The Cro Magnon Religion

The Cro Magnon people left no written records about themselves, however they replaced the Neanderthals over 30,000 years ago. So what do we know about this prehistoric forerunner to the Homosapiens?

Similar to the Neanderthals, they buried tools, weapons, and ornaments with their dead. This is all according to finds documented by the research of archaeologists. Consequently, the graves also furnished some bizarre, yet interesting artifacts including bones painted red. This was, of course, interpreted as a concern for the afterlife. Also, some of the bodies discovered have been placed in the fetal position, thus indicating a possible desire for rebirth.

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Waterboarding for dummies

Internal CIA documents reveal a meticulous protocol that was far more brutal than Dick Cheney's "dunk in the water"

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The Strange Tale of Phineas Gage

Even if you're not a neurologist or a psychotherapist, you may have heard of Phineas Gage. When a guy survives being impaled with a three-foot iron rod in the skull, he tends to gain a certain notoriety. What makes Gage's case interesting isn't the fact that he survived, it's how he changed after his accident.

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DARPA Brings Our Comic Book Fantasies to Life

When the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) was founded in 1958, its primary mission was to make the Commies stain their Party-issued boxers. The Soviet Union has since fallen, but DARPA has grown. It has matured. And, like anyone poised on the brink of manhood, it's read a lot of graphic novels.

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Tesla: Master of Lightning

From Neatorama's new Spotlight

Few inventors contributed more to advances in science and engineering in the early 20th century than Nikola Tesla. As one of the Fathers of Electricity, Tesla did groundbreaking work on alternating current (AC) power system, electromagnetism, hydroelectric power, radio, and radar to name a few. Many of his inventions (Tesla obtained some 300 patents in his lifetime) became the stuff we take for granted today: when we flip a switch to turn on the light, we owe a lot of that electrical magic to Tesla.

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Via: Neatorama