The study suggests that the regrowth of abandoned Native American land reduced CO2 so much that it actually caused the Little Ice Age, a period of global cooling.PixabayAn oil painting by John Stanley depicting Native Americans hunting, 2013.
Scientists from University College London posited that the European colonization of America that resulted in the mass death of Native Americans actually caused the Little Ice Age.
According to the study, the Native American genocide, often referred to as “The Great Dying,” not only reduced the continent’s population by countless millions but subsequently made global temperatures fall drastically. Read More...
After 23 years on the payroll of Christchurch, New Zealand, the city council has fired Ian Brackenbury Channell — ending the unprecedented reign of the world's only state-appointed wizard.Martin Hunter/Getty ImagesIan Brackenbury Channell awaits the arrival of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge during their April 2014 visit to Christchurch, New Zealand.
Since 1998, the city of Christchurch, New Zealand has employed Ian Brackenbury Channell as their official wizard. Now 88 years old, the wizard was tasked with performing “acts of wizardry and other wizard-like services,” for a tax-free salary of $16,000 a year. Read More...
Abandoned Castles Of The World: Predjama Castle In Slovenia loveslovenia/InstagramThe 700-year-old Predjama Castle is certainly beautiful, but it has a violent past.
Hailed as the largest cave castle in the world, Predjama in Slovenia might also be one of the most haunted castles. Embedded into the surrounding environment’s natural stone cliffs, this castle is clearly an architectural marvel. But it also has a sordid past.
Predjama Castle is almost seven miles away from Postojna, a town in the country’s southwestern territory and is thought to have been built sometime in the 12th century, though there is no historical reference of it until 1274. Read More...
