Many primitive peoples believed that by eating an animal they could get some of the good qualities of that animal for themselves. They thought, for example, that eating deer would make them run as fast as the deer. Some savage tribes believed that ea

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Broadcast: Jan 18 2003 While you may not recognize his name, Jim Lauderdale is one of the best-selling songwriters in Nashville. Those hits he's written for artists George Strait, Patty Loveless and T

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A young man goes into a drug store to buy condoms. The pharmacist says the condoms come in packs of 3, 9 or 12 and asks the young man wants. Well, he said, I've been seeing this girl for a while and she's really hot. I want condoms because I think to

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By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 13 June 2007 Several recent studies show that the government assisted medical care that African Americans receive is not as good as the same type of care that white Americans receive. While researchers try to account

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Its hard to find something not impacted by our current financial crisis. Here are 12 examples of what the recession means for specific things, from Spam to sex addiction. 1. Spam It looks like meat, it tastes like meat, but its a far cheaper substitu

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Living the Prolific Life: A How-to Guide Prolific (pr?-li-fik) : Marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity. Merriam Webster Online The prolific life has been characterized by abundant inventiveness and limitless creativity. Prolificacy has als

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