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Some red wine is much better for cardiovascular maintenance than others. The higher the altitude grapes were grown at, the greater the concentration of the sunlight and the relatively higher forming of polyphenols — the substance that prevents artery-hardening. Cabernet or Chianti are particularly profuse in this department.
Moderate alcohol consumption — one or two drinks […]

1. It takes the brain about 20 minutes to register that the stomach is full, so because we tend to eat much quicker these days, we will overeat — literally — by going past capacity without the brain realizing. Thus a good way to lose weight is simply to eat slower.
2. Drastically cutting the calories […]

During the Cold War the U.S military conducted secret germ warfare experiments on unwitting human subjects. In 1951, army scientists released supposedly harmless micro-organisms at the Norfolk Naval Supply Center in Virginia. Similar experiments on how bacteria might spread among the wider population were carried out at Washington National Airport in 1965. The traveling public […]

GROOM LAKE, NEVADA

Every weekday morning, at least 500 people arrive at the guarded terminal owned by EG&G on the northwest side of McCarran Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. Here they board one of a small fleet of unmarked Boeing 737-200s. Using three digit numbers prefixed by the word “Janet” as their callsigns, the 737s fly […]

In spite of the official boycott, there is one commercial flight a day between Miami International and Havana, Cuba. However, there’s no point in looking for details about the flight and certainly no way that you could book yourself onto it. The daily USA to Cuba flight does not appear on any information boards or […]

Do not tell anyone this.
There are two sorts of atomic explosions, those caused by nuclear fission and those caused by nuclear fusion. Each involves altering the amount of matter contained in atoms to reduce their mass and create the energy that manifests itself as a huge explosion. The former splits atoms to create two […]

1. A Casino speeds up the game if they are worried about losing money. On average, the more games played, the higher their percentage.
2. Are all the players genuine? People from outside, even security guards may be asked to play to make a casino look fuller.
3. Casinos want you to lose touch with the outside […]

When, on 30 June, 1908, a mysterious explosion flattened around half a million acres of forest near the Podkamennay Tunguska River in central Siberia, Russia, the blast could be heard up to 500 miles away and eyewitnesses reported seeing a shining object in the sky, moving toward the earth. What caused the explosion and why […]

The best way to survive the attack of a shark is to avoid it. So don’t swim in any waters where sharks are likely to also swim and certainly don’t swim where there’s low visibility and/or no lifeguard on duty. Also remember that sharks feed at night.
If you must swim where sharks are known […]

In terms on non-stickability and even control of heat, cast iron is the best material for a frying pan, closely followed by heavyweight aluminum. Stainless steel is the worst.
Non-stick frying pans have a much shorter life than you might expect: when even slightly worn, overheating can cause the surface to release potential carcinogens, noxious gases, […]