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No, we really aren’t all dying to be your house slave — Slavic women are more traditional. Slavic women are easier to get, especially for foreigners. Slavic women are more feminine, naturally beautiful, submissive and obedient than those uppity Western women. Slavic women will gladly be your house slave in exchange for American or Western citizenship because their countries are poor shitholes…

The 1969 film Midnight Cowboy helped make its theme, “Everybody’s Talkin’,” the signature song of Harry Nilsson. “Everybody’s Talkin’” was a Top 10 single and Grammy winner for Nilsson and has been covered more than 100 times. But Nilsson’s version was also a cover; “Everybody’s Talkin’” was written and performed…

A professional society of academics whines publicly they feel demeaned by Graham Hancock. Does that validate his ideas? — Does an opponent exist to prove you right? Since the 1990s and much to the disgust of the archaeological establishment, an alternative explanation about prehistoric times has been emerging in public discourse. …

And why they feel like they need them now — In early 2022, in the wake of Russia’s shocking invasion of neighboring Ukraine, Finland applied to become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This broke a long tradition of Finland being an independent military power in Europe. Since the end of World War II, Finland has hosted…

How Henry VIII got his giant ego bruised by his new bride and she paid the price but it saved her life in the long run. — Here’s the story most people believe... Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves based on a portrait. Then, when he met her, he was horrified. Said she was so ugly he couldn’t bear to consummate the marriage. The portrait lied, she’s ugly. So he annulled the marriage. People think of her…

‘Dominick the Donkey’ has set toes tapping for 82 years — Brace yourselves, Adele fans. You, too, lovers of Nirvana. A song about a lovable donkey who helps Santa deliver gifts out-charted both of them in Britain after BBC Radio 1 gave it heavy air time during the holiday season a decade ago. The Italian-American singer Lou Monte recorded “Dominick the…

A body was found in a missing war veteran's apartment and all signs pointed to him being the killer but that wasn’t the case. — Samuel Herr was born in 1983. He was an only child to his parents, Steve and Raquel. After serving in Afghanistan, the 26-year-old war veteran returned to his hometown of Costa Mesa, California, rented an apartment, and started taking classes…