Monthly Archives: April 2018

If your data was harvested through Facebook you could get £12,500 compensation, according to an expert. The social network has come under fire after it was revealed Cambridge Analytica kept users’ data. This could cost Facebook £625 billion, which is double the £317b it is worth, law professor Maureen Mapp argued. ‘There are about 50 […]

The Minnesota Experimental City (MXC)—a utopian plan for the city of the future that was decades ahead of its time, and yet is surprisingly little-known—was the brainchild of the urban planner and technocrat Athelstan Spilhaus. Spilhaus was a man who saw science as the solution to the problems of the world, and became a public figure presenting his […]

Measure your index and ring fingers, base to tip. (Most of the studies used the right hand.) Divide the length of your index finger by the length of your ring finger to determine the digit ratio, or finger quotient (Fq). A longer ring finger results in an Fq of less than 1 and a more […]

Vermont seemed more likely than ever to become the first US state to mandate the labeling of genetically modified food (GMO) after a bill passed the state house, though legislators worry about a lawsuit threat from biotech giant Monsanto. Similar bills seeking to provide consumers with labels at the grocery store that highlight what products […]

This drink boosts your metabolism, and is a miracle at getting rid of those extra pounds. The best part abut this recipe is that it consists of two simple and easily available ingredients. Ingredients 4 tbsp raw honey 2 tbsp cinnamon 16 ounces filtered water Directions Boil the water. Take it off the heat and add the cinnamon. […]

General Electric (GE) Global Research has just announced the development of a prototype turbine which converts carbon dioxide into electricity. While the size of the turbine does not exceed that of a desk, the inventors say it could actually power a town of 10,000 homes! This sounds really promising, given that this innovation has the […]

China is assembling what has been hailed as the world’s largest radio telescope, state media reported. The 500-meter tool will boast a dish the size of 30 football pitches, overtaking Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory, “only” 305 meters in diameter. With a perimeter of about 1.6km, it will take up to 40 minutes to walk around […]

Did you know that you may poop wrong? However, you are not the only one because Western civilization pooped wrong for many generations.  According to Stanford University scientists, our bodies are in the way that we should poop while squatting, not sitting. If you do not believe this fact, take a look at the bathroom habits history, […]

A man miraculously survived in a massive car inferno, but witnesses wonder if good fortune was all there was to it. His bible was found intact after the blaze and an explosion. The driver’s jeep was reportedly sideswiped off state route 385 in Tennessee by another car on Sunday, causing it to careen down a […]

Plenty of people keep a penny jar in the house, but for the last 40 years, Otha Anders of Louisiana has been taking that practice to a whole different level. After filling up over a dozen 5-gallon drums with pennies, he decided it was time to cash in, and started carting the pennies down to […]

The US Supreme Court is about to hear arguments in a case challenging patents on breast and ovarian cancer genes. If the court upholds the company’s right to patent human genes, the course of US medical research could forever be altered. The case involves the Utah biotech firm Myriad Genetics, which for years has been […]

It seems like no matter what period of history you live in, human beings have had an obsession with shiny stuff. We wear it on our bodies, sometimes forcibly insert them into our skin, and revere them. Recently in South Australia, a rare opal was unearthed that is one of the most delightful objects we’ve […]

Because we are aware that by following an organic diet allows for a more energetic lifestyle, extending this regime to our beloved pets is a wise step to take. Just as we develop a stronger immune system to combat colds, allergies resulting in a faster recovery that is evident in the long-term results, so too […]

Music has proven time and again to be an important component of human culture. From its ceremonial origin to modern medical usage for personal motivation, concentration, and shifting mood, music is a powerful balm for the human soul. Though traditional “music therapy” encompasses a specific set of practices, the broader use of music as a […]

Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry announced this morning that a team of underwater archaeologists had discovered that remains of a large Egyptian army from the 14th century BC, at the bottom of the Gulf of Suez, 1.5 kilometers offshore from the modern city of  Ras Gharib. The team was searching for the remains of ancient ships and artifacts related to Stone Age and […]

Rome An Italian expert studying a first century document written by the Roman historian Marcus Velleius Paterculus that was recently discovered in the archives of the Vatican, found what is presumed to be the first eyewitness account ever recorded of a miracle of Jesus Christ. The author describes a scene that he allegedly witnessed, in which a prophet and teacher that […]

The word “heart” is an anagram for the word “earth”. Hence, the phrase “home is where the heart is”. Did you know that the human heart is the organ that generates the strongest electromagnetic field of any organ of the human body? In fact, the electromagnetic field of your heart can be measured up to […]

Fluoride-pushing doctors and dentists who try to contaminate your water supply with fluoride are promoting their deadly agenda with a clever lie… a lie you will see obediently repeated in every fluoride push. Here’s how it sounds: Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral in the water. Our city’s water is unfortunate enough to have a […]

I never love it when people feel the need to blast the music in their car so loudly, that it imposes on everyone else.  However, in the case of the car playing a Latino song in the video you are about to watch below, I had to drop my judgement…it put a big smile on my […]

On June 17, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Salinas v. Texas, a case involving the Fifth Amendment and “Miranda” rights that has sent ripples across the internet, albeit, because many people simply do not understand whatMiranda is – and what is it not. For example, a Slate Magazine article mentions “the Supreme Court held that […]

You’ve probably heard a lot about how junk food negatively affects your body. You’ve probably also heard about all of the studies carried out on fast food and the ingredients, chemicals and additives it contains. Nevertheless, when your stomach starts to rumble and you are dying for a quick bite, a Big Mac just seems […]

 The father of slain Pulse nightclub gunman Omar Mateen, the man who killed 49 people and injured 53 others during a 2016 rampage in Orlando, was a confidential FBI informant for over a decade, it was revealed over the weekend. Additionally, Seddique Mateen made money transfers to Turkey and Afghanistan and was seeking to raise up to $100,000 to contribute to […]

According to Forbes, which spoke with sources close to local and federal investigations, it’s becoming standard operating procedure for cops to use dead people’s fingerprints to unlock their Apple iPhones. FBI forensic specialist Bob Moledor detailed for Forbes the first known instance of law enforcement making such an attempt, during an investigation into the motives of an attacker killed by Ohio police […]

While the nation remained fixated on gun control and Facebook’s violative practices last week, the U.S. government quietly codified the CLOUD Act, its own intrusive policies on citizens’ data. While the massive, $1.2 trillion omnibus spending bill passed Friday received widespread media attention, the CLOUD Act — which lawmakers snuck into the end of the 2,300-page […]

In June 1998 a local pilot flying over the remote South Australian desert discovered an enormous drawing of an Aboriginal man hunting with a throwing stick made on the desert floor, about 60 km west of the town of Marree. The figure is 4.2 km tall with a perimeter of 28 km, making it one […]

Programmer goes public four months after company failed to fix exploit. A whistleblower who privately informed Google four months ago that their Chrome browser had the ability to record conversations without the user’s knowledge has gone public after the tech giant failed to fix the issue. In the video above, the programmer explains how Google Chrome’s […]

One of the chronic lung conditions caused by chronic inflammation and thickening of the bronchial tubes is asthma. It is extremely serious because it can lead to suffocation. Most asthma sufferers are allergic and sensitive. It means that whenever their lungs are irritated, the muscles tighten and produce phlegm in the throat. The attacks are […]

Most of these beams of light shot up from the clouds as if a battery of gigantic searchlights are searching the landscape and are identical to a vertical band of light, like the famous beam of light emanating from the peak of the Kukulkan Pyramid photographed by Hector Siliezar on July 24, 2009, while on […]

Blogger Svetlana Pokrevskaya makes a bold promise to all those who carry out her plan:in just one month’s time, you won’t recognise yourself. As she explains, “Recently I received a letter from one of my readers. ’Hi, Svetlana! I want to change my life based on your lifestyle!’ Wow. I began to wonder — do I actually have a specific “lifestyle”? Well, it seems I have! And straight away I wanted to put it into words, setting […]

If you’ve ever had a cold sore, you’re not alone. About 90% of people get a cold sore at least once in their life. Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus, an infection that is extremely contagious and can cause cold sore symptoms to spread to other parts of the body. Cold sore […]

Making vaccines safe by removing their toxins (greening), or telling people they have a right to look at vaccine ingredients before deciding whether to vaccinate or not may be the politically correct form of vaccination resistance. It does help avoid some of the wrath from vaccination high priests. However, the very nature of our immune systems and what […]

Social media network Facebook, which has recently come under fire over its handling of user data, has now been harshly criticized by Apple CEO Tim Cook. According to Cook, detailed profiles of individuals compiled by internet platforms should not exist. In an interview with tech news website Recode and MSNBC, he said that he would […]

The Afghanistan War is the longest in United States history, and despite initial claims that the goal of the invasion was to keep Americans safe by destroying the Taliban and al-Qaeda, the result has been a massive increase in opium production that has fueled an on-going opioid crisis in the United States and ensnared more […]

Untold thousands of people from nearly all 50 U.S. states have continued to flood hospital emergency rooms in recent weeks due to widespread outbreaks of flu-like symptoms. And because many of these people have already been vaccinated for the flu this season, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is basically having to admit that […]

A new survey by the National Safety Council concludes 99 percent of doctors overprescribe prescription opiates to patients. According to the nonprofit’s analysis, nearly all doctors who participated in the survey are “prescribing highly addictive opioid medicines for longer than the three-day period recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).” The National […]

Ugh. Like, really, really yucky stuff going on here. This is a terrible event in a man’s life that most people would never wish upon their worst enemy. I can’t even imagine how I would respond if, after investigating an itch in my ear, this is what I encountered. A spider! A real, live spider, […]

In 1974 researchers learned that THC, the active chemical in marijuana, shrank or destroyed brain tumors in test mice. But the DEA quickly shut down the study and destroyed its results, which were never replicated — until now. The term medical marijuana took on dramatic new meaning in February, 2000 when researchers in Madrid announced […]

Chlorine Bleach. In many households it is one of the most commonly used and relied upon cleaners. It is most infamously known for it’s ability to keep clothes white, to assist in removing mold and mildew from a shower or tub and it’s disinfectant properties. For these specific purposes chlorine bleach certainly can be classified […]

A national children’s cancer foundation is being sued for fraud after the New York attorney general’s office discovered it spent most of its $9.7 million funds on fundraiser’s salaries rather than patient care. The National Children’s Leukemia Foundation is alleged in the lawsuit to have raised $9.7 million from businesses and families across America between […]

“The United States government has demanded that Apple take an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers. We oppose this order, which has implications far beyond the legal case at hand.  This moment calls for public discussion, and we want our customers and people around the country to understand what is at stake.” (source)(source) […]

A German Meals-on-Wheels branch has apologized for serving three elderly people dog food instead of, well, human food. Though the dog food was appropriately labelled, three residents of a German town were still mistakenly served it. According to The Telegraph, the unlucky recipients realized the organization’s error after they heated their meals up and found themselves repulsed […]

“When Kristie was 4 years old, she was diagnosed with kidney failure. She had to get both kidneys removed and begin dialysis. Growing up, Kristie went through SO much pain. She took so many medications, had so many surgeries, and battled so hard for her life. She was 8 when I was born, and we […]

Headlines and social media posts attest an inexcusable escalation in instances where law enforcement’s use of brutal tactics or lethal force are alarmingly unwarranted. In fact, the reality that police regularly inflict indiscriminate violence with blatant impunity has exhausted any expectations of justice for family members of countless victims. With numb cynicism, a sardonic common […]

Nearly 15 years ago, St. Boniface church in San Francisco began opening their doors for homeless people in need of shelter. The effort was started by Father Louis Vitale of the church, and community activist Shelly Roder, in 2004 and is known as The Gubbio Project. Hundreds of people each day pass through the church, […]

A dollar bill found in Wisconsin displays a tip about a missing 11-year-old Arizona girl who vanished more than 19 years ago. The message found on the bill read: “My name is Mikel (sic) Biggs kidnapped From Mesa AZ I’m Alive,” according to the Arizona Republic. Mikelle Biggs went missing on Jan. 2, 1999, as she […]

A TERRIFYING voicemail in military code sent to random Twitter users’ phones has sent the internet into meltdown as users speculate over its links to MH370, alien life and an impending Doomsday date. It appears to have started with Ty, an ordinary Twitter user with no apparent prior interest in any of those topics or […]

Seemingly following Andrew Ross Sorkin’s suggestions, and echoing the virtue-signaling from Dick’s Sporting Goods et al., megabank Citigroup is setting restrictions on the sale of firearms by its business customers. As a reminder, Andrew Ross Sorkin wrote in the NY Times that banks could control guns, if Washington won’t. Liberty Blitzkrieg’s Mike Krieger exclaimed that even in today’s world replete […]

The thyroid gland has many essential functions in our body and that is why we have to keep it safe and healthy. Many people are suffering from underactive or overactive thyroid conditions. It means that their thyroid gland is not functioning properly and has an effect on the entire system. In order the thyroid gland […]

The highly anticipated yuan-backed crude oil futures have been launched in Shanghai. China is the world’s biggest oil consumer, with eyes on rival benchmarks Brent and WTI as well as the US currency. Trading of the new oil futures contracts for September settlement started on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange at 440.20 yuan ($69.70) per […]