Parasites, bacteria, and viruses have been the scourge of humanity as long as we have been here, but disease has reshaped our…
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Each language in the world contains its own beautiful expressions. Learning them may ingratiate you with the local population, enhance your appreciation…
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Everyone has heard of the world’s most famous slums: Hell’s Kitchen, Skid Row, most of Detroit, etc. But there are slums everywhere,…
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Sci-fi gives us the strangest, most memorable places in all of fiction. Whether it’s the sky-high city of The Empire Strikes Back,…
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Many people have what we might call a healthy appetite, but as long as you can restrain yourself, there’s nothing wrong with…
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Since it was first discovered in 1976, strains of the Ebola virus have wreaked havoc throughout central Africa, particularly in the Congo…
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As researcher Donna Bridge once said, “When someone tells me they are sure they remember exactly the way something happened, I just…
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Some of the world’s greatest wonders are the historical sites that have existed for hundreds and sometimes thousands of years. Many of…
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Benjamin Franklin once famously declared that wine is “constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.” Without a…
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Munchausen syndrome, or hospital addiction, is a condition where people fake illness to receive attention. Some patients construct amazingly complex lies and…