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The ‘sworn virgins’ of Albania who trade femininity for freedom | Aeon Videos

For the ‘sworn virgins’ of Albania, dressing and acting like men offered a degree of autonomy in a deeply patriarchal society ‘God has created both male and female, and both should be free.’ Part of a Balkan tradition that dates … Continue reading →

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How Chilis Got Spicy (and Why We Love the Burn)

[…] Today, chilis are the most widely cultivated spice crop in the world – grown everywhere from their native home in the Americas to Europe, Africa, and Asia. But how and why did chilis evolve this weird, fiery trick in … Continue reading →

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50 Photos That Prove Australia Is Not Like Any Other Country

50 Photos That Prove Australia Is Not Like Any Other Country […]

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Tolerance Poster Show Debuts in Japan | Spoon & Tamago

The Tolerance traveling poster show is a socially driven initiative that asks prominent designers from around the world to create artworks with the word Tolerance in their language. The exhibition, which leverages art & design to spread its powerful message of respect for individuality, … Continue reading →

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Vocal Stratosphere — Twenty Thousand Hertz – The stories behind the world’s most recognizable and interesting sounds.

Art by Jon McCormack. https://megaphone.link/TTH8166536712 Our vocal system is incredibly complex. What we call “the voice” starts with very precise movements of our vocal cords, and then goes through an entire “resonation system” that includes our throat, mouth, lips, tongue, … Continue reading →

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‘That just died’: Paleoanthropologist debunks myth about humans

Paleoanthropologist Dr. Lee Berger and his team of “underground astronauts” have uncovered evidence that members of a mysterious archaic human species buried their dead and carved symbols on cave walls long before the earliest evidence of burials by modern humans. … Continue reading →

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This is how women dressed in 1896 😂

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The health of our oceans affects us all | FAO

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Truckers in Jamaica

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