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Deadly Facts about Death and Dying
Humans have been burying their dead for at least 200,000 years. Among the earliest suspected grave sites are Atapuerca, Spain, and Pontnewydd Cave, Wales.Pontnewydd CaveExactly why we get old and die...
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Facts about The Episcopal Church of The United States
The Flag of the Episcopal ChurchThe Episcopal Church, which has been a self-governing autonomous body since 1785. The United States Episcopal Church has approximately two million members in about 700...
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The End of an Empire
On November 16, 1532, Francisco Pizarro, the Spanish explorer and conquistador, sprung a trap on the Incan emperor, Atahualpa. With fewer than 200 men against several thousand, Pizarro lures Atahualpa...
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The Suez Canal
A Portrait of the Opening of the Suiz Canal in 1869Â In 1854, Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805 - 1894), the former French consul to Cairo, secured an agreement with the Ottoman governor of Egypt to build a...
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Trump's Ingrained Racism
Trump’s Ingrained Racismby Jennifer RubinDonald Trump told us recently what he thinks of African Americans: “You’re living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs, 58 percent of your...
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The Photography of Harold Edgerton
Harold EdgertonHarold Edgerton  (1903 - 1990) was an American electrical engineer and photographer who was noted for creating high-speed photography techniques that he applied to scientific...
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Andres Serrano, Controversial Artist
Andres SerranoAndres Serrano, aka: Andrés (born: August. 15, 1950, New York City) is a controversial  American photographer whose Piss Christ(1987), an image of a crucifix submerged in urine, resulted...
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The Photography of Edward Steichen
Edward SteichenEdward Steichen, in full Eduard Jean Steichen (born, March 27, 1879, Luxembourg; died, March 25, 1973, West Redding, Connecticut, U.S.) American photographer who achieved distinction in...
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Deforestation Has Chaotic Impact On Temperature And Climate
Forget the old question of "if a tree falls in the woods and nobody is around, does it make a sound?" If a forest dies, the other side of the world can feel it. That's the finding of a new study...
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One Liners Concerning Elections
If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates. - Jay LenoThe problem with political jokes is they get elected. - Henry Cate, VIIWe hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to...
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The Hubble Telescope and the Dawn of Creation and Time
The Hubble TelescopeFrom the dawn of humankind to a mere 400 years ago, all that we knew about our universe came through observations with the naked eye. Then Galileo turned his telescope toward the...
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Neglected Important Artist, No. 35
Manabu IkedaManabu Ikeda was born in Taku city, Saga, Japan, in 1973. In 1993, he graduated from the department of Design of the Tokyo University of the Arts. He received a Master of Art degree from...
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The Origin of Mankind
Man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits.- Charles DarwinCharles DarwinOn November 24, 1839, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, a...
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How Russia Is Trying to Destroy American Democracy
Russia Troll Screen StareTrump is not the end of Russia’s information war against America. They are just getting started.In spring 2014, a funny story crossed our social media feeds. A petition on...
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If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates. -Jay LenoThe problem with political jokes is they get elected. -Henry Cate VII We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to...
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The Real Reasoning Behind Daylight Saving Time
1918 poster____________________It is a myth that farmers campaigned for Daylight Saving Time.When American clocks turned back an hour at November. 6 at 2:00 a.m. Eastern Time, the move brought an end...
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