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Author: Antarctica Journal
Amazon Settlements Discovered in Rainforest
Researchers have found that deep in the Amazon Rain Forest there lived over a million people in an area of 7% of the basin before the Europeans arrived. Satellite images show that undiscovered glyphs are across the Upper Tapajos Basin in Brazil. The Amazon Settlements are between 500 and 750 years old and were previously thought to be pristine wilderness. […]
Read moreJoseph Roux Quote – A Fine Quotation
“A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool.” – Joseph Roux
Read moreSurviving the night shift
Working while everyone else is sleeping takes a serious toll on a person’s health. Clocking in to work nights or irregular and rotating shifts is associated with more stress and unhealthy lifestyle habits, such as being sedentary and following an unhealthy diet, which can lead to diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic health issues, new research reveals. Scientists found that […]
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Measure of Life
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away”
Read moreRalph Waldo Emerson Quote – The Wisest Know Nothing
“Sorrow makes us all children again—destroys all differences of intellect. The wisest know nothing.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Read moreSpectators Gored To Death In Bullfight
Arjona, Colombia Killed at bullfight: Spectators were gored to death and dozens injured at a bullfight in northern Colombia. One man was gored through the heart, while another was tossed on a bull’s horns and then dragged around the ring. It is not uncommon for participants or spectators to be gored to death at bullfights. Unlike Spanish bullfights, in which […]
Read moreLet them hurry up and die
Taro Aso, Japanese Finance Minister and former Prime Minister, bemoaning the financial burden that caring for the elderly in their final years places on the country’s budget. Over a quarter of Japan’s 128 million people are above the age of 60—including Aso, who is 72.
Read moreGeorgia O’Keeffe Quote – Do What You Want
“I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life – and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.” – Georgia O’Keeffe
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