In 1950, Frank McNamara, founder of the Diner’s Club, issued the first universal credit card in the United States. – Provided by RandomHistory.com
Taliban furious, says we’ll punish WikiLeaks informers – Hindustan Times.
Beyond WikiLeaks: The U.S. Security Concern of Pakistan.
From the 700 Hoboes Project
What was once thought to be two different dinosaur species may be only one which has bones that change over its lifetime. The triceratops is possibly just a juvenile form of the torosaurus. (via Boing Boing)
Fourteen Fascinating Facts About The English Language
An Iraq veteran, now a GlobalPost photographer, finds his nerves tested.
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From All Things Amazing
National Center for Health Statistics This site provide statistics, data and resources to monitor the health of older Americans, and to assess our health protection goals of increasing the number of older adults who live longer, high-quality, productive, and independent lives.
How did your favorite science writers get started in the business? Here are the stories of many such writers you may already be following.
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Learn to make Fondant Roly Polys. You never know when a child is going to insist on a birthday cake with bugs.
Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 Pakistanis view US as enemy
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Hundreds of alligators caught on tape in feeding frenzy
Native to the southwestern US, peyote is a spineless cactus whose active substance is mescaline, a naturally occurring hallucinogenic drug. Ritually ingested by indigenous people in Mexico and the US to produce visions, the plant is chewed, brewed for drinking, or rolled into pellets to be swallowed. Apart from its use by Native Americans in religious ceremonies, peyote is illegal in all 50 US states. Based on archaeological specimens, how long has peyote been used by Native Americans? More…
Not your mom’s menopause
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The truth about Tibetan Buddhism
Internationally-renowned dinosaur hunter Phil Manning, from the University of Manchester, and his team are hoping to bag a Triceratops skeleton from a ‘secret location’ they’ve found in the South Dakota Badlands, according to Manning.
He and his colleagues believe at least three skeletons of this iconic dinosaur are gently weathering in 65-million-year-old rocks at the undisclosed site.
US needs lesson in ‘secret-keeping’ – Focus – Al Jazeera English.
How often do you hear the question, “What’s for dinner?” If you’re anything like me you get tired of fixing the same old thing, but you are at a loss for something quick and easy to fix. There are times when it’s cold and snowy and you’re in the mood for a really good soup or stew. Then there are times when your day has just been the pits and you are really looking for comfort food with a capital “C”. How about when your schedule is packed, but if you see another fast food burger you are going to scream. What do you do when it’s 100 degrees out and the last thing you want to do is heat up the kitchen? Check out the following list of Top 30 Recipe Blogs to find the answers to these and many other questions.
More than a trillion dollars has been appropriated since September 11, 2001 for U.S. military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. This makes the “war on terrorism” the most costly of any military engagement in U.S. history in absolute terms or, if correcting for inflation, the second most expensive U.S. military action after World War II. Read more at Costs of Major US Wars.
