An incredible window into the prehistoric past has been opened by the scientific, life-like, reconstruction of the nearly complete remains of an 11-foot long, 67 million year old serpent that was foun…
Some folks are fond of firearms, others practically worship them. At least that is the case for one particular area of Jharkhand, India, which has formed an entire religious ceremony around the worshi…
Weddings are an occasion never to be forgotten, especially when the bride and groom both come from noble origins.
Consider, for instance, the New Delhi wedding of Indian parliament member Kadir Ran…
Heard of Hari Pippal, a member of the untouchable caste who captured the hearts of the public? He was born into the lower caste where he struggled through menial jobs before he overcame all adversitie…
Public nudity is a frightening prospect responsible for countless people screaming, “OMG! I’m naked!” in their dreams. No such fear burdened the minds of over 2 million Hindu men, however, as th…
Most family men just want a beautiful wife, a few adorable kids, and a big-screen HDTV.
80-year-old Hussain Ali, a frail skeleton of a man from Mohkuli village in Assam, has always sought much more…
A wedding is supposed to be a momentous occasion, wherein a man and a woman (and in some places a woman and a woman or a man and a man) lovingly commit to each other in a symbolic ceremony legally rec…
The Christian Bible says that Jesus Christ turned water into wine, but nowhere does it insinuate that he was a cigarette-smoking beer drinker.
This fact, however, apparently skipped over the brilli…
Old traditions die hard and this was evident from a recent development in India where Parsanta Pawar, a woman from Mangrul Chavala village, was shunned by her own community, including her husband. Th…
When you stand in front of a mirror, it appears as if your right arm is in fact your left arm, and vice versa. It’s a peculiar experience, but you and I both know that it’s merely an optical illus…
Back in the day, my parents used to drag me off daily to after-school piano lessons; it was a dreadfully tedious experience! If only they would have allowed me to partake in nose-playing classes inste…
There’s no denying it: religion is important. Nearly 5 billion people from all across the globe partake in some form of religion, whether it’s Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, or even Scientology.
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Nobody wants to die, but it’s a natural part of life. And it’s also the reason we reproduce—so that our humanity lives on through our children, grandchildren, and great-great-great-great grandch…
Not everybody celebrates a solar eclipse with a traditional pinhole projector. The folks in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, for instance, like to commemorate the occasion by burying their children.
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