Author: Matt Davis / Source: Big Think Iron Age Scandinavians only had access to poor quality iron, which put them at a tactical disadvantage against their neighbors. To strengthen their swords, smiths used the bones of their dead ancestors and animals, hoping to transfer the spirit into their

Author: Anna Kusmer / Source: Atlas Obscura For ancient Scandinavians, chewing gum was not about passing the time or freshening breath. It was an essential tool. Archaeologists believe that chewed-up pieces of birch bark, the ancient equivalent of gum, were used by people as an adhesive, to hold

New EU Rules For Cross-Border Cash, Gold Bullion Movements - War on cash continues and expands to affect non-criminals including gold owners- New definitions of "cash" to be drawn up by EU to include gold and precious metals- Claim cash and gold bullion "often used for criminal activities such as

It has been a tough week already for those that heat their homes in Britain (and those that trade Natural Gas). Following extreme weather warnings and the forties pipeline crack shutdown, an explosion at one of the Europe’s biggest gas hubs further tightened supplies sending gas futures prices up

Authored by Alberto Gallo via WEForum.org, The American Dream is broken. Paul Ryan, speaker of the House of Representatives, recently stated that "in our country, the condition of your birth does not determine the outcome of your life." Yet the idea that every American has an equal