Why Are There No New Major Religions?
Why Are There No New Major Religions? The story of one imprisoned prophet illustrates the difficulties of getting a “baby religion” off the ground.
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filch: Word of the day for August 8, 2017
Word of the day is filch : (transitive) To illegally take possession of (especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal. The Great Train Robbery took place at Bridego Railway Bridge, in Ledburn, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, on this day in 1963. Most of the over £2.6 million in cash which was stolen has never been recovered.
Whoa, We Did Not Realize Helicopters Could Do This
Whoa, We Did Not Realize Helicopters Could Do This Flying vertically, dipping the tail rotor into the dirt — none of this seems safe, but it is really cool. August 7, 2017 at 02:34PM
Article of the day for August 8, 2017
The Article of the day for August 8, 2017 is Quehanna Wild Area . Quehanna Wild Area is a wildlife area in Cameron, Clearfield, and Elk counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. At 48,186 acres (75 sq mi; 195 km2), it is the largest state forest wild area in Pennsylvania, and hosts herds of native elk. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the logging industry cut the virgin forests. In 1955 the Curtiss-Wright Corporation bought 80 square miles (210 km2) of state forest for a facility developing nuclear-powered jet engines. A succession of tenants further contaminated the nuclear reactor facility and its hot cells with radioactive isotopes, including strontium-90 and cobalt-60. Pennsylvania reacquired the land in 1963 and 1967, and in 1965 established Quehanna as a wild area, but retained the nuclear facility and industrial complex. The facilities were used to treat hardwood flooring with radiation until 2002. The cleanup of the reactor and hot cells took over eig...
Article of the day for August 8, 2017
Article of the day is Quehanna Wild Area. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W
