“In a shocking decision, the Indian Supreme Court has reversed the July 2009 ruling of the Delhi High Court decriminalizing gay sex between consenting adults. In doing so, the Indian Supreme Court has re-criminalized gay sex in India, rendering almost 20 percent of the global LGBT population illegal. Overturning a …

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Crowded with bones and artifacts, the back rooms of natural history collections have become places of fascination for photographer Rosamond Purcell. Each of her remarkable images starts with a specimen “ready to have its picture taken.” ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for …

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“A 23-year-old Canadian model knows something about “elf esteem” after having her ears surgically modified to look like the mythical creature’s. In August, 2011, Melynda Moon decided to get an operation that would make her ears look like a character from her favorite book series, “Lord of the Rings.” “The …

“Right now, St. Pius X High School’s staff and student body are praying for the soul of former student Valerie Dodds, after the 19-year-old returned to the Lincoln, Nebraska, campus to take nude photos and masturbate with various props, including a crucifix. Dodds, who graduated from a non-Catholic high school …

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“Alan Turing is credited with cracking Nazi Germany’s Enigma code, in the process shortening World War Two, and saving countless lives. He was also a mathematical genius, the father of the modern computer and much of his ground-breaking work was conducted at the University of Manchester. Today, mathematics students at …

“North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un was “very drunk” when he ordered the execution of two aides close to his purged uncle, according to Japanese newspaper reports. The young leader ordered the execution of two aides after they reportedly failed to respond immediately to a request to hand over a profitable …