Month: October 2015

The sperminator

a very strange, but interesting account.

Ed Houben is Europe’s most virile man. And after years of donating sperm the “normal” way (sterile room, cup, cash), he and some women looking to get pregnant for free began cutting out the middlemen and getting it done as nature prefers it (sex!). Today, Houben has over 100 children—and Ed the Babymaker is in greater demand than ever. We imagine you have some questions

Viruses may be alive

Less than 4900 viruses have been identified and sequenced so far, even though scientists estimate there are more than 1M viral species. viruses originated from multiple ancient cells and co-existed with the ancestors of modern cells. not long after modern cellular life emerged, most viruses gained the ability to encapsulate themselves in protein coats that protected their genetic payloads, enabling them to spend part of their lifecycle outside of host cells and spread

Hitler drug use

Stauffenberg’s assassination attempt in 1944 wounded Hitler more deeply than he let on, and he needed his dealer-doctor more than ever. He implored Dr. Morell for Eukodal. By winter of that year, Hitler had “long known no more sober days,” Ohler writes. Worse, “Morell’s supplies were dwindling,” and on April 17, 1945, a frenzied Hitler threatened to shoot Dr. Morell. The doctor fled, but was caught by the Americans and intensively interrogated. He died in Munich 2 years later, a victim of mental illness.

for more on political leaders on drugs, see JFK

Superstition in Africa

Children born with albinism in Tanzania live in constant danger of being attacked by people looking to profit from superstitious beliefs. ~0.005% of people are born with albinism, lacking pigment in their hair, skin, and eyes. In Tanzania, albino body parts are highly valued in witchcraft and can fetch a high price.

superstition and savagery are still far too common in africa.