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Goddess Kali Demands Human Sacrifice
To worship the goddess Kali sacrifices of goats, roosters, sugarcane and pumpkins are offered to celebrate the changing of the seasons. It has been reported that the sacrifice of a 25-year-old man was found in a remote village in the ...
Iceland: Internet Porn Ban
Reykjavik, Iceland Porn ban: Iceland is considering installing Internet filters to block Icelanders from viewing porn. If that ban goes ahead as expected this spring, the country will be the first Western democracy to attempt to censor the Internet. Iceland ...
Human remains found in 2,100-year-old shipwreck
According to researchers the human remains found on an ancient shipwreck from 2100 years ago will shed some light on the past that was thought to be lost. The researchers found human remains off the Greek Island of Antikythera in ...
Does the Moon Cause Earthquakes?
Researchers believe that when the moon is in its full or new phase that its tidal pull places more stress on the fault lines. During three of the most recent earthquakes in 2004, 2010, and 2011 were during the peak ...
Why are Gambian Youth Leaving Home for Europe?
When president Yahya Jammeh took over the ruling of Gambia the youth started to leave. The youth believe that they will have a better life in Europe rather than staying in Gambia. Gambia’s economy is deteriorating at a rapid rate ...
Personalized Diets
For years the Federal Dietary Guidelines have handed out a blueprint to Americans for good nutrition. As it turns out this may not be a good outline for all Americans. People are different in all respects; even identical twins have ...
Wild Coffee Extinction Possible
Let it be known that you should enjoy your cup of joe now because it may become extinct due to climate change. Coffee beans need a certain type of climate to grow. Some of the coffee bean areas in Madagascar ...
Next Superpower Countries?
These nations have been dismissed as underdogs and weaklings. But like budding superheroes, they’ve been sitting on hidden talents. And now they’re about to fly. 1. FINLAND SUPERPOWER: INVINCIBLE TEACHERS If you’re a kid in Finland, you don’t start school ...
The biggest threats to humanity
Think climate change is one of the world’s biggest problems? said Alex B. Berezow. Think again. Global warming doesn’t even crack the top 10 of the planet’s immediate concerns. Number 1 on that list: poverty. Nowhere near as “sexy” or ...
Jupiter’s Moon Europa May Have Water Geysers Taller Than Everest
Scientists have discovered that the moon Europa the sixth closest moon to Jupiter has been spewing plumes of water more than 20 times taller than Mt. Everest. The Hubble Space Telescope has taken images of this activity in recent years. ...
