While we have no control over natural disasters like earthquakes and volcanoes, humans have been able to match – and sometimes far…
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We all know about woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats, but such is evolution that all species have some pretty weird ancestors. Often…
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The 1940s through to the 1960s saw nuclear attacks and tests that revealed the terrifying power of these devices. The World War…
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10 Cruel Bloodsports (And How Participants Got Their Comeuppance)
by Johan Tobiasby Johan TobiasCivilization is barbaric. Even today, bloodsports remain popular. From tossing wildlife into the air to chasing foxes with hounds, simpletons everywhere still…
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Ireland has a rich tradition of weird and wonderful creatures – but it’s not just fairies and leprechauns. Some denizens of the…
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Alcohol can be a tricky experience. Drink enough and it can make almost any event more fun and memorable. Drink too much…
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There’s an old joke about how Twinkies and cockroaches will be the only things to survive a nuclear holocaust because they last…
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Happy Fourth of July from To mark the great occasion, here is a fascinating presidential list. Theodore Roosevelt (TR) is unquestionably one…
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It’s not every day that you run across a shrine in the Western or secular worlds but there are plenty of them…
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At a certain point numbers begin to lose meaning. The human mind isn’t good with large numbers and the vastness of large…