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Our Shelves are Almost Bare
August 26, 2004We have only one copy left of many of the books on our newsale and more of them sell out every day.To find out which books are still available, keep reading so you can order them before they disappear fromour... continued
Nazi Symbols Still Used in Olympics
August 26, 2004Most of us watching the Olympics on TV every night don'trealize that the Olympic rings and the torch relay did notoriginate in ancient Greece, but became popular after theywere shown in a film created in Nazi Germany. German writer Tony... continued
We Get Pollwhacked!
August 26, 2004A small number of users repeat voted in our current pollabout John Kerry and the Swiftboat Ads. Oddly, a few of themrepeated on both sides of the question, but by far thelargest number of repeat votes were in favor of... continued
A Film Just for Subscribers
August 25, 2004A beautiful short Quicktime film, the Art of Dana Augustine,is available to Unknowncountry.com subscribers. Be sure toindulge yourself in a few minutes of pleasure watching thisbeautiful film that will bring back memories of many greatDreamland mastheads, as well as Dana's... continued
A Final Glass of Wine
August 25, 2004We may soon say good-bye to wines from Italy and France,since those regions are becoming too warm to grow grapes.But it won't be the end of wine?we'll be drinking GermanChianti and English Champagne instead. Climatologist Gregory Jones says, "We estimate... continued
Pollution Good?
August 25, 2004One scientist says that the real amount of global warming isbeing masked by air pollution, and if pollution is reduced,the Earth will heat up more quickly. Another scientistclaims acid rain is good, because it slows down globalwarming. Researcher Meinrat Andreae... continued
Psychic Healing Works
August 25, 2004Scientists have proved that psychic healing works by havinga healer from India direct healing energy towards seeds in apetri dish. The seeds that received the healer's attentiongrew faster than those in a control group. And when healersdirected energy towards cultured... continued
Money Really Doesn’t Buy Happiness
August 24, 2004It may not seem like it to us, but research shows that moneydoesn't buy happiness. Another ongoing controversy iswhether it?s hard on children when their mothers work.Scientists have found this is true?but only for wealthywomen! On a scale of 1... continued
911 Film Shows Startling Scenario
August 24, 2004"911 in Plane Site," a film by Dave VonKleist and WilliamLewis, is being screened at various theaters. It showsactual network footage taken during the September 11 crashesinto the Pentagon and World Trade Center, but it's sloweddown in order to reveal... continued
Wacky Weather Continues Worldwide
August 24, 2004Violent storms in the ocean off the U.K. and Ireland areripping off huge chunks of cliffs and hurling the rocks longdistances inland?distances scientists didn't think werepossible. And a tornado has been seen at 12,000 feet inSequoia National Park in the... continued