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Yes, the notion of Vedic nuclear weapons decimating ancient Indian cities is a more than a bit far-fetched. Yet from the mysterious Antikythera mechanism to Archimedes’ death ray, we’re continually fascinated by the idea of ancient advanced technology. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Julie and I look at what we really know about the technology of the ancients.
Stuff Mom Never Told You about Hot Flashes and Astrology
by Molly Edmonds | February 10, 2011
This week on Stuff Mom Never Told You, Cristen and I discussed hot flashes, one of the most notable parts of menopause. Since we recorded the episode, an interesting tidbit was published that I thought I’d let you know about. According to a study of more than 1,400 women aged 55 to 74, the ladies that experienced menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats and depression were less likely to develop breast cancer than the women who didn’t experience symptoms. Researchers caution that the results are preliminary, but perhaps it will provide women suffering from hot flashes with at least one good thought to get them through that next blaze of heat?
The Only Horoscope You’ll Ever Need to Read
by Cristen Conger | February 1, 2011
A few weeks ago, my world was shaken to its very core when I found out via Gawker that I was no longer a Sagittarius. It had taken me years to accept my Sagitarrian lots in life — especially the wincing looks people would give me when I divulged my flighty sign (to which I would wince right back at the fact that they were instantly judging me based on my sun sign.). Then for a few harrowing days while ancient Babylonian charts reigned supreme, I was instead a barely pronounceable Ophiuchus.
Tonight is a once-every-few-centuries event – Winter solstice lunar eclipse
by Marshall Brain | December 20, 2010
Tonight’s lunar eclipse is going to be unique, and this NASA article paints a nice picture of what we should see: Solstice Lunar Eclipse Why red? A quick trip to the Moon provides the answer: Imagine yourself standing on a dusty lunar plain looking up at the sky. Overhead hangs Earth, nightside down, completely hiding [...]
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