The pineal gland is a part of the endocrine system, and located within the brain. Not yet fully understood by science, its primary function is most commonly associated with melatonin secretion. Many doctors have also theorized that under certain circumstances it can secrete N,N-Dimethyltryptamine, also known as DMT. Many environmental factors can cause calcium deposits to … Read more
Obamacare is the unofficial name for the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or Affordable Care Act (ACA). Obamacare is the latest effort by president Obama to make health insurance available for every American. Since he became president, Obama has reformed several key aspects. For example, he was the president to openly support gay … Read more
The Streisand Effect is a social phenomenon that occurs when you try to hide or remove something, but instead you end up popularizing it. The unintended consequences of further publicizing that information is what happens next. Barbara Streisand is the reason we got a name for this phenomenon. Usually, attempts to suppress information go through … Read more
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According to ancient.eu, Newgrange was built long before Stonehenge, the most famous historical landmark in the United Kingdom. The Neolithic passage tomb in Boyne Valley, County Meath in Ireland, was discovered in 1699 AD and became a tourist attraction. It was then excavated and restored from 1962 to 1975 by the late professor Michael J. … Read more
Hermann Goering or Hermannn Göring was one of the primary architects of the Third Reich Nazi police state in Germany from 1933 to 1945. He established the Gestapo secret political police and concentration camps for the corrective treatment of opponents. Born in January 1893, Goering was a German political and military leader. At one point, … Read more
China has the most impressive engineering feat of our time, but also one of the most controversial one. The Three Gorges Dam is an engineering marvel, but many point to the project’s environmental and human cost. When construction began in 1994, the project was the largest engineering project in China. By the time it was … Read more
The Han Dynasty was a great dynasty in Chinese history, lasting for more than 400 years, from 206 BC to 220 AD. The Han Dynasty was the second Imperial dynasty after the Qin dynasty, and it is considered the Golden Age of Ancient China. It was an era of peace and prosperity, allowing China to … Read more
There is a long history of documentary films as they have been around since nearly the beginning of the motion picture. The earliest films could be considered documentaries because they showed real situations. It was until a little later that movies started to include fictional stories. It wasn’t until 1926 that the term, documentary, was … Read more
In January 2022, Magawa, the African giant pouched rat passed away. He was an unsung hero, one who never knew about his legacy. Magawa sniffed out more than 100 landmines and other explosives in Cambodia during his five years with the international charity APOPOP. He was recognized with a gold medal for his work detecting … Read more