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Just half a handful of nuts a day can cut your risk of dying from a string of major diseases, a new study reveals. The study confirms a link between peanut and nut intake and lower mortality rates, but found no protective effect for peanut butter. Researchers found that 10 grams of nuts or peanuts per day, around half a handful led to a lower risk of dying from respiratory disease, neurodegenerative disease, and diabetes, as well as cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The effects are equal in men and women. The researchers from Maastricht University in Holland found peanuts show … Continue reading →

Codex Gigas, otherwise known as ‘the Devil’s Bible’ is the largest and probably one of the strangest manuscripts in the world.  It is so large that it is said to have taken more than 160 animal skins to make it and takes at least two people to lift it.  It measures approximately 1 metre in length. According to legend, the medieval manuscript was made out of a pact with the ‘devil’, which is why it is sometimes referred to as the Devil’s Bible. It was written in Latin during the 13th century AD, and although the origin of the manuscript … Continue reading →

A military veteran is being taken to court by the city of Huntsville, Ala., for code violations stemming from his off-the-grid lifestyle. The city’s justification for the lawsuit is that 27-year-old Tyler Truitt’s property, without city utilities, must be unsafe, WAFF48 reports. Truitt and his girlfriend Soraya Hamar live on their own two acres of property within city bounds and are completely self-sustaining, using solar panels and rainwater collectors. He constructed the utilities himself. But officials think that his property should be classified as a trailer and have stated that if he doesn’t vacate the premises, trouble will soon follow. Trailers … Continue reading →

A logic puzzle has baffled the internet, but its solution is apparently so simple that a child can solve it in seconds. The now-viral puzzle comes from a Hong Kong elementary school admission test for six-year-olds, who are required to solve it within 20 seconds. The test, as reported by Centauro, features a drawing of a parking lot with a car positioned in one of the six numbered spots, blocking the number from view. Based on the visible numbers, the students are asked to determine the number of the spot where the car is parked. If you can’t solve it right away, … Continue reading →

A new report on the NFL’s “Deflategate” controversy – by statistical experts at the American Enterprise Institute – confirms much of what I had detected regarding flaws in the NFL’s findings, which claimed the New England Patriots had probably deflated their footballs and that quarterback Tom Brady probably had some awareness. AEI concluded that physics – not tampering – could explain the changes in air pressure. AEI’s principal observation was that the NFL’s investigators were mistaken in relying on footballs used by the Indianapolis Colts in the same game as a control group, i.e., an assumption that they were otherwise identical to the … Continue reading →

Even though bee colonies have been collapsing in droves in recent years, people still manage to disturb their hives on a frequent basis. Whether you’re on a hike in the wilderness, or just clearing brush on your property, running into a bee hive can prove disastrous for your health, or at the very least, ruin your day. Just last week a man from Kingman Arizona was nearly killed by a swarm of bees as he was working in his yard. He managed to run to his car, but in that short distance he was stung between 500 and 1000 times. … Continue reading →

Whether it’s the result of a sprained ankle, an allergic reaction to pollen, or an infected splinter, we all recognise the heat, swelling and discomfort that inflammation brings. But while these complaints may seem relatively trivial, inflammation is far from being just skin deep. Increasingly, a low-level form of this reaction inside the body is recognised as being at the heart of most, if not all, common chronic diseases. From diabetes to atherosclerosis, the eye condition age-related macular degeneration and even dementia, inflammation may be the silent killer that links them all. Although clues about the importance of chronic inflammation … Continue reading →

Recently Peter Schiff visited Mike Maloney in California. During his stay they filmed nearly 3 hours of discussions about gold, silver, freedom, and the economy in general. Over the next few weeks we’ll be publishing a series of these videos to our YouTube channel so make sure you are subscribed as this analysis is not to be missed. In this second installment, Mike and Peter discuss the ever increasing size of government and the inefficiencies, distortions, and dangers that this presents.Hidden Secrets Of Money is a world-leading educational series that is sponsored by, and also based on the priciples of … Continue reading →

Just when we thought that the world of spiders had no more surprises waiting for us, a new batch of creepy-crawlies proves us wrong. Whether they inspire wonder or just a plain ol’ case of the heebie-jeebies, spiders continue to shed new light on the natural world. 10 Skeletorus How many spiders have names that sound like they were inspired by ’80s cartoon villains? Skeletorus (Maratus sceletus), discovered in early 2015, is a species of peacock spider hailing from the southeast region of Queensland, Australia. What makes it unique from other peacock spiders are the stripes of white and light … Continue reading →

Upstream Theft The stories are all over the Internet. Governments are forcing us into a cashless society. Supposedly the pretext is terrorism, and the real reason is to take more control. No doubt more power appeals to politicians, and banning cash seems like the next step after mandatory reporting of cash transactions. However, I think there is a more serious driver than simple power lust. A more compelling case is that cash banning is the logical follow up to bail-ins. Most people think a bail-in is when banks steal your deposit. So it seems to make sense that governments want … Continue reading →

The huge, genetically engineered dinosaur which goes on a man-eating rampage in Jurassic World, this summer’s blockbuster movie, owes her very existence to a smaller but equally scary beast, casually — almost affectionately — nicknamed Bruce by the men who created it. This was the rogue Great White shark in Jaws, the film which premiered 40 years ago this week — and in doing so, launched the modern trend for action-packed summer mega-movies. The symmetry of the two openings is irresistible. Jurassic World, which arrived in cinemas here last Friday, has Steven Spielberg, 68, as executive producer. He was just … Continue reading →

Look, I am no seismologist. But I cannot agree with the people of the Malaysian province who claim that a recent fatal tremor was nothing short of divine retribution. The tribal folk in the neighbourhood of Mount Kinabalu say that local deities – the aki – took violent exception to a group of streaking European tourists, and in particular a young British woman who loosened her girdle and shook her naked breasts at the mountain. They say that the spirits quivered in corresponding outrage. They say that the great earth mother was so outraged that she uncorseted herself and wobbled the … Continue reading →

Two women, both armed with handguns, fought back during two separate attacks in Detroit last week. One woman was targeted for a carjacking and the other was the victim of a home invasion when five men broke into her house, and while all of the suspects walked away empty-handed, at least one also walked away with a gunshot wound. Dietta Gueye was asleep around 2:30 a.m. on June 9 when she heard tapping on a window, followed by the sound of glass shattering. She said the five men, two of who were armed, avoided the back side of the house … Continue reading →

Through the last decades, as we have been getting ever more occupied trying to be what society tells us is defined as successful, we all missed out on a lot of changes in our world. Or perhaps we should be gentle to ourselves and say we’re simply slow to catch up. Which is somewhat curious since we’ve also been getting bombarded with fast increasing amounts of what we’re told is information, so you’d think it might have become easier to keep up. It was not. While we were busy being busy we for instance were largely oblivious to the fact … Continue reading →

Modern Europe was only formed 5,000 years ago when mass migration from southern Russia and Georgia brought new languages, technology and dairy farming to the continent, a study has revealed. Researchers in one of the largest studies of the DNA of Bronze Age skeletons, found that a huge shift of people from the Caucasus region in third millennium BC, brought migrants to northern Europe. And they carried a genetic mutation that allowed adults to tolerate drinking cow’s milk. DNA analysis revealed that the Yamnaya people lived in southern Russia’s Caucasus region, where the term Caucasian originated. They then spread their … Continue reading →