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Henna, a flowering plant containing a red-orange pigment known as hennotannic acid has many therapeutic advantages. This pigment is released by crushing the henna leaves in an acidic medium. Henna has a broad-spectrum of antimicrobial...

534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published. 1801 - First edition of New York Evening Post 1835 - Charles Darwin's voyage published in Cambridge Philosophical Society 1841 - Life preservers made...

Zeus, the  God of sky and thunder in ancient Greek who ruled as king of the gods of Mount Olympus. His name is cognate with the first element of his Roman equivalent Jupiter. Zeus is...

Sleep used to be ignored. Sleep is more than banishing under-eye circles and replenishing yourself. Adequate sleep is a key part of a healthy lifestyle, and can benefit your heart, weight, mind, and more Some...

1380 - King Charles VI of France crowned at age 12    1894 - Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Golden Pince-Nez" 1904 - King C Gillette patents Gillette razor blade 1908 - Albert Einstein presents his...

There are many unsolved mysteries even though science has come a very long way. Although there are logical explanations for these mysterious things, but many times there are only speculations. 1.    The Taos Hum: Taos, a...

1.    This so uncannily resembles the graveyard from Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire- Are they Death Eaters? 2.    Put this in your home and you wouldnt be able to sleep . .  those...

1789 - Benjamin Franklin wrote "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." 1978 - NASA launches HEAO 1982 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC....

295 - Origin of Era of Ascension              1799 - Andrew Ellicott Douglass witnesses the Leonids meteor shower from a ship off the Florida 1912 - Robert Scott's diary & body found in Antarctica 1933...

1541 - Queen Catharine Howard confined in Tower of London 1911 - George Claude of Paris, France, applied for a patent on neon advertising signs. 1927 - Giant Panda discovered, China 1984 - A bronze statue titled...