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When you have a headache, you’ll probably reach for some ibuprofen or aspirin. But in the days long gone, we didn’t know how to make industrial medicines. So, sometimes people turned to imaginative cures for basic illnesses. Like ground-up Egyptian mummies. No, we’re not kidding. The embalmed corpses of Ancient Egyptians were all the rage …
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Have you ever felt desperately lonely? Well, don’t — there’s always someone there with you. That’s not a religious statement or anything. There are literally dozens of creatures who are with you at all hours of the day, wherever you go. Meet Demodex folliculorum, otherwise known as the skin mite. It’s a microscopic mite that …
The word “the” is the single most common word in the English sentence. In every body of text written in English, roughly 5% of the words will be “the.” So, it’s safe to say it’s a very common word. And now it’s a trademark of Ohio State University (OSU). Although the university doesn’t exactly own …
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Which four things do drug kingpins from Latin American cartels love the most? Drugs, of course, but also money, guns, and exotic animals. You might be surprised by that last item but if you’ve paid any attention to narcos, you shouldn’t be. After all, the U.S. has recognized Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos as people. But …
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Did you know that for the past nearly 50 years, there’s been an intercontinental war going on in the Arctic? Not only that, it’s been raging between Denmark and Canada — probably two of the most peaceful nations in the world. This war hasn’t been waged with firearms or weapons of mass destruction, though. True …
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They say size doesn’t matter. But when it comes to being a frog, it kind of does. If you’ve never heard of the pumpkin toadlet, don’t feel bad — we hadn’t either. And that’s a pity because it would’ve made a perfect addition to our list of the most pathetic animals. The pumpkin toadlet truly …
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For the first part of this story, see Girl Killed by Family Performing San Jose Exorcism Together: Part One. And Girl Killed by Family Performing San Jose Exorcism Together: Part Two. “(He) stated that the night of Sept. 23, 2021, he believed the victim was possessed, as she would cry and scream, and he believed …
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Go here for the first part of this story, continued Girl Killed by Family Performing San Jose Exorcism Together: Part One. All three family members face child abuse charges, including assault on a child with force likely to cause great bodily injury resulting in death. The victim’s 59-year-old grandfather was a self-proclaimed pastor. When interviewed …
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Three family members were accused of performing a church exorcism on the girl, and prosecutors want to put all three on trial together. Court documents filed Monday June 13th by Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeffrey Rosen asked a judge to merge the three cases into one. Each defendant played a role in torturing the …
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It really must suck being a celebrity — wherever you go, there’ll be somebody gawking at you with a camera to catch your every move. But as it usually goes with these things, it can get worse. Law experts are now warning that paparazzi — or just plain old weirdoes — might soon be after …
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