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We don't know for sure it's hers, but researchers have found traces of a perfume that was likely popular during Cleopatra's time - and they think they may be able to brew some of it up. Plus: a patent for a safety harness that generates electricity from a worker who falls off a building!

What Did Cleopatra Smell Like? (Hyperallergic)

Electricity from falling workers (Weird Universe)

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