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Top 10 Myths About Evolution – with Downloadable PDF. Email If you have been looking for a simple, easy to follow quick guide to evolution… we’ve got it.

Top 10 Myths About Evolution – with Downloadable PDF

Our friends at the Skeptics Society gave us permission to reprint this. Below is the text. Learn it. Share it. Original Text: 15 of the Deadliest U.S. Corporations. These corporations, if they were individual human beings, would be locked up for life.

15 of the Deadliest U.S. Corporations

Instead, they continue raking in the big bucks. Human rights abuses, murder, war, eco disasters, and animal exploitation keep these evil companies raking in the green. Prepare to be disgusted. Chevron Image Source Several big oil companies make this list, but Chevron deserves a special place in Hell. DeBeers Image Source. The World's Smallest and Deadliest Animals. Smallest And Deadliest Animals: Poison Dart Frog The sprightly and brightly colored frog may look enchanting, but it can produce enough poison to kill 10 humans.

The World's Smallest and Deadliest Animals

15 Deadliest Beach Creatures. Keep away from any of these 15 deadly creatures when you next visit the beach. 1.

15 Deadliest Beach Creatures

Portuguese Man-of-War Jellyfish Not a true jellyfish, the Portuguese Man-of-War is a siphonophore – a colony of organisms living together. Found mainly far out in the sea, it can be seen swarming or floating with thousands of organisms grouped together. Dermochelys coriacea, commonly called leatherback sea turtles, feed on these sea creatures. Source. 20 things that kills more than SHARKS. Probably the funniest site on the net... A Tale of a Thousand Cities: 69 Fun Facts About Germany. Germany, the country of beer, sausages, and Oktoberfest is an interesting country no doubt.

A Tale of a Thousand Cities: 69 Fun Facts About Germany

With so much going on there (or shall I say here!) , it surely calls for an interesting facts post. So here’s not ten, or twenty, but sixty-nine (neunundsechzig!) Fun facts about Germany! A Tale of a Thousand Cities: 69 Fun Facts About France. 69 facts is back!

A Tale of a Thousand Cities: 69 Fun Facts About France

This time featuring the lovely country of France, because well, who can resist a country that creates superior wine, beautiful art and genetically blessed people? I think 69 facts is quite fitting. After all, who doesn’t love the French? (when they are not driving, of course). 1. Language: 6. 18. 30 Realistic Facts You Probably Didn't Know. 10 more interesting facts you probably didn’t know. List of common misconceptions. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This incomplete list is not intended to be exhaustive.

List of common misconceptions

This list corrects erroneous beliefs that are currently widely held about notable topics. Each misconception and the corresponding facts have been discussed in published literature. Note that each entry is formatted as a correction; the misconceptions themselves are implied rather than stated. Arts and culture Food and cooking Roll-style Western sushi. Searing meat does not "seal in" moisture, and in fact may actually cause meat to lose moisture. Legislation and crime Literature The Harry Potter books, though they have broken children's book publishing records, have not led to an increase in reading among children or adults, nor slowed the ongoing overall decline in book purchases by Americans, and children who did read the Harry Potter books were not more likely to go on to read more outside of the fantasy and mystery genres.[21][22][23][24] Music Religion Hebrew Bible Buddhism Christianity Islam Sports.

10 Random, Obscure Facts. 1) In his first year of college at age 17, Edgar Allen Poe gambled away all of his scholarship aid, and often showed up in class drunk-even during examinations.

10 Random, Obscure Facts

In spite of his slovenly behavior, Edgar had the highestgrades in his class. 2) In Bhutan government policy is based on Gross National Happiness. Tons of misconceptions. 6 Secret Monopolies You Didn't Know Run the World. The American revolutionaries gave their lives for a future in which each man would have the freedom to make his own choices.

6 Secret Monopolies You Didn't Know Run the World

That dream has come true in the form of supermarket aisles that contain 50 different cereals with the word "oat" in their name, five marshmallow based cereals with a monster theme and 12 different varieties of Cheerios alone. God Bless America. What would you say if I told you that dream was a lie? That all these brands you think you're picking and choosing between are all sock puppets on the many tentacles of a few, lesser known companies? 137 Freaky Wikipedia Entries. Amazing Facts. VERY INTERESTING UNKNOWN FACTS. 20 Mind Blowing Facts You Probably Didn’t Know. 10 Facts About Europe. 10 Facts About Europe Europe is a fascinating continent with a rich history and varied climate and culture.

10 Facts About Europe

Thus it is no surprise that it is also an area rich with interesting facts. Here we will look at ten facts about Europe – there are many more where these come from and this is just a selection of the fascinating things there are to learn about Europe. 1. Europe is the second smallest continent in the world and consists of just 4 million square miles. What happened in my birth year? Amusing Facts About Sweden, Swedish Culture, and Swedish Governance. 2012 The End. Did You Know Archive.