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FOLKLORE WEATHER PREDICTIONS

For as long as I can remember, people have always looked to nature itself in predicting the weather. Old folklores and legends passed down from one generation to the next have been accurate often, even if there is little proof for the reasoning...

2 comments    weather winter myth
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Making Sense of Evolution: A Step-by-Step Guide

There are myths and misconceptions on both sides of the Evolution debate. This hub selects 10 arguments on both sides and seeks to dispel them. We ask ourselves "Is everything an adaptation?" "Is creationism a legitimate alternative?" and "Does Evolution violate the laws of thermodynamics?" among other questions

28 comments    evolution irreducibly complex
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Radical Islam, Militant Secularism and the Myth of Coexistence (book review)

Discussion about whether different faiths can coexist, and includes a book review of No We Can't - Radical Islam, Militant Secularism and the Myth of Coexistence by Robert Stearns.

10 comments    book review radical islam
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There was No Beginning, There Was Only IS

There was no beginning. There always was... is... An eternal dance between dark and darkness. Until a sparkle came by. Back then, in the no beginning, there were only three things and three things only: Father Time, Light and Dark. Just like it...

3 comments    mythology myth black hole
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Full Moon Myths Unveiled

Among the myths that just won't go away is the one that the full moon exerts effects on people - that crimes increase, babies all decide to emerge, women's menses sycn with it, psch wards go on hyderdrive, etc, etc, etc.

3 comments    science moon thinking
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6 Myths Hollywood Has You Believe About Jury Trials

Hollywood is such a great entity. It can convince us that Armageddon is something that can be averted in 90 minutes, a family crisis can be solved in 22 minutes, or a yeast infection can be cured in 30 seconds. It's Hollywood's business to alter...

1 comment    funny humor hollywood
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What Was the Mothman?

A mythical being who allegedly terrorized the small town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia for thirteen months from November, 1966 until December 1967, the mothman is still a hot subject in popular culture. The mothman was supposedly behind many...

1 comment    paranormal myth folklore
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The tilberi a mythological creature.

this hub is about one of the strangest Icelandic folklore creatures the tilberi.

2 comments    magic woman milk
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California Flag Pear - Was the Bear a Mistake?

I've lived in California for most of my life, so I'm very familiar with our state flag. The most prominent feature of the flag is the California golden bear or California grizzly bear, which is smack dab in the middle of the flag. So it came as...

0 comments    history california myth
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BUSTING CANCER MYTHS

Everything you think you know about breast cancer may not be true. We explore some untruths At least one in 29 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, according to the Cancer Association of South Africa (Cansa). But...

3 comments    breast cancer womens health
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