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August 28[edit]

Church of Scientology in Egypt[edit]

Can someone help me find out what happened to the two Church of Scientology members who were detained in Egypt in 2002? Fitzcarmalan (talk) 00:55, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Internet seems to just remember what you linked, at least in English. Five year maximum sentence. If they'd died or were further detained, there'd probably have been an update. Apparently, Scientology still has a toe in the door, but it'd be a stretch to assume that's directly related to these two. InedibleHulk (talk) 10:06, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently they were freed the same month according to this not-so-reliable source. Is there a way to reach the original AFP article? Because I don't think this one can be used on Wikipedia. Fitzcarmalan (talk) 12:41, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe they were threatening to sick Tom Cruise and John Travolta on them. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:17, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You could try asking AFP. But, judging from this HighBeam copy, that FreeRepublic source copied the whole "brief article" verbatim. Maybe HighBeam is more "reliable"? InedibleHulk (talk) 23:33, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Arthur Henderson's Nobel medal (and Collingwood's hair)[edit]

Arthur Henderson's Nobel medal was stolen, along with a lock of Collingwood's hair, from the Mansion House in Jesmond in 2013 BBC News story. Have they been recovered? DuncanHill (talk) 10:13, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As of October 2013, they convicted the crook, but the items "have never been recovered." Clarityfiend (talk) 06:37, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This story of how two other Nobel Prizes reappeared from oblivion would be incredible if it weren't true, and teaches a chemistry lesson about king's water. 84.209.89.214 (talk) 10:56, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well I'm glad they got the chap, but would rather have the medal and the hair back. DuncanHill (talk) 20:08, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]