Mike Pence’s office confirmed with the Catholic News Agency on Thursday that the Vice President is scheduled to be received by the Pope during his overseas trip next week. “The U.S. Embassy to the Holy…
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Construction Workers Found 20,000 Bodies Buried In The Middle Of New York City
It’s sometimes difficult to remember the gruesome history of New York when it was still new and the United States was young. Most people don’t visit the state wondering, “Are there bodies buried under New York City?”…
Here are some of the most important inventions of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, from the cotton machine to the camera. 1) Phone The phone is a tool that converts voice and sound signals…
A SHARK that lives for nearly 400 years and is the longest living vertebrate on the planet could hold the key to the fountain of youth. A SHARK that lives for almost four centuries could…
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Lab Worker Accidentally Injects Herself With Genetically Modified Strain Of Smallpox-Related Virus
In September 2018, a 26-year-old laboratory worker was offered a new job that would involve working with the vaccinia virus (VACV) – a large, complex virus related to smallpox. She was told of the risks…
A disused mine in Wales, with a huge pile of motor vehicles that have been dumped through a small opening, making an amazing reflection in the underground lake below. he Cavern of the Lost Souls is…
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A Bold New Theory Proposes That Humans Tamed Themselves
A leading anthropologist suggests that protohumans became domesticated by killing off violent males. The Goodness Paradox: The Strange Relationship Between Virtue and Violence in Human Evolution BY RICHARD WRANGHAM PANTHEON When i was studying for my doctorate, in the…
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The EU has revealed its true nature: a federalist monster that will not stop until nations are abolished
At the entrance to the Visitors Centre of the European Parliament, there is a plaque with these words: “National sovereignty is the root cause of the most crying evils of our times….The only final remedy…
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What Historical Figures Really Looked Like Will Change How You Perceive The Past
We all have a general idea of what people like Julius Caesar and George Washington looked like. The images of these historical figures and more have been immortalized with the help of paintings, portraits, and…
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Brunei LGBT law backlash: Global banks boycott hotels owned by sultan
Banks and big businesses worldwide are boycotting hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei on account of that country’s new law that sentences gays to death for homosexual acts. P. Morgan Chase & Co., the…