Wednesday, February 19, 2014
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Friday, February 7, 2014
The Strange History of the Olympic Torch Lighting Ceremony
The history of the the torch lighting in Olympia and the runners carrying the flame to the games may seem like an ancient tradition, but it is actually a Nazi invention proposed possibly by Carl Diem and using a torch originally crafted by the Krupp Company and modeled after a ceremonial torch they used to ignite a new furnace in their factory meant to produce cannons...
The parabolic mirror used to light the Olympic torch uses the sun's rays.
The parabolic mirror used to light the Olympic torch uses the sun's rays.
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Some Christians contest the ceremony as it represents Olympian Priestesses praying to Apollo to send fire from the heavens via the sun's rays
This year's lighting of the torch can be watched in its entirety below, there is no hiding the fact that they do use the term "ritual" and "high priestess" a number of times:
Monday, February 3, 2014
Lose Weight by Eating Tapeworms? 2014 Video Experiment, LIVE TAPEWORMS!
If Michael Mosley's experiment is any prediction then it may not work. He ate a mason jar of tapeworms and let them thrive inside of him for 6 weeks. It's interesting (and 'revolting') to note that he also swallowed a tiny camera so he would watch his little friends at work inside of him.
Although they are easy enough to get rid of, the thought of purposely having a '12 footer' inside of you and breaking off little rice-like spawn visible in your stool is enough to make a mountain man swoon.
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