The Kentucky Senate overwhelmingly passed a measure Thursday that would give parents a pathway to challenge school instructional materials they consider unfit for children. The bill — Senate Bill 5 — aims to ensure the right for parental responses to books and other school materials containing explicit sexual content. It’s […]
Continue ReadingTexas Bill Banning Chinese Citizens From Buying Land
Texas Bill Banning Chinese Citizens From Buying Land Is Gaining Steam In December, a bill targeting immigrants from certain countries was introduced in the Texas state Senate — and unfortunately it’s gaining steam. Senate Bill 147, written by Republican state Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, would ban people (or businesses) with Chinese, […]
Continue Reading2,400 Year-Old Flushable Toilet
2,400-year-old flushable toilet unearthed in ancient Chinese palace Chinese archaeologists were abso-loo-tely stunned when they unearthed a 2,400-year-old flush toilet while excavating an ancient city. Dating back to the Qin dynasty (221BC-206BC), it is the first and the oldest toilet with a flushing system to be discovered in Chinese history. […]
Continue ReadingPoppy Seeds Might Cause Failed Drug Tests
Pentagon warns poppy seeds might cause troops to fail drug tests The Defense Department is advising U.S. military personnel to be mindful of a substance that could derail their careers: poppy seeds. In a memo published Tuesday, Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr., the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, warned […]
Continue ReadingMystery Orb Washes up on Beach
Mystery orb washes up on Japanese beach and no one can work out what it is Police and residents in a Japanese coastal town have been left baffled by the appearance of a giant metallic ball which has washed up onshore. The mysterious object was discovered by a local woman […]
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