Author Archives: WeRaven
What’s Superstitious about Black Cats?
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GP industrial action is not the first in 60 years
No good evidence that ‘banned’ substances reliably destroy cancer cells in humans
What role did misinformation play in riots after the Southport stabbings?
15 Surprising Facts about Crocs
What are Butterflies in the Stomach?
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Why Did Ukraine Give Up Its Nuclear Weapons?
On December 26, 1991, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the world’s second-largest superpower and flagship for state communism for 74 years, suddenly ceased to exist. The Cold War, the four-decade- long ideological struggle between East and West, was finally over. But while December 26 marked the official birth of the newly-democratic Russian Federation, the… Read More »
Dustbin of History: That Time the Inventor of the Telephone Dedicated His Life to the Creation of Manned Giant Kites
The world of aviation abounds with thousands of unique aircraft designs, from tiny ultralights to giant military transports. Yet no matter how advanced or outlandish these designs get, nearly all fall into one of only two basic categories: fixed wing or rotary wing. But the history of aviation, like that of all technologies, is riddled… Read More »