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Business > Sales Great things to sell on Ebay: 5 of 26

As a scavenger who sells all manner of merchandise on the internet, I know where to get great things to sell online. As far as Ebay goes, I've always had the best luck with used items, antiques and collectibles. I like this category as it's hard to put a value on an item that's one-of-a-kind. Unique items, or hard to find it...
Arts & Humanities > Origins & Firsts in History The history of the Stone of Scone: 1 of 3

Scotland's Board of Tourism website proclaims the stone to be the nation's greatest symbol and as such, has been a very potent icon for more than a thousand years.' True - it's been used by Dalriadic, Scottish, English and British monarchs as an important part of the enthronement ceremony since 847AD. But nobody really knows...
Home & Garden > Cleaning Clothing How to clean vomit stains from clothes: 1 of 3

Grandpa knows how to clean up just about everything, and when it comes to vomit he always advocates immediate action. Because we are a carnivorous species, human vomit contains powerful stomach acids that damage all fabric.' First the old timer removes any large chunks etc. (yes I know that sounds gross, but whenever you are...
Sciences > Sciences (Other) Is science overlooking paranormal phenomena?: 5 of 14

Remote viewing is a perceptual discipline' for gaining information not available to the ordinary physical senses. It's different than Astral Projection in that remote viewers do not experience the physical sensation of leaving their bodies, but rather import visual information directly into their consciousness. Used extensiv...
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization How to make yourself more likeable: 4 of 10

Grandpa's award winning personality opens doors, but it's his great character that holds them open long enough to extract opportunity. When us grandchildren were mad or bored the old man would counsel us to go off by ourselves and work on our personalities' as though it was a painting or a novel that needed writing in many w...
Computers & Technology > Spam & Email Scams The basics of the Ponzi scheme: 3 of 7

An old sales adage reads if people can be made to believe, they can be sold anything.' A Ponzi (or Pozzi) scheme is a simple investment scam that hides behind the disguise of a new or poorly understood investment instrument. In a typical Ponzi scheme, early investors are paid funds in the form of interest payments from later...
Food & Drink > Wine The health benefits of red wine: 6 of 13

Drinking a glass of red wine twice a week is like having your cake and eating it too. Not only does red wine complement so many tasty meals, it also contains some really healthy antioxidants. Polyphenols are antioxidant compounds found in the skin and seeds of grapes. When wine is made from these grapes, the alcohol produced...
Sciences > Disease & Illness Exploring the main causes of cancer: 5 of 10

Understanding the concept of threshold and oxidative stress is critical to understanding how cancer manifests itself in the human body. We all carry certain inherent weaknesses genetic faults found in our DNA chain will be our downfall if we allow them to activate and get the upper hand. Just because we all have some genetic...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study How our concept of angels has evolved from the Bible: 2 of 4

UFO conspiracy theorists often make the argument that Bronze Age biblical authors had no understanding of modern technology and, in ignorance, could only describe miracles and apparitions as the work of gods and angels. The doctrine of "panspermia", the idea that life was created or manipulated by aliens is substantiated by ...
Hobbies & Games > Card Games How to cheat at poker: 1 of 2

Some things can be fixed that aren't broken - a poker game, for instance. Grandpa taught me the following ways in which he cheats at cards. THE COLD DECK Four friends meet for a poker game at a buddy's house. The host knows in advance how many people will be attending and prepares' a special deck of cards for the occasion. A...