Julie Hambleton
Freelance Writer
The cannabis market has been growing steadily for the last few years. As more and more people turn to cannabis oil and other products to help them manage things like stress and pain, the amount required by farmers to grow has also increased. Many cannabis farmers have a surplus of leftover hemp biomass. Researchers decided […]
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Have you ever been stuck in traffic and thought “man, I wish I could just teleport there!”? Or perhaps on a cold, miserable day you’ve wished you could automatically teleport yourself to a beach in the Caribbean. Well, it turns out that teleportation might not be such a far-fetched idea, after all. A few years […]
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In November 1961, the United States was shocked when Michael Rockefeller, the youngest son of one of New York City’s most influential families, disappeared. Only 23 when he was last seen attempting to swim to land from his turned-over canoe in the Asmat region of southwestern Netherlands New Guinea, many rumors circulated about his disappearance […]
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You’d think that buying eggs would be simple. In reality, it is actually quite complicated. There are eggs with various nutrients added to them, different sizes, traditional, organic, free-range – and they all come with a wide range of price tags. The question many people have is: Are cheap eggs as nutritious as the more […]
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In Western culture, we tend to view death as a very bad thing. Our culture also dictates that once a body is buried, we leave that body alone forever. In fact, many people consider it at the least highly disrespectful to touch or move a buried person, if not something that will bring you extreme […]
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Farmland is a controversial topic in both the United States and around the world. There are groups who are on the side of protecting it, while there are others who argue that it is an environmental disaster. In Montana, a billionaire-funded conservation group is quietly buying up thousands of acres of farmland in the state. […]
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Growing up, my parents had my siblings and myself drink a glass of milk with almost all lunches and definitely every night with dinner. They told us it was an important part of growing “big and strong”. When we were lucky, we were given chocolate milk – a real treat! As adults, however, not many […]
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Dr. Philip Nitschke, aka “The Death Doctor,” was the first doctor to administer a legal lethal injection shot in 1996. Now, fast-forward a decade to when he invented Sarco, the machine that helps people die. (1) Sarco: The Machine That Helps People Die Peacefully To say that euthanasia is controversial is an understatement. In countries […]
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Assisted suicide is a controversial topic in many countries. In Canada, however, it is a legal part of health care – naturally, with some pretty strict regulations around it. This 20-year-old boy in Canada who has suffered from an incurable unknown illness for most of his life has elected to go through with assisted suicide. […]
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Costco rotisserie chickens are famous for their incredibly low price. That low price, however, actually comes at a cost – the humane treatment of the chickens on their farms. Two shareholders from the company are now suing the wholesale giant for that very reason. They claim that the company and its top executives have violated […]
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Just a few years ago at age 34, Casey King was 707 pounds, had no money, no job, and lived with his dad. Featured on TLC’s Family By The Ton, viewers knew King as “the man who refused to lose weight”. (1) Now weighing 310 pounds, he has had quite the health journey – and […]
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The Pentagon is known for being the most highly-guarded, completely impenetrable building in the United States. It is one of the most secure buildings on the planet. Despite this, one of the world’s most docile, gentle creatures managed to infiltrate the building all the way into the courtyard at the center of the five-walled fortress. […]
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