People around the world have been smoking marijuana for thousands of years while also using the hemp plant for everything from fabric and rope to ethanol fuel. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, a man with a bit of power and enough determination decided pot was wicked, evil and narcotic. He...
Cryptid is the official name for semi-mythical beasts, the sasquatches and swampmen of the world. The kind of critter that your uncle saw during a mescalin bender back in '68, and has never shut up about. Some of them are awesome figures of myth and legend, designed to scare little children at...
Bappi Lahiri is reaching new heights of fame when it comes to music. Success and popularity are nothing new to the Bollywood music director who was at the top in the 1980’s and is said to have pioneered the disco music in India. Performing at the Mirchi Nite Club in Dubai, Bappi Lahiri along with...
Roma Gypsies are a fascinating group of people. They are a nomadic group of people who have a massive distrust of governments, and most modern societies. There is a large group that have been assimilated, but mostly they still stick together roaming around in Eastern Europe and travel about selling...
A stampede in India killed 63 people and left 100 others injured Thursday. A 200,000 person pilgrimage intended worship Hindu beliefs ended tragically when gatherers at a community lunch at the Ram Janak temple sought the free food, utensils, and clothes the festivity offered. Hindu holy man,...
Guar Gum is a food thickener made with natural elements. It is considered similar to cornstarch, locust bean gum and tapioca flour. Guar gum is well known for having more thickening characteristics and effects on products compared to other thickeners. What’s more it can do it at a more cost efficient...
Eyebrow threading is a type of depilation method that had its roots in India. But it is also widely practiced in many countries in the Middle East. Eyebrow threading as a service was initially offered to middle eastern clients in many western salons. But this technique was discovered by European...
As the world economic systems try to recover, there is one economic force that continues to bear its head mightily. That is the Internet. The Internet has created chaos and uncertainty among traditional publishing companies. Newspapers are closing or moving to an online only format with less...
The strange sounding name gymnema sylvestre is actually a plant that has a medicinal use in India and also in various parts of Asia as a homeopathic treatment for diabetes (which is also known in these parts as “sweet urine”). The plant’s active ingredient is gynmnemic acid and it is taken from...
This ancient Indian dog breed is a native to the Deccan Plateau in the west, traveling with nomadic traders who went in caravans - hence the name Caravan Hound. It is believed that the Karwani, or the Caravan Hound was bred from the Saluki and Afghan Hound which were brought into India through the...
