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Awe-Inspiring Volcanic Eruptions Around The World

On May 18, 1980, the United States suffered one of the most destructive natural disasters in history: The eruption of Mount St. Helens. Yet, over just the last ten years, even that eruption has been both equaled and eclipsed by other volcanoes around the world, ones that display the awesome...

By Elisabeth Sherman May 18, 2016

Awe-Inspiring Volcanic Eruptions Around The World

On May 18, 1980, the United States suffered one of the most destructive natural disasters in history: The eruption of Mount St. Helens. Yet, over just the last ten years, even that eruption has been both equaled and eclipsed by other volcanoes around the world, ones that display the awesome...

By Elisabeth Sherman May 18, 2016
Napoleon Facts With Army
Napoleon Facts With Army

7 Napoleon Bonaparte Facts They Don’t Teach You In History Class

Napoleon is one of the biggest names in history. Everybody's heard of him, but there are some Napoleon Bonaparte facts you've probably never been told about the French emperor.

By Richard Stockton May 18, 2016

7 Napoleon Bonaparte Facts They Don’t Teach You In History Class

Napoleon is one of the biggest names in history. Everybody's heard of him, but there are some Napoleon Bonaparte facts you've probably never been told about the French emperor.

By Richard Stockton May 18, 2016
Social Media Site Twitter Debuts On The New York Stock Exchange
Social Media Site Twitter Debuts On The New York Stock Exchange

What Happens To Your Online Self After You Die?

We don’t know what happens after we die, but our virtual selves carry on in some surprising ways. EVERYBODY EVENTUALLY DIES, leaving the survivors to pick up the pieces and move on. In the past, this was simple; you died and somebody backed a truck up to your house and...

By Richard Stockton May 16, 2016

What Happens To Your Online Self After You Die?

We don’t know what happens after we die, but our virtual selves carry on in some surprising ways. EVERYBODY EVENTUALLY DIES, leaving the survivors to pick up the pieces and move on. In the past, this was simple; you died and somebody backed a truck up to your house and...

By Richard Stockton May 16, 2016
Megumi Igarashi
Megumi Igarashi

Meet The Woman Whose Vagina Art Is Still Considered Obscene In Japan

On Monday, Japanese artists made major gains in freedom of expression when an artist who prominently features vaginas in her work was found not guilty of obscenity (though she still had to pay a fine). 42-year-old artist Megumi Igarashi’s case successfully challenged how Japanese law limits artistic freedom — and...

By Elisabeth Sherman May 9, 2016

Meet The Woman Whose Vagina Art Is Still Considered Obscene In Japan

On Monday, Japanese artists made major gains in freedom of expression when an artist who prominently features vaginas in her work was found not guilty of obscenity (though she still had to pay a fine). 42-year-old artist Megumi Igarashi’s case successfully challenged how Japanese law limits artistic freedom — and...

By Elisabeth Sherman May 9, 2016
Scientology Church
Scientology Church

Five Of The Strangest Things Scientologists Actually Believe

According to its founder, L. Ron Hubbard, "Scientology is the science of knowing how to know answers" — and practicing Scientologists are convinced they know some pretty bizarre things to be true.

By Callie Stewart May 9, 2016

Five Of The Strangest Things Scientologists Actually Believe

According to its founder, L. Ron Hubbard, "Scientology is the science of knowing how to know answers" — and practicing Scientologists are convinced they know some pretty bizarre things to be true.

By Callie Stewart May 9, 2016
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