On this Day: Air France Concorde Flight Crashes, Killing 113
Region: FranceThe supersonic airplane traveled at speeds of 1,350 miles per hour—twice the speed of sound—at altitudes of 60,000 feet. With round-trip fare across the Atlantic costing upward of $10,000, a trip on the Concord... more
Views: 550Can you prove life after death?
Region: IndiaThe reason for believing in life after death is simply that there is no compelling reason not to, no objection to it that cannot be answered. The two most frequent objections are as follows: (a) Since there is no co... more
Views: 1618The Art of Modern Embalming
Region: MissouriModern embalming began in the early 1700’s. A german embalmer used alcohol as a preservative and injected a fluid into the arteries. But his secret of preserving color and form di... more
Views: 2368The Mighty Pomegranate
Region: United States
Pomegranate power is sweeping the nation, the latest in a line of “miracle fruits” touted for its disease-fighting potential. Is pomegranate profileration something new? Turns out, the exotic fruit has been ... more
Views: 1363Death Encapsulated in Stone
Region: New MexicoThe waning of the tombstone epitaph takes with it the chance to peek into an ingenuous era, a time when survivors seemed compelled to squeeze on tombstones the essentials of a loved one's life and the accident or disease t... more
Views: 1022Tombstones Tell a Story
Region: New MexicoTo today's reader, epitaphs on old gravestones are often maudlin, sometimes heart wrenching. And the curious custom the writers had of describing their loss in trite or comic verse seems in today's society, to trivialize t... more
Views: 1570Facing up to history
Region: AustraliaEvery country has a shameful history. Just like a child growing and evolving into an intelligent adult, a country goes through an infancy and adolescence, undoubtedly making mistakes along the way. Like a child... more
Views: 2992Have a Beer Pilgrim
Region: New MexicoIf you’ve always thought of the Puritans who disembarked from the Mayflower in 1620 as dour teetotalers, think again. Dour, they may have been, but teetotalers they weren’t. Their alcoholic beverage was so impo... more
Views: 2224Quick and Easy Ways to Generate Story Ideas
Region: United StatesThere are many ways you can generate ideas you can use for your stories, articles and other creative pieces. Start with the three ways given below: 1. Put Your 5 Senses to Work A simple but effective way to generate fres... more
Views: 1965U.S fights France with fast food boycott
Region: FranceFrench fries — Origin unknown When France refused to take part in America’s “War on Terror,” two U.S. republican congressmen held a press conference and proudly announced that the House cafet... more
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