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• Ritual Finger Amputation

  

  -Dani people of Papua, New Guinea, When the eldest male of the house dies any women and children related to the deceased had to cut off fingers. They would tie... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Carrying Wife Over Coal

  

  In China, a husband should carry his wife and walk over red-hot coal when going to their house for the very first time. This ostensibly secures the wife an... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Self-Mummification

  

  Scattered throughout northern Japan are over two dozen mummified Japanese monks known as sokushinbutsu. Followers of shugendō, an ancient form of Buddhism, the... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Endocannibalism

  

  The category of anthropophagy called learned or customary cannibalism is virtually the opposite of survival cannibalism. It’s the consumption of human flesh,... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Gabon

  

  , a country along the Atlantic coast of Equatorial Africa, has protected parkland that makes up more than 10% of its area. The forested coastal terrain of its... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 TRAVEL

• King Tutankhamun

  

  The most famous Egyptian pharaoh today is, without doubt, Tutankhamun. However, before the spectacular discovery of his almost intact tomb in the Valley of the... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Prithviraj Chauhan

  

  was born at Ajmer in 1166 A.D. His father was Someshwar Chauhan and mother Karpuri Devi, a Kalachuri (Chedi) princess, daughter of Achalaraja of Tripuri.... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Emperor Claudius

  

  After the death of Emperor Caligula and his family at the hands of the Praetorian Guard, the future Emperor Claudius (41-54 CE) was found quivering behind a... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 TRAVEL

• King Alfred the Great

  

  (871-899) was one of the best kings ever to rule. He defended his kingdom from Viking raids, enacted a code of laws, and helped to give rebirth to religious... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Akhenaten

  

  was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who reigned about 3,500 years ago. He made some major, but rather short-lived changes to various aspects of ancient Egyptian... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Britney Jean Spears

  

  is an American singer and actress. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, she performed acting roles in stage productions and televisio... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Charlie Chaplin – Creator of Comedy

  

  “Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.” The film actor, director, and writer Charlie Chaplin was one of the most original... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Do You Know That Bird?

  

  The verdin is a species of penduline tit. It is the only species in the genus Auriparus and the only species in the family to be found in the New World. The... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Barred Owls

  

  are large, stocky owls with rounded heads, no ear tufts, and medium length, rounded tails.his attractive owl, with soulful brown eyes and brown-and-white-stripe... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 TRAVEL

• A Falcon

  

  is any one of 37 species of raptors in the genus Falco, widely distributed on all continents of the world except Antarctica. Adult falcons have thin, tapered... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 TRAVEL

• I Am Sid”

  

  “Sid” is a ground sloth in all four films who is clumsy, annoying, slow moving, fast-talking, unintelligent, unfit, and unattractive member with a good heart,... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Ice Age

  

  What is an ice age? An ice age is a long interval of time (millions to tens of millions of years) when global temperatures are relatively cold and large areas o... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Mount Vinson

  

  is named for U.S. Rep. Carl Vinson of Georgia, who served in Congress from 1935 to 1961 and was the former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Empire State Building

  

  Welcome to the world-famous Empire State Building. Located in the center of Midtown Manhattan, our 86th and 102nd floor observatories provide unforgettable... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Millau Viaduct, France

  

  The Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the river Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2015 TRAVEL