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Found in a Jar: 2,000-Year-Old Seeds Grow Into Extinct, Biblical Tree
In 1973, a few date seeds were taken from Masada, a UNESCO World Heritage site and an ancient fortress of historic importance at the plateau…
Trophy Hunter Shoots Second Rare Large-Tusked Elephant in Zimbabwe
Sure to reignite the debate over the trophy hunting of elephants, a hunter has recently shot and killed a giant trophy elephant in Zimbabwe. Reported…
New York State Will Ban Most, but Not All, Plastic Bags
On average, a person will only use a plastic bag for 12 minutes, but it will take 500 years for that same plastic bag to…
The 10 Wisest Things Anthony Bourdain Said About Travel
Willie Nelson’s On the Road Again. The Eagles Desperado, about a lonely cowboy “out riding fences, for so long now…”. The itinerant hobo, hopping trains…
Men’s Beards Contain More Germs Than Dog’s Fur
A 2018 study sponsored by the Journal for Evolutionary Biology surveyed over 8500 women to identify their preferences on men with and without facial hair.…
Is Bottled Water A Giant Scam?
“There’s a sucker born every minute,” said P.T. Barnum, by which he meant that anyone can be convinced of just about anything, given the right…
Own Your Own Island, Untouched Scottish Island In Loch Lomond is For Sale
In the West Dunbartonshire area of Scotland sits Loch Lomond, one of Scotland’s largest lakes in which over twenty islands can be found. One of…
Re-Introduction of the California Condor in the Pacific Northwest
Hundreds of years ago, the California Condor staked claim to the thermal currents from the Baja Peninsula all the way to British Columbia. This magnificent…
Rescued California Sisters, Ages 8 & 5, Survived by Drinking Rainwater From Leaves
It’s not often that tales of children who have gone missing turn out to be joyful. Even the FBI says that once a child is…
Boy Fights Grizzly Bear – Boy Wins
Being attacked by a bear is the stuff of many an outdoorsman’s nightmares. When it recently happened to a 17-year-old Montana boy who was out…