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Krishna the Blue Dumbo Rat88

Interesting Facts About Rats

Love them or hate them you have to admit that rats have some of the most interesting quirks and histories. Here are just a few interesting little tidbits to tease the mind. The first albino rats to be bred in...

63 comments    education fun pets
The biggest fossil cockroach ever found next to a modern day roach.76

The Fascinating Truth about the World's Oldest Pests: Cockroaches

Most people will look with disgust upon a cockroach but as for myself, I have to stare at them with wonder. They are one of nature's most perfect creations. How do I know? Because the oldest cockroach fossil...

11 comments    entertainment history science
Archaeopteryx fossil with clearly visable feathers.74

The Origins of the Theory of Dinosaur to Bird Evolution

Not many people know that the theory that birds evolved from dinosaurs is almost as old as dinosaur paleontology itself. It dates back to same period Darwin was starting to propose his theory of evolution....

58 comments    education history science
Fleetwood-Walker Painting "The Family" 193279

Around the World in Search of Different Forms of "Family"

Western Society seems to have this idea that there is only one type of family, that of the Nuclear form, which consists of a mother, a father, and children. This belief is an incredibly misinformed one as...

8 comments    love life family
Pope Alexander VI77

Popes Gone Wild: What the Catholic Church Would Rather You Forget

Pope Alexander VIThe man pictured above is the poster boy for Catholic debauchery. His name was Pope Alexander VI. He wasn't the first, nor the last, of a string of simply sinful popes. In fact if he had a...

25 comments    life education politics
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Were Bigots the Driving Force Behind "The War on Drugs?"

When the new world was first "discovered" no drug laws existed either in the Native American communities or in the settlers' communities banning any sort of drug. In fact the white people were pretty...

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A standard spotted male Bengal (Howl) at ten months of age. 84

The Joys and Hazards of Living with a Bengal Cat

Although there are lots of sites that just fawn over the Bengal breed there doesn't tend to be too many that describe just what life is like with these cats. In this article I hope to both educate the audience...

14 comments    pets animals cats
Hookah pipe used by ancient Persian cultures to smoke tobbacco and hashish.79

The Great Soma Mystery

Soma was a drink once made by an Indo-Iranian peoples that date back to at least 4,000 years. Certain Zoroastrian and Hindu branches were known to have used the drink in their religious practices to gain...

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Female Pirates: Anne Bonny & Mary Reade

Anne Bonny and Mary Read are probably the most famous of the female pirates. Their stories started quite separately before they found themselves serving together on the same ship. Anne Bonny was starting...

18 comments    life education women
Obesity is a common problem in pet potbellies.82

Miniature Potbelly Pigs

Potbelly pigs were first bred in Vietnam, taken from wild populations that at one time spread through much of Asia. Growing over 300 pounds they were still smaller then their Western counterparts but weren't...

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