- Molybdomancy – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The resulting shape is either directly interpreted as an omen for the future, or is rotated in a candlelight to create shadows, whose shapes are then interpreted. Molten lead is also poured into water in a ritual in Turkey used when people have been affected by the evil eye
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Research Fodder December 24, 2015
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Research Fodder December 21, 2015
- How Esurance Lost Its Mascot to the Internet
When the commons (for better or worse) decide to claim a manufactured idol
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Research Fodder December 17, 2015
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Research Fodder November 30, 2015
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Research Fodder November 28, 2015
- Red mercury – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“However, samples of “red mercury” obtained from arrested would-be terrorists invariably consisted of nothing more than various red dyes or powders of little value, which some suspect was being sold as part of a campaign intended to flush out potential nuclear smugglers. The hoax was first reported in 1979 and was commonly discussed in the media in the 1990s. Prices as high as $1,800,000 per kilogram were reported.”
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Research Fodder November 10, 2015
- Bikes – Josh Hadar
Designer bikes, including solar powered & forward-thinking designs
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Research Fodder November 9, 2015
- FBI admits flaws in hair analysis over decades – The Washington Post
“[A]n elite FBI forensic unit gave flawed testimony in almost all trials in which they offered evidence against criminal defendants over more than a two-decade period before 2000.”
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Research Fodder November 3, 2015
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Research Fodder October 22, 2015
- The Lowline | The World's First Underground Park
Welcome to the new exterior interior
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