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Today in History

1071		Turks defeat the Byzantine army under Emperor Romanus IV at Manzikert, Eastern Turkey.
1429		Joan of Arc makes a triumphant entry into Paris.
1789		The Constituent Assembly in Versailles, France, approves the final version of the Declaration of Human Rights.
1862		Confederate General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson seizes Manassas Junction, Virginia, and moves to encircle Union forces under General John Pope.
1883		The Indonesian island of Krakatoa erupts in the largest explosion recorded in history, heard 2,200 miles away in Madagascar. The resulting destruction sends volcanic ash up 50 miles into the atmosphere and kills almost 36,000 people–both on the island itself and from the resulting 131-foot tidal waves that obliterate 163 villages on the shores of nearby Java and Sumatra.
1920		The 19th Amendment to the Constitution is officially ratified, giving women the right to vote.
1943		The United States recognizes the French Committee of National Liberation.
1957		Ford Motor Company reveals the Edsel, its latest luxury car.
1966		South African Defense Force troops attack a People’s Liberation Army of Nambia at Omugulugwombashe, the first battle of the 22-year Namibian War of Independence.
1970		A nationwide Women’s Strike for Equality, led by Betty Friedan on the 50th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment calls attention to unequal pay and other gender inequalities in America.
1977		The National Assembly of Quebec adopts Bill 101, Charter of the French Language, making French the official language of the Canadian province.
1978		Albino Luciani elected to the Papacy and chooses the name Pope John Paul I ; his 33-day reign is among the shortest in Papal history.
1978		Sigmund Jähn becomes first German to fly in space, on board Soviet Soyuz 31.
1999		Russia begins the Second Chechen War in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade.

16 Misconceptions About Football

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I was reminded that summer is almost over Friday night when I could hear the local high school football game from my backyard. The NFL season begins in two weeks. You might be a big football fan, but you probably don’t know all the trivia John Green has for us in this week’s episode of the mental_floss List Show.

Why are we so afraid to leave children alone?

Why are we so afraid to leave children alone?

Leaving a child unattended is considered taboo in today’s intensive parenting atmosphere, despite evidence that American children are safer than ever. So why are parents denying their children the same freedom and independence that they themselves enjoyed as children?...

What Your Back-to-School List Reveals About Our Underfunded Schools

What Your Back-to-School List Reveals About Our Underfunded Schools

CEO Of Giant Corporation Tells US Government He's The Boss Of Them

CEO Of Giant Corporation Tells US Government He's The Boss Of Them

Imagine, if you will, going to the IRS and saying, “I don’t think the tax rate is fair so I’m not going to pay it.” Regular Americans can’t do that. But Apple CEO Tim Cook just did.

Mylan CEO Heather Bresch goes down in flames defending $16M pay raise and EpiPen price hike

Mylan CEO Heather Bresch goes down in flames defending $16M pay raise and EpiPen price hike

Mylan Pharmaceuticals CEO Heather Bresch is desperately trying to control the public relations disaster created by her company’s decision to jack up the price of the life-saving EpiPen drug by 450 percent.

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The company just lost 3 billion dollars in value because of this as their stock tanked in the market.

American taxpayers funded 100% of research used to develop Big Pharma’s EpiPen

REVEALED: American taxpayers funded 100% of research used to develop Big Pharma’s EpiPen

Even though Heather Bresch has called the EpiPen her “baby,” its creation was only made possible through a contract with the Defense Department.

8 Foods That Prove You Can Eat Healthy On a Budget

8 Foods That Prove You Can Eat Healthy On a Budget

These are the cheapest, healthiest foods (a little) money can buy

4 Weird Types Of Headaches You Probably Never Knew Existed

4 Weird Types Of Headaches You Probably Never Knew Existed

Even something as simple as sneezing or pooping can bring one of these on

Nice Guys Have More Sex

New Study: Nice Guys Have More Sex

Gives a whole new meaning to the 'Nice guys finish last' thingy.

North Carolina's moron McCrory goes low

North Carolina's moron McCrory goes low: Lying new campaign ad says trans people want to molest children

He is a habitual liar and has been since he was in diapers (if he's still not in them).

Catholic Insurance Company Refused To Allow Woman With IUD To Be Treated

Catholic Insurance Company Refused To Allow Woman With IUD To Be Treated

The right to discriminate supersedes the right to live. 

This is the world brought to you by the wingnuts (particularly the religio-wingnut kind).

'Christian' Fundie Has ASININE Idea For Making Bank Off Trying To Scare LGBT Community

These bigots come up with the dumbest ideas imaginable for trying to scare people straight. Do they REALLY think this is going to work?

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Ancient Air

Ancient air trapped in rock salt for 813 million years reveals clues to Earth’s past

Ancient air trapped in rock salt for 813 million years is changing the timeline of atmospheric changes and life on Earth. Defining past atmospheric compositions is an important yet daunting task for geologists. Most methods for determining past Earth surface...

NASA’s WISE, Fermi missions reveal a surprising blazar connection

NASA’s WISE, Fermi missions reveal a surprising blazar connection

Astronomers studying distant galaxies powered by monster black holes have uncovered an unexpected link between two very different wavelengths of the light they emit, the mid-infrared and gamma rays. The discovery, which was accomplished by comparing data from...

Man acting like a gorilla and inappropriately touching himself arrested

Police arrested a man who was “acting like gorilla” and touching himself inappropriately at Giant Eagle Plaza in Warren, Ohio. Officers were called to the scene on Friday morning following reports of two white males who were running around the lot and taking off their clothes.
Timothy Cook, 32, of Leavittsburg entered the nearby License Bureau, waved his arms around, exited the business and began masturbating on the sidewalk, according to the police report. The License Bureau then locked its doors due to safety concerns.
By the time officers arrived, they said they found Cook sweating profusely in the parking lot, acting like a “gorilla” by squatting on all fours, punching the ground, jumping up and down, screaming non-coherently and growling. Another officer arrived to help detain Cook, who did not resist arrest.
They called for an ambulance due to his erratic behavior and paramedics administered Narcan to Cook for an apparent overdose. He was then taken to Trumbull Memorial Hospital. Officers found that Cook has an outstanding warrant for drug possession, but due to manpower shortages the warrant is still active. An officer detained the other man, Osmond LeMasters, 24, of Warren, who was found walking nearby. Both men were charged with disorderly conduct while intoxicated.

Saving Elephants In California

Why California of All Places Is Suddenly at the Epicenter of the Fight to Protect Captive Elephants

Chimpanzees Choose Cooperation Over Competition

Chimpanzees Choose Cooperation Over Competition

When given a choice between cooperating or competing, chimpanzees choose to cooperate five times more frequently Yerkes National Primate Research Center researchers have found. This, the researchers say, challenges the perceptions humans are unique in our ability to...

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