10 Most Mysterious Creatures in Modern Times

There are creatures that lurk out there in the dark, that haunt the isolated forests of the world, that hide in the icy depths of the deepest lakes. They appear unexpectedly and inexplicably, then vanish just as mysteriously, usually leaving witnesses dumbfounded, frightened and, unfortunately in most cases, without a shred of evidence.

Just FYI

Under the terms of an 1845 treaty, Texas has the right to divide itself at any time into five new states.

That was part of the deal when the Lone Star State was first annexed to the Union, and, according to University of Minnesota law professor Michael Stokes Paulsen, it’s still valid and constitutional.

Such a move would create eight new senators and four new governors — and it would add eight votes to the Electoral College.

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Human Skull Binding and Trephination

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Trephined Human Skull – This 1200 year old skull originates from the Tuanacen tribe of Bolivia. The practice of head binding to create an elongated skull and trephination date back nearly 9000 years. Trephination was the process of removing a section of skull to relieve pressure caused by the binding process or to allow access to the brain. Surprisingly, patients survived these primitive surgeries as is evidenced by the healed bone edges.

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Install The Sun in your House

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Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it’s been here. Here comes the sun, here comes the sun. And I say it’s alright. Even if it’s made of Swarovski crystals.

Study: Quality of Israeli sperm down 40% in past decade

The quality of Israeli sperm has declined alarmingly in the last decade, according to recent research conducted at Jerusalem’s Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus.

The cause for the decline is not known, but it’s believed by some researchers to be connected to the exposure of children and pregnant women to hormones and other contaminants in food and water.