Saturday, March 17, 2012

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10 Medieval Torture Devices

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Torture was a very popular form of punishment in the Middle Ages, but it also served as a social deterrent and as entertainment for the masses. These 10 devices show how creative torturers became with their tools as a result.


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Grammar Quiz: Do You Know Your Commas?

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Most of us think we know when to use commas and when to leave them out. We went to elementary school, after all. Still, be it all those years without grammar lessons or an initial misunderstanding about this all-important piece of punctuation, so many of us get it wrong from time to time ... do you? Test your comma knowledge and find out if you know your stuff!


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Buried Alive: An Unsafe Environment

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In addition to roaches, exterminators have found a nest of black widow spiders in Sherry's home. In response to the news, Sherry gets defensive.


How are humans different from our ancestors?

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Many of us don't have a clue as to what our great-great grandmother's name was. (No offense, great-great grandmas everywhere.) So imagine extending that family tree a few million years beyond that and seeing what our ancestors were up to.


5 Ways 4G Will Change Your Life

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Call it 4G insanity. We're being bombarded by promises of what this newest wireless network can deliver, but is it all hype? Find out in this article.


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