Although the word “vampire” may have been introduced in English in 1732, other Europeans had been recording stories about reanimated bloodsucking corpses for hundreds of years. Belief in vampires was widespread even during the early Enlightenment. Most Europeans stopped believing in vampires over the next century, although encounters and sightings persisted well into the 20th […]
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Well this isn’t exactly comforting news.

296 refugees have been diagnosed with active TB in Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/S3yFzeXlgb
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 23, 2016

That stat, tweeted by Fox News, is cited to the Minnesota Department of Health. Yikes! Who could have predicted that this would happen?

"Exhaustive vetting process" update: https://t.co/uyxEBunff8
— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) October 23, 2016

Wow…

Based on his expertise on ancient documents and biblical genealogies, the Irish Archbishop James Ussher (1581–1656) estimated that our planet was created in the morning of October 23, 4004 BC. Our understanding of world chronology has come a long way since Ussher’s times, thanks to many of the clever dating methods we have developed. 10Linguistic […]
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The Victorian era left us feeling like sex scandals are a new thing. But our ancient ancestors actually put us to shame when it came to high-profile immorality. Their sex scandals were often interlaced with conspiracy, murder, and executions—raising the stakes for powerful ancients caught in compromising positions. 10Randy Egyptian Judges Photo credit: Asavaa Around […]
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Recently the United Nations ‘appointed’ Wonder Woman as an Honorary Ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls, which makes perfect sense if you understand Wonder Woman’s history and her storyline.
Of course feminists can’t be bothered to understand anything but their asinine agenda so they have an issue with it.

Protesters don’t think "scantily clad" Wonder Woman is a good role model https://t…

Chinese social media erupted in anger over the attack in an elevator, denouncing a lack of respect for women and a male-dominated smoking culture.

Cow’s milk is an excellent source of nutrients for kids, but drinking too much can cause nutritional imbalances.

Umpire Rock, also known as Rat Rock, has been a climbing oasis for children, and adults, of all ages for decades.

Couples say they are talking to each other about sexism in new ways and revealing assaults that had been buried for years.

President Obama has a knack for knowing what is most troubling to the American people at a given time. This has never been so clearly displayed as in his weekly address. He decided to take on a major issue — baggage delays on airport tarmacs.

When your bags are delayed, you should be able to get a refund on those fees. @POTUS is taking action: https://t.co/pqdrS2BRAb
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 23, 2016

That is swift and stern leadership in action…