Importance of Walking
Walking 20 minutes can add to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $4000 per month. My grandpa started walking five miles a day when he was 60. Now he’s …
Just Plain WEIRD #2
Neanderthal gene increases fertility, reduces miscarriage in modern women
By Rich Haridy 2020 May 26 – A new study suggests one third of modern European women may carry an ancient gene variant linked to increased fertility. lurii/Depositphotos – A genetic variant inherited from our ancient Neanderthal relatives and thought to confer heightened fertility …
Ancient bones reveal Irish are not Celts after all
The chance discovery of ancient bones under an Irish pub in County Antrim in the mid-2000s has cast doubt over whether Irish people are actually related to the ancient Celts at all. IrishCentral Staff, @IrishCentral – 2020 May 01 – The bones could …
Against All Odds, England’s Massive Chalk Horse Has Survived 3,000 Years
Cleaning up the Uffington Horse is the neigh-borly thing to do. The White Horse at Uffington, Oxfordshire. (AP Photo). By Emily Cleaver, SmithsonianMag.Com – If you stand in the valley near the village of Uffington in Oxfordshire, England, and look up at the …
Inside The Coal Mine That Revealed Proof Of A Prehistoric Mega-Snake In A Land Of Enormous Reptiles
By Genevieve Carlton – Most people have never heard of the Cerrejón coal mine, located in Colombia. The mine pumps out over 30 million tons of coal each year, and it’s also become a critical site for scientists. In fact, the coal …
12 of the Most Haunted Places in America — and the Books that Define Them
Beware the restless spirits and evil forces that occupy these eerie places. Their stories alone are the stuff nightmares are made of. Experience the spookiness of each for yourself through the books and movies that they inspired. Life is an adventure worth caring …
What race are the Ainu people of Japan?
By Alexei Muraki, Updated 2020 Apr 25 – It is generally suggested (through archeological and genetic evidence) that the Ainu (or the ancestors of the Ainu) originated in southern Siberia or somewhere in Central Asia. From there my ancestors migrated to the …
Secret Societies From History You’d Most Want to Infiltrate
By Genevieve Carlton – From the Illuminati to the Freemasons, and the Knights Templar to the Knights of Malta, historical secret societies have long been the stuff of world-domination rumors. But what are the best secret societies to join? That really depends on what …
The Weirdest Ideas In History That Somehow Came True
By Jesse Childs – The outlandish ideas of one era can eventually become predictions that come true at a later date. Something that was seen as unfathomable, implausible, or even ludicrous at one point can end up as a part of everyday life over the years. Inventors, scientists, and …
Antarctic penguins release an extreme amount of laughing gas in their feces, it turns out
By Leah Asmelash, CNN – Updated 2020 May 19 – King Penguins on the island of South Georgia in St Andrews Bay. – Laughing gas isn’t just something they give you at the dentist. It also comes out of penguin poop. How do …