Banks and big businesses worldwide are boycotting hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei on account of that country’s new law that sentences gays to death for homosexual acts. P. Morgan Chase & Co., the largest bank in the United States, has joined a rapidly growing number of banks and other business firms boycotting nine […]
A student has claimed he was kicked out of class for saying there are only ‘two genders.’ The 17-year-old pupil who hasn’t been named, secretly filmed his teacher reprimanding him before posting the clip online. It was then shared thousands of times all over the world, prompting a global debate on transgender rights and free […]
The Amazon Rainforest is well known across the world for being the largest and most dense area of woodland in the world. Spanning across nine countries, the Amazon is home to millions of different animal and plant species, as well as harboring some for the world’s last remaining indigenous groups. The Waorani people of Pastaza […]
An ancient and highly-sacred Scottish tree, The Fortingall Yew, located on the Glenlyon Estate in Perthshire, is thought to be between 3,000 – 5,000 years old and possibly the oldest tree in Europe . Now, scientists claim it might be ‘dead’ in less that 50 years because tourists are tearing off its branches for souvenirs (Facepalms). Environmental campaigners say the yew tree, which is […]
Sometimes, you don’t know your true calling until it finds you. This was certainly the case for Eric White, 33, the owner of Zydeco Construction. The once formerly-homeless man now owns a Louisiana-based company that builds beaches in people’s backyards, and he’s making millions doing it. When White was 15-years-old, he was homeless for about eight months. “Growing up, […]
The Indonesian man who claimed to be 146 years old – the longest living human ever – has died in his village in Central Java. According to his papers, Sodimedjo, also known as Mbah Ghoto (grandpa Ghoto), was born in December 1870. But Indonesia only started recording births in 1900 – and there have been […]
The Fortingall Yew has been male for centuries, so maybe it’s finally time to branch out. The Fortingall Yew may be thousands of years old, but that doesn’t mean it’s old-fashioned. In fact, despite having been recorded as male for centuries, this venerable old tree is apparently now getting in touch with its feminine side. Located in […]
Emile Ratelband, a 69 year old man from the Netherlands, is suing to legally change his age. Ratelband’s reason: He feels like he’s in his 40s. Ratelband lives in a society where people can legally change their genders, so why can’t he legally change his age? Why change age? Ratelband is a motivational speaker and media personality […]
Clumps of harmful proteins that interfere with brain functions have been partially cleared in mice using nothing but light and sound. Research led by MIT has found strobe lights and a low pitched buzz can be used to recreate brain waves lost in the disease, which in turn remove plaque and improve cognitive function in […]
In May 2018 the EU banned three of the significant pesticides implicated in the collapse of bee populations. Clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam are now prohibited for use on crops. However France has gone a step further and set the high bar in the effort to save the bees. Given the importance of pollinators to nature […]
Do you believe in alien life and/or UFOs? Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and/or Instagram! A child trafficker has gone on the record and confessed during a filmed interview to selling thousands of children into sex slavery and admitted to killing hundreds that he was “unable to sell.” British investigative journalist, Ross Kemp, tracked down and interviewed the child […]
It sounds like the start of a joke, but this unlikely thing just happened recently near Lake Tahoe. Imagine the surprise of the officers as a standing bear casually opened the door and entered the office. They look cool headed as they follow the unexpected visitor back out the door not long after this on […]
Do you believe in alien life and/or UFOs? Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and/or Instagram! Move over, lashes! Voluptuous nose hair is officially the latest beauty craze. After years of trying to remove those ill-placed little hairs, the beauty world is finally embracing them as—wait for it—a trend. Believe it or not, nose hair extensions are […]
Do you believe in alien life and/or UFOs? Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and/or Instagram! The Vatican church, or the Roman Catholic church, has a long history of corruption and deception. Aside from literally committing acts of outright genocide several centuries ago against the Cathars, to sexually abusing children in more modern times, it is certainly one of […]
Do you believe in alien life and/or UFOs? Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and/or Instagram! The gigantic, giant hands that support the Golden Bridge in Vietnam offer a truly amazing look. At the same time, the bridge is a route that takes tourists away from the Ba Na hills and is truly original. Designer Vu Viet Anh tried […]