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4 Beautiful, Bizarre, And Disturbing Earth Origin Stories

For most of our existence, humans have used myths to demystify the world and our place in it. We created stories to explain where babies come from and where the sun goes at night and everything in-between. Up until the Enlightenment, when we began using science to understand the universe,...

By All That's Interesting Aug 31, 2014

4 Beautiful, Bizarre, And Disturbing Earth Origin Stories

For most of our existence, humans have used myths to demystify the world and our place in it. We created stories to explain where babies come from and where the sun goes at night and everything in-between. Up until the Enlightenment, when we began using science to understand the universe,...

By All That's Interesting August 31, 2014
ISIS in Syria 2014
ISIS in Syria 2014

The ISIS Militant Terror Group In Photos

Whether they go by ISIL or ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, respectively—although we prefer to call them Daesh), the Sunni jihadist group in the Middle East is a terror group unlike any other. In fact, they have committed crimes so...

By Kiri Picone Aug 30, 2014
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The ISIS Militant Terror Group In Photos

Whether they go by ISIL or ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, respectively—although we prefer to call them Daesh), the Sunni jihadist group in the Middle East is a terror group unlike any other. In fact, they have committed crimes so...

By Kiri Picone August 30, 2014

1924 Owens Valley Protests Foreshadow California’s Scary Drought Problems

Even with its green lawns and swimming pools, Los Angeles―and Southern California―is a semi-desert. Dropping a major city into this climate with limited water resources seems ridiculous now, but when LA’s population began to boom in the nineteenth century, its leaders believed that the aquifer supplying the city would last....

By Leslie Maryann Neal Aug 21, 2014

1924 Owens Valley Protests Foreshadow California’s Scary Drought Problems

Even with its green lawns and swimming pools, Los Angeles―and Southern California―is a semi-desert. Dropping a major city into this climate with limited water resources seems ridiculous now, but when LA’s population began to boom in the nineteenth century, its leaders believed that the aquifer supplying the city would last....

By Leslie Maryann Neal August 21, 2014
Evil Science Experiment
Evil Science Experiment

4 Of The Most Evil Science Experiments Ever Performed

At their best, scientists represent the best in humanity: intelligence, curiosity, and skeptical rigor. This allows scientists to do things that ordinary people wouldn’t be allowed to get away with. If a random person burst into your house with a bubbling test tube and shouted “Quick! Drink this!” you’d call...

By Richard Stockton Aug 20, 2014

4 Of The Most Evil Science Experiments Ever Performed

At their best, scientists represent the best in humanity: intelligence, curiosity, and skeptical rigor. This allows scientists to do things that ordinary people wouldn’t be allowed to get away with. If a random person burst into your house with a bubbling test tube and shouted “Quick! Drink this!” you’d call...

By Richard Stockton August 20, 2014

The Macabre Sculptures Within The Bone Church

If you happen to venture into the Czech Republic’s small suburb of Sedlec, you may stumble upon the Cemetery Church of All Saints. The structure itself looks fairly unassuming, but the outer walls contain some creepy indications of the ghastly findings you are about to encounter inside – actually, less...

By Erin Kelly Aug 19, 2014

The Macabre Sculptures Within The Bone Church

If you happen to venture into the Czech Republic’s small suburb of Sedlec, you may stumble upon the Cemetery Church of All Saints. The structure itself looks fairly unassuming, but the outer walls contain some creepy indications of the ghastly findings you are about to encounter inside – actually, less...

By Erin Kelly August 19, 2014
Amazing Pyramids Aztec Moon
Amazing Pyramids Aztec Moon

Amazing Pyramids That Aren’t From Egypt

When most people think of pyramids, their minds instantly go to Egypt. After all, all of the most famous pyramids are located there. However, Egypt does not corner the market completely. These ancient structures have been built all over the world and there are some astonishing examples that can be...

By All That's Interesting Aug 13, 2014

Amazing Pyramids That Aren’t From Egypt

When most people think of pyramids, their minds instantly go to Egypt. After all, all of the most famous pyramids are located there. However, Egypt does not corner the market completely. These ancient structures have been built all over the world and there are some astonishing examples that can be...

By All That's Interesting August 13, 2014
Baghdad Gufa Boys
Baghdad Gufa Boys

The Way Baghdad Was

Even before the United States set its sights on Baghdad, people began to note its decline. Long considered to be the intellectual capital of the Islamic world, in the early 1900s the Iraqi city had already begun its transformation into a “once was”. Centuries of Ottoman rule and over a...

By Savannah Cox Jul 24, 2014

The Way Baghdad Was

Even before the United States set its sights on Baghdad, people began to note its decline. Long considered to be the intellectual capital of the Islamic world, in the early 1900s the Iraqi city had already begun its transformation into a “once was”. Centuries of Ottoman rule and over a...

By Savannah Cox July 24, 2014
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