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Can?t Sleep? You?re Not Alone

April 19, 2002
Nearly half the population of Singapore suffers from insomnia. A survey released by the European pharmaceutical company Sanofil-Synthelabo shows that among 430 Singaporeans polled, 46 percent were categorized as suffering from insomnia. Only 27 percent of them were aware of... continued

Chimp Boy Discovered

April 18, 2002
A disabled Nigerian boy who was adopted and raised by chimpanzees for 18 months is now in a children?s home. He has been named Bello by the nursing staff. He was brought to them six years ago by hunters after... continued

Sniffing Out Volcanoes

April 18, 2002
It may be possible to sniff out a soon-to-erupt volcano, according to Chinese scientists Chih-Chieh Su and Chih-An Huh. They have evidence that the air downwind of a volcano that?s ready to blow is laced with a distinctive radioactive gas.... continued

TV Ready for Iraq War

April 18, 2002
According to the Israeli newspaper Yedi'ot Aharonot, a CNN film crew has been studying rooftops along Tel Aviv?s seafront in recent weeks so they?ll be able to film the action in case Iraq launches missiles at Israel. Do they know... continued

We?re Having a Heatwave

April 18, 2002
For much of the East and Midwest, summer-like temps have people sweating. After an odd winter that saw tulips sprouting in January in Iowa and a March snowstorm that caused more than 20 deaths from Texas to the Great Lakes,... continued

Thank You For Thirteen Million Hits a Month!

April 17, 2002
Over the past thirty days, Unknowncountry.com reached another all-time record in hits: 13,004,308. Yes, you read that right--thirteen million! That averages out to 419,493 hits a day. You also spent an average of nine minutes on the site each time... continued

Thinking Cap May Mimic Alien Implant

April 17, 2002
The so-called ?alien implants? that have been found in the bodies of some of the people who report UFO abductions, when removed by physicians like Dr. Roger Leir, are often found to have a small magnetic field. This may be... continued

Trees Won?t Save Us From Greenhouse Gas

April 17, 2002
U.S. and Brazilian researchers say waterways in the Amazon are releasing far more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than previously thought. That finding suggests tropical rainforests are not carbon ?sinks? that protect the Earth from excess CO2. Using satellite radar... continued

New Snack Food Disease

April 17, 2002
A new and deadly condition affecting 5 million people in England has been called Syndrome X, the Snack Food Disease. It can cause tiredness, problems with concentration, make you age faster than normal, and can increase the risk of severe... continued

Wolf Boy Moves Back Home

April 16, 2002
Two months after being found close to death, a Wolf Boy who lived in the forests of Transylvania for years with wild dogs after running away from home is returning to his family. The boy?s mother, Lina Caldarar, has been... continued