Recreational marijuana use didn’t become an issue in the United States until after the Mexican Revolution in the 1910s, when immigrants arriving…
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It is a common refrain that prostitution is the oldest profession in the world. If that is true, then the second oldest…
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Frightful stories of cryptids, aliens, and urban legends get retold every Halloween. Campfire versions embellish the truth for cheap scares. The following…
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Religion has always addressed the question of life after death. Thus, old mythology is full of protagonists that undergo resurrection such as…
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We talk about slavery almost as if it was something that only happened in the United States. Slavery is treated as a…
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At his peak, Isaac Newton had one of the most rational minds in human history. His was a brain unlike any other,…
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The world is full of places with names that would have most of us struggling to stifle laughter. For instance the UK…
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Each US state has its own flag. They fly over capitols, adorn courtrooms, and appear on everything from bumper stickers to coasters.…
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Divorce is something that most people condone and most couples try and avoid. But when the situation is uncontrollable, divorce seems to…
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Everybody dies eventually. That’s just how life goes. But some people have stared Grim Reaper in the eye, gazed upon him unflinching, and lived…