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84Fifteen Really Stupid Things Teenagers are doing to Get High
This one hit the news only recently. Some precocious little thing out there realized that gel hand sanitizer contains 62-65% ethyl alcohol or ethanol making it in comparison to more traditional shots, a 120 proof product! Even vodka is only 80...
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52The Wild and Crazy History of Condoms
Condoms. They’ve been at the center of birth control, disease prevention, politics, religion, medicine, and many off-color jokes, but did you know that the condom has been around for at least 15,000 years and that its first depictions were painted...
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85Killer Tampons - Society's Least Suspected Weapons of Womanly Destruction
I remember when I was just an adolescent girl being absolutely horrified when I learned what tampons were for. “You shove what up where now?!” Though my opinion has not changed at least now I have several legitimate reasons for tampons to give...
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87The History of Nearly 250 Years of School Shootings in America
America is now seeing an obscene amount of school violence. Conservatives are blaming a lack of prayer in school, liberals are blaming a lack of gun safety laws, but did you know we have been battling this issue since the 1700’s? We have seen not...
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85Theophanes' Master List of Articles
It has come to my attention that HubPages isn't the easiest place to navigate to find articles by a specific author you want to read. To make my articles easier to find for my readers I am composing a master list of all my articles. Have fun with it...
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90Absinthe: The Truth Behind the Myth
Before we can understand if absinthe is all its cracked up to be, we must understand what it is at its core. Absinthe is a strong liquor (composed of up to 85% ethanol) that was created using a number of herbs, the most abundant of which was...
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82Dispelling Common Myths about Asexuality
During my life I have run into a lot of people who are completely perplexed by me and it seems a lot of them think along the same mistaken lines when it comes to the topic of asexuality. I have decided to write an article, a bit of a wake up call to...
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78Popes Gone Wild: What the Catholic Church Would Rather You Forget
Pope Alexander VI The man pictured above is the poster boy for Catholic debauchery. His name was Pope Alexander VI. He wasn't the first, nor the last, of a string of simply sinful popes. In fact if he had a trading card the back might read something...
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87The Strangest Cambrian Creatures Ever Discovered
The Cambrian Period (542-488 million years ago) is known as being the first burst in the diversity of animal life. It wasn't that animals didn't exist before this time, as they did, that made this period special. In fact the oldest worm known has...
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85The Fascinating Truth about the World's Oldest Pests: Cockroaches
Most people will look with disgust upon a cockroach but as for myself, I have to stare at them with wonder. They are one of nature's most perfect creations. How do I know? Because the oldest cockroach fossil ever found was 350 million years old. To...
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