Public StoningIranian courts still order public stonings, and those sentenced are often severely whipped before they are stoned. Women are buried up to their necks before a stoning. If convicted of adultery, Iranian law requires the stones not be too big or too small so that the probable death is...
In more repressed times, people were not always allowed to express themselves freely, for fear of persecution. Gossiping, criticizing the government or even talking about current events were often punishable by death. In order to communicate at will, clever rhymes were constructed and passed...
As members of one of the most reviled and sinister organizations ever to rise to power, the Nazis were the architects of many evil and disturbing plans. Genocide, medical experimentation on humans, world war; you name it the Nazis did it. However, while living in a ruthlessly efficient military...
http://www.visitashbourne.co.uk/ashbourne-royal-shrovetide-football/ There are plenty of sports out there, and plenty of weird sports at that; Aussie Rules Football for instance, or boot tossing. However, there are none in the world as bizarre, as unhinged and downright potty as the ten sports...
Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
Young women of about 18 years of age, from wealthy, upper class families are considered to be debutantes, especially after having being presented at an official ceremony. This ceremony is referred to as a ‘coming out’ event. The ‘coming out’ ceremony generally marks the young woman’s eligibility...
On Saturday, Susan Boyle lost “Britain’s Got Talent”. On Sunday she was admitted into the Priory clinic suffering from exhaustion. All of the attention finally proved to be too much for the 48-year-old, who was new to celebrity. She rose to fame only seven weeks ago when her first audition for...
The Lancet,"is a well respected medical journal from Britain that publishes many scientific and medical breakthroughs, including the 1998 study that linked modern vaccinations against measles, mumps, and rubella, to autism. Dr. Andrew Wakefield studied and reported 12 children with chronic intestinal...
Crop circle enthusiasts are using Google Earth to track down the most interesting patterns in fields across Britain. Google Earth's satellite mapping service has made it easier than ever for fans across the world to locate and study crop circles, which previously had to be photographed from...
King Arthur in best known in the story of the Knights of the Round Table which is just one of the details in the story of Geoffrey Monmouth entitled History of the Kings of Britain published in the 11th and 12th centuries. It was however a puzzle up to now if King Arthur was a real person that...
