree is broken but it was believed to be 10 metres (33 feet) taller, which would have it 99 metres (320 feet) tall!


Most Europeans have the same ancestor


Most Europeans have the same ancestor
Four out of five Europeans share a common male ancestor who lived 40,000 years ago. About 80 per cent of Europeans come from the paleolithic people who first migrated to Europe. Stone-age humans migrated to Europe from Central Asia and the Middle East in two waves, beginning about 40,000 years ago. They lived by hunting animals and gathering plant food. They used sharpened stones and fire.
NOVEMBER 11, 2000
The Vancouver Sun
NOVEMBER 11, 2000

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