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Ukraine: A Brief History
In the 7th century BC, a people called the Scythians lived in what is now Ukraine. Later the Greeks settled on the north coast of the Black Sea and they founded city-states there. Slavs settled Ukraine in the 5th and
Which War Was Deadliest
What are the 10 deadliest wars in human history? Everybody should have one simple right “the right to live”, but sometimes people will deny innocent people these rights and murder them (genocides, ruthless dictators, civil wars, mass executions etc.), and
Inflation & The Economy
Inflation is here and getting worse. The stats paint the picture and speak for themselves. The U.S. has hit the highest inflation levels in 40 years. The U.S. consumer price index increased 7%, which is the largest single-year rise since
The Popularity of Video Games
What draws nearly half of all older Americans — and an even larger percentage of younger Americans to play so many video games on phones, computers or consoles hooked up to TVs? What makes digital gaming so appealing that it
Flu Prevention Tips
If you don’t make an effort to prevent it, odds are that you’ll catch the flu this season. For most of us it means a couple of weeks out of work or school, then life goes back to normal. But
The Matrix: An Iconic Film
The 1999 sci-fi action movie The Matrix hooked a lot of people. Perhaps you were one of them. What fascinated and intrigued so many was the movie’s labyrinthine, esoteric plot and captivating dialogue. While we by no means endorse the
Genetic Mutation
Genes are segments of DNA located on chromosomes. A gene mutation is defined as an alteration in the sequence of nucleotides in DNA. This change can affect a single nucleotide pair or larger gene segments of a chromosome. DNA consists of a polymer of nucleotides
History of Ethiopia
Ethiopia boasts one of the oldest and most colourful histories of any African kingdom. In Prehistory, it was the home of the earliest hominids on this earth. Its traditional history stretches back to the time of King Solomon. Few know
Halloween Costumes
The origins of Halloween, as we celebrate it in America, are deeply rooted in medieval Celtic traditions. The Celts believed that the souls of the dead visited the living on the last day of October. The Celts held a festival