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.
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. 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. 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. IsaacAsimovTrue30yearsagotruenow..jpg (JPEG Image, 495 × 600 pixels) Dokkōdō. 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. 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. Harlem.org. Why You Should Date A Girl Who Reads. 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. She’s the girl reading while waiting in that coffee shop down the street. Buy her another cup of coffee. 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. 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.
