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The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a global health emergency, which many experts say is overdue. The disease has killed...

The global food crisis is slowly ramping up... China’s food prices jump 9.1% in July to surge to a 7-year high. China food shortage...

If the US economy is looking good (think: low unemployment, strong GDP), the Fed often decides it can handle higher rates. But if the economy isn't looking too...

Jadav Payeng is planting hundreds of trees on an Indian island threatened by erosion since 1979. Forest man is a documentary film about him and his work. This really touching short film features how this modern-day Johnny Appleseed...

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The Ramstein air show disaster occurred in 1988. Watch the terrifying moment three military jets of the Italian aerobatic team "Frecce Tricolori" collided during their flight at a height of 40 meters. As shown in the...

I know that the Mexican police is corrupted. But if this is true, it's horrifying! Indeed a mass grave has been found on the outskirts the Mexican town of Iguala. This is just where 43...

A caiman was spotted attacking a swimming duck in Lake Hallwil, Switzerland. Meanwhile, the 1,5 meter (almost 5 feet) long creature has been dubbed the 'Hallwilersee Monster.'

Pakistan said on Sunday more than 600 people, most of them children, had tested HIV positive in a village in southern Sindh province. "Some 681 people, of which 537 were children from...

Passengers flying on Cathay Pacific should expect absolutely no privacy. Everything from your favorite in-flight dining choices and seatback entertainment selections to photographs taken onboard and even habits...

Thousands of Hondurans have taken to the streets of the capital city, Tegucigalpa. This in order to demand the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernández, who has been...

This old photograph of a legally grown marijuana crop in rural Crittenden County, Kentucky was taken in 1942. During World War II, the U.S. Government paid farmers in rural Kentucky to raise marijuana for...

Ferguson on fire: A white police officer, Darren Wilson, 28, will not face charges for killing 18-year-old, unarmed Michael Brown. A St. Louis County grand jury declined to indict the police officer. The decision had been...

DEA tracked every opioid pill sold in the US. And the results are horrific. 6 drug distributors and 3 drug manufacturers are accused...

This scary video released by the City of Dayton, Ohio, shows the exact moment police officers chase and shoot the gunman in Sunday morning’s mass shooting. The attack...

When it comes to choosing a forever furry friend, most people tend to exhibit the same habits as choosing a romantic partner. What they say they want in...

A new report says the world is on its way toward "climate apartheid." Think: wealthier people dodging the effects of climate change by paying to escape floods and...

It has nothing to do with strange sounds, mystery booms or any other apocalyptic nature phenomenon, but this video is so OMG that I want to post it here. These crazy longboarders ride along a...

I really laugh at loud when I watch this video!!! What about you? English version: A strange man on scooter falls into a huge hole filled with water after crashing into a van, a car,...

It may sound like someone gurgling while attempting to sing under water! But it is actually the first known recording of a human voice, recorded on April 9, 1860. This odd recording is unlike most listings...

Ghostbusters on the smartphone: Adding an antenny to your iphone could help you to detect electromagnetic fields emitted from mysterious "sources". Spirit detection is associated with considerable technical effort, as shown by huge Hollywood...

There's long been a conspiracy theory that the US used ticks as a biological weapon to spread Lyme disease. And in New Jersey, where Lyme cases are on...

Is love too heavy for Paris, THE CITY OF LOVE? Love locks on the Pont des Arts in Paris have crushed the railing of the bridge. Now the bridge is temporarily blocked. The Pont des...

School buses are so hot right now... That officials gather to discuss stiffing heat on school buses... And why does school start so early in summer?

Look at these photographs... And get high on laughing! These incredible pictures were shot in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, where community workers have messed up with the lawn seeds and weed seeds. Yes, as featured in these images, they...

Peanuts are native to the tropics of the Americas and were mashed to become a pasty substance by the Aztec Native Americans hundreds of years ago. A number of peanut paste products have been...

Every country is Number One when it comes to something. This map shows you just what all those somethings are. And some are really funny! A huge, zoomable version of the map is available on this...

This creepy Easter Bunny reminds me of the nasty clown from Steven King's "It". And these small children also feel the same... They are not crying of joy but instead of fear. Do not say we...

An ‘impressive’ heat difference between the blocks has been found at four of Egypt’s pyramids, including the famous Great Pyramid of Giza. The finding has been uncovered by a international project called Scan Pyramids aiming at debunking...

Eerie remembrance day sirens resonate in different countries to commemorate terrifying events the country has gone through. Here two baffling examples from Israel (Holocaust Remembrance Day) and Poland (Uprising on August 1 1944). Sirens during Holocaust...

Here's a remarkable fact: For the past two decades, 10 percent of all the electricity consumed in the United States has come from Russian nuclear warheads. It was all part of a deal struck at...

The warming rate since 2002 is 15 times faster than from the previous 100 years. And scientists don’t know if it’s decadal variability or if the trend will continue. A couple of unexplained large scale changes in...

Farmer Derek Klingenberg has a great idea to call and entertain his cows! Knowing cows love music (and particlarly the strange sound of his trombone), this farmer from Peabody, Kansas, sits down every day on a folding chair...

Chemical sprying is real, harmful, colorful and somehow captivating. Look at the two videos below. The first video shows 'condensation traces' from Boeing 787 aircraft Dreamliner, say experts. Such condensation trails from aircraft were officially recognized...

Snapdragon is a popular garden plant known for its flowers ressembling a dragon's head which opens and closes its mouth when laterally squeezed. Now, when the flower dies, the seed pod transforms into something more...