Amanita muscaria history: how this sacred red mushroom may have shaped Santa Claus, Egyptian royal rites, Vedic myth, and the Holy Grail legend....
Subject displaying the four levels of beard Barnaby J. Dixson University of New South Wales Men are sprouting beards everywhere. Did the economic crisis have something to do with it? Are razor blades and shaving foam too expensive? Is this just another hot indie rocker hipster trend? Scientists...
It's strange to see a statue of Gandhi set in small but lush landscape in Union Square Park in NYC, its even stranger to think that Gandhi got his start as a teacher and spiritual leader through his connection with the Theosophists. This statue was placed...
A lot of press was given to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's response to a Congolese university student when she said: "Wait. You want me to tell you what my husband thinks? My husband is not the secretary of state; I am. So you ask...
Celebstoner and The Cannabist announced on April 28, 2014, that 10-pack Cranfords Cannabis Cigarettes with 100 milligrams of THC are now available for sale in stores in Colorado. This isn't the first time in history cannabis has made a major debut. Until mid nineteenth century, cannabis...
What would happen during a magnetic pole shift?Geir Akselsen: Creative Commons Have magnetic pole...
A press release today from the University of Haifa in Israel announced a rare archaeological discovery A volunteer at a public structure in the south Tel Dor excavation, unearthed an engraved gemstone with a miniature portrait of the Greek ruler, Alexander the Great. The portrait is...
What do burial grounds, gallows; Edgar Allan Poe and bad Feng Shui have in common? Washington Square Park in New York City. Washington Square Park is built on what was once Potter's Field. A potter's field is a term refers to a place where unknown or indigent...
Salk researchers from left: Joanne Chory, Yongxia Guo, Joseph Noel, Zuyu Zheng and James J. La Clair. Courtesy of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies Researchers at the Salk Institute and the University of California, San Diego finally solve a centuries old mystery of how seeds, dormant...
Science Illustrated May, 1949 James T. Mangan (1896-1970) wrote over 21 non-fiction books...
Ceiling in Grand Central Terminal in New York City In the Main Concourse of Grand...
Halloween masks are scary to animals University of South Alabama Is a Halloween mask...
William Saturno, a Boston University archeologist, excavates a mural in a house in Xultunboston.com ...
Jack-o'-lantern from the early 20th century How did the custom of carving pumpkins with frightening...
Greece is not the "democracy' we learned about in our history books. The famous Greek general, Pericles, who 2,400 years ago said, "It is true that we (Athenians) are called a democracy, for the administration is in the hands of the many and not the...