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A stunningly beautiful documentary about the Kogi people of northern Columbia who believe that they are keeping the world in balance through their prayers. The film is about the message they, the Elder Brothers, have for us, the younger brothers.

The documentary is made by the BBC, and is called:
From the Heart of the World, The Elder Brothers Warning

  

A highly recommended documentary on water can be found here, or watched below

  

Akiane is a artistic prodigy, who paints her visions of heaven. Click here for her website

  

CLICK HERE for a highly recommended radio interview with George Ure and his colleague 'Cliff', two self-described "time monks," who share dire predictions based on their web bot technology. Their method captures changes in language patterns within Internet discussions. This aggregated data is then processed with software to determine various keywords, which they interpret in a predictive fashion.  

Ever heard of Sealand?

Sealand is a micronation that established itself on an abandoned naval fort constructed by the British Army during World War II.

It is sitated 6 miles from the coast of South East England, and was used as a defensive outpost until 1956, at which point it was abandoned. 10 years later, a gentleman by the name of Paddy Roy Bates and a friend landed on Sealand and occupied it. Like most nations, Sealand suffered many take over attempts. After Roy declared himself Sovereign of Sealand, his friend tried to sieze control of the construction. Roy defended the fort using guns and petrol bombs.

In 1978, while Bates was away, the Prime Minister of Sealand, Professor Alexander G. Achenbach, and several German and Dutch citizens, staged a forcible takeover of Sealand holding Bates' son Michael captive, before releasing him several days later in the Netherlands. Bates thereupon enlisted armed assistance and, in a helicopter assault, retook the fortress. He then held the invaders captive, claiming them as prisoners of war.

Sealand is not recognized as a sovereign state by any United Nations member, but continues to operate as an independant country under Roy Bates. They issue Sealand Passports to their citizens, and have their own currency and football team.

A more detailed history of this interesting nation can be found here


Paddy Roy and Princess Joan Bates on Sealand  

This painful ritual is used as a way to become a man in this South American Amazon tribe.

  

Some Savannah Facts:



There are two main types of Zebra in Africa. One is said to be a black zebra with white stripes, the other is said to be a white zebra with black stripes. The difference is to be seen by looking at their bellies.



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Hippos are the biggest killer of humans among mammals in Africa. However, they have also been known to attempt to rescue other animals, and nurse them to death.

Here's a video of a rare occurence of the benefic nature of hippos


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Lions have a reputation of being a dangerous killer, but they are also known to occasionally adopt other animals.

Here are a couple of news stories about this:
The lioness and the oryx
Lioness adopts third baby antelope



Here is a news story video about a lioness adopting a young calf:
  

  

Ligers - Mixing male lions with female tigers.
Tigons - Male tigers with female lions. Here's a liger for you:



More detailed information on Ligers and cat hybrids here  

This man is Li Ching-Yuen. He is said to be one of the oldest persons who ever lived, reportedly dying at 256 years of age. Li Chung Yun was born in 1677 in Chyi Jiang Hsie, Szechuan province. He spent most of his life in the mountain ranges gathering herbs and knowledge of longevity methods. In 1748, when he was 71 years old, moved to Kai Hsien to join the Chinese army as teacher of the martial arts and as a tactical advisor In 1927 Li Ching-Yuen was invited by General Yang Sen to visit him in Wann Hsien, Szechuan. The general was fascinated by his youthfulness, strength and prowess in spite of his advanced age. His famous photo was obtained there.

This is not a hoax. Here is the Time magazine article from May 15 1933.
Read the Wikipedia article here.