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The dirty little secret at the heart of nature is the parasite. For every animal we humans regard as noble—your tigers, your dolphins, whatever—there are thousands of these horrifying little monsters.
So numerous are these microscopic tyrants that naturalists believe that an actual majority of animals might be parasites. It’s entirely possible that life on Earth exists solely to provide adequate hosts for our many, many parasites. And you thought looking at a starry sky made you feel insignificant. Read More...
The Rise Of Hitler And The Nazi Party Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesNostradamus may have predicted the rise of Adolf Hitler.
Of all historical figures, there are perhaps none more infamous than Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi party and the perpetrator of some of the most heinous crimes in history. Hitler’s rise to power and domination of the countries of Western Europe have been well chronicled, but could they have been foretold years before Hitler was even born? Read More...
