Nazi anatomy history: The origins of conservatives’ anti-abortion claims that rape can’t cause pregnancy. In 1941, Charlotte Pommer graduated from medical school at the University of Berlin and went to work for Hermann Stieve, head of the school’s Institute of Anatomy. The daughter of a bookseller, Pommer had grown up in Germany’s capital city as Hitler rose to power. But she didn’t appreciate what the Nazis meant for her chosen field until Dec. 22, 1942. What she saw in Stieve’s laboratory that day changed the course of her life—and led her to a singular act of protest. Stieve got his “material,” as he called the bodies he used for research, from nearby Plötzensee Prison, where the courts sent defendants for execution after sentencing them to die.
In the years following the war, Stieve would claim that he dissected the corpses of only “dangerous criminals.” But on that day, Pommer saw in his laboratory the bodies of political dissidents. She recognized these people. Courtesy of Kelisi/Creative Commons On one table lay Libertas Schulze-Boysen, granddaughter of a Prussian prince. 5 Personal Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Someone. #2. If He Looks Like a Bully, He's Probably a Team Player Getty Last time, we pointed out that people with wide cheekbones tend to be less trustworthy.
That sounds like some unfair stereotype, but it's just a matter of body chemistry -- more testosterone equals a bigger face. And how much testosterone you have goes a long way toward determining your personality type. Getty"I'd trade these sick guns for free will any day of the week. " Likewise, the classic image of a beer-guzzling, wedgie-giving jock is pretty much carved in stone: a big, wide-faced dude with a toothy grin and rugged features. Getty"I WOULD DIE FOR YOU! " How It Works Those guys don't do what they do because they're mindlessly cruel; they do it because they're competitive. To study this, researchers made male volunteers play a game in groups. Getty"I think I can stab two of 'em. Other studies seem to support this. Getty"I take estrogen pills, because I refuse to sit through any Little League games.
" #1. Self-help: Be a sociopath—or just act like one. Kim Jong-un looking to start a war. War is about to start between the almighty USA and the impish North Korean lad Kim Jong Un. While the world holds its breath, the Koreans try their best to take some fear away from the world. Check out these official press pics below, and rest comfortably knowing that it takes a helluva lot more than one loopy dictator to bring us to our knees. Newest developments in the North Korean war machine: underwater drones. Silent. Deadly. Ill-tempered. Harro? Koreans don't understand the principles of camouflage (part 1). Let's see.. Korean tanks pointing at things. Yes Mr. Game. Accidentally released picture of premature celebratory events. Kim unfolds his attack plan for ground troops. Kim's face is saying what you're thinking: "I wouldn't even let my dog...
" Nobody dares to tell Kim the sea is a little more to his right. "Boooooling! " "Guys, let's beat the drums in that direction. " Kim: "Gentlemen. "Now together, and PLEASE keep tune this time fellas. " All quiet at the beach lesolt. The Forbidden Island. The following is an article from Uncle John's 24-Karat Gold Bathroom Reader. Ever heard of North Sentinel Island? Probably not …even thought's one of the most unusual places on Earth. What makes it so odd? The people -they've been there a long time, completely cut off from the rest of the world. Late on the night of August 2, 1981, a Hong Kong freighter navigating the choppy waters of the Bay of Bengal ran aground on a submerged coral reef. The following morning, as it became light, the sailors saw an island a few hundred yards beyond the reef.
A few days later, a lookout aboard the Primrose spotted a group of dark-skinned men emerging from the jungle, making their way toward the ship. Naked …and armed, but not with guns. (Image credit: Captain Robert Fore) After a tense standoff lasting a few more days, the crew of the Primrose were evacuated by helicopter to safety. North Sentinel Island is amazingly well suited to both support and isolate a tribe like the Sentinelese. IsaacAsimovTrue30yearsagotruenow..jpg (JPEG Image, 495 × 600 pixels) Dokkōdō. The "Dokkōdō" [ (Japanese: 独行道?) ; "The Path of Aloneness", "The Way to Go Forth Alone", or "The Way of Walking Alone"] is a short work written by Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵) a week before he died in 1645.
It consists of either nineteen or twenty-one precepts; precepts 4 and 20 are omitted from the former version. "Dokkodo" was largely composed on the occasion of Musashi giving away his possessions in preparation for death, and was dedicated to his favorite disciple, Terao Magonojō (to whom the earlier Go rin no sho [The Book of Five Rings] had also been dedicated), who took them to heart.
"Dokkōdō" expresses a stringent, honest, and ascetic view of life. Precepts[edit] References[edit] Matt Smith thanks his fans, co-stars and Dr Who showrunner Steven Moffat for his ‘marvellous’ journey. Universal Leonardo: Leonardo da Vinci online › Trail Index. The Shit Richard Dawkins Says. 5 Real-Life Stories of Twins Creepier Than Any Horror Movie. #2. Twin Brothers Marry Twin Sisters, Produce Twin Babies Photos.com Twins love to do everything together, but there's a point where you have to draw the line and give yourself some privacy, otherwise stuff like wedding nights and colonoscopies could get pretty uncomfortable.
That line did not exist for identical-twin brothers Craig and Mark Sanders, who got engaged on the same day, got married in the same ceremony, and settled down to live in adjacent houses ... with a pair of identical-twin sisters. One couple then went on to spawn some identical twins of their own. Barcroft via TelegraphNobody's sure who gave birth to whom anymore. This sounds like the plot of some terrible sitcom starring the grown-up Olsen twins (they're like 40 now, right?) Mark first met fellow twins Diane and Darlene Nettemeier at the annual Twins Days Festival in (of all places) Twinsburg, Ohio. Craig Sanders via Nydailynews.com"Mark has never stopped reminding me that he got the hot one. " #1. Social Skydiving: The Art of Talking to Strangers. I’ve travelled all over the world, from New York to Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro to Tokyo.
I’ve had the privilege of working with brilliant minds. A few years ago I learned French, and mastered the language well enough to speak in horrible slang with a fully authentic accent. I bought my first house not even 72 hours after my first ever house-shopping expedition, and only hours before I was due on a plane to Australia. But the single most exhilarating thing I’ve ever done was to make a habit of talking to strangers. Nothing has changed my world view, and my life, more than taking the risk of saying “Hi” to people I don’t know on a regular basis. How to Become a Social Skydiver I can’t help but geek out on almost everything I do.
Figure out what you want. How to Approach People I prefer to keep my conversations fairly organic. What you say isn’t nearly as important as how you say it. That’s okay. What I’ve Learned from Talking to Strangers People don’t bite. One Approach a Day. Harlem.org. Why You Should Date A Girl Who Reads | Write In Color. Girl Reading by Pablo PIcasso “Date a girl who reads.
Date a girl who spends her money on books instead of clothes. She has problems with closet space because she has too many books. Date a girl who has a list of books she wants to read, who has had a library card since she was twelve. Find a girl who reads. You’ll know that she does because she will always have an unread book in her bag. She’s the girl reading while waiting in that coffee shop down the street. Buy her another cup of coffee. Let her know what you really think of Murakami. It’s easy to date a girl who reads. She has to give it a shot somehow. Lie to her. Fail her. Why be frightened of everything that you are not? If you find a girl who reads, keep her close. You will propose on a hot air balloon. You will smile so hard you will wonder why your heart hasn’t burst and bled out all over your chest yet. Date a girl who reads because you deserve it. Or better yet, date a girl who writes. By: Rosemarie Urquico (via kblitz)
Portraits of Soldiers Before, During, and After War. Private Chris MacGregor, 24 Photographer Lalage Snow, who is currently based in Kabul, Afghanistan, embarked on an 8-month-long project titled We Are The Not Dead featuring portraits of British soldiers before, during, and after their deployment in Afghanistan. Similar to Claire Felicie's series of monochromatic triptychs, Snow captures the innocent expressions of these men transformed into gaunt, sullen faces in less than a year. The three-panel juxtaposition allows the viewer to observe the physical changes a stationed soldier in a war zone goes through. Time is sped up for these men under the beating sun, amidst combat.
Regardless of age, the boys that went in came back as men with experiences beyond their years. Additionally, Snow's series accompanies each triptych with quotes from each of the servicemen that gives a great deal of insight into their mental and emotional state at each given time. Lance Corporal Sean Tennant, 29 Private Ben Frater, 21 Corporal Steven Gibson, 29. Mayfair to Makkah. Achieved celebrity at age 65, in 1933, when she became the first British-born Muslim woman to perform the pilgrimage to Makkah. She was a Scottish aristocrat, a grandmother and a Mayfair socialite, and an accomplished deerstalker, angler and gardener, and, uniquely, she was both a Muslim and an Arabic-speaker.
Yet the story of her colorful career has been overlooked, as has her contribution to the literature of the Hajj. Nor has she been studied for what her life has to say about being a Muslim in a western society. She was not born into a Muslim family, yet Lady Evelyn claimed to have been a Muslim from as early as she could remember. She disclaimed any moment of conversion, and there is no record of her having formally converted before an imam. She wrote: “As a child, I spent the winter months in a Moorish villa on a hill outside Algiers…. An untitled poem she wrote in Cairo in 1889 already evinces a spiritual longing for meaning in life and an affinity with Islam.