The   cannibalism   ea%ng   human   flesh   is  considered   aberrant   worldwide.   Society  sanc%ons   the   consump%on   of   human  flesh   when   there   is   the   simultaneous  presence   of   other   alimentary   food  sources  and   this   is   regarded  as   contrary  to  Chris%an  morality.   In  many  cases   this  is  prac%ced  as  part  of  an  offering  in  some  sects,  or   in  extreme  cases   like  situa%ons  of   accidents   where   there   is   no   their  choice   to   survive   than   ea%ng   human  flesh.  

  What   do   you   think   about  taboos?   currently   a   lot   of   people   don't  know  what  a   taboo   is.  Here  we're  going  to   talk   about   the   correct   meaning   and  what   the  main  taboos  around  the  world  are.    

Taboo   is   a   kind   of   prohibi%on   or  something   "supposedly   banned“.   The  concept  include  behaviors  or  ac%ons  that  are   banned   or   censored   by   a   group   of  people   because   of   cultural   issues,   social  or   religious.   It   refers   to   the   major  prohibi%ons,   forbidden   acts,   words,  ac%vi%es,   habits,   ideas,   beliefs,   objects,  things,   flora,   fauna,   processes,   events,  art,  etc.  The  biggest  taboos  are  related  to  sex   and   sexuality   with   religions   and  beliefs  with  death  and  human  sacrifices.  

These   are   some   the   most   important  taboos  around  the  world.  

Incest   is   the   prac%ce   of   sex  between   related   individuals,  e i t h e r   t h r o u gh   a l l i a n c e  (rela%onship   by   marriage)   or  consanguinity  (biological  kinship  or   consanguinity).   The  majority  of   the   laws   of   the   world  consider   (for   some   gene%c   –  scien%fically   related   reason   or  simply   taboo)   incest   a   crime,  even   if   prac%ced   between  c o n s e n % n g   a d u l t s .   T h e  sanc%ons   in   this   case   range  from   severe   punishment   to  social   rejec%on   without   any  mayor   consequence   for   the  individual.  

This  prac%ce  is  more  common  in  African   countries   but   has   been  extended   to   other   con%nents  like   Asia   and   America,   in  Colombia   is   prac%ced   by   the  Embera  culture.  

Abla/on   is   the   removal   of   an  organ,   in   this   case   the   clitoris.  This   may   be   done   in   a   par%al  way   or   in   a   complete   way.   In  many   cases   this   prac%ce   is  p e r f o r m e d   t o   p r e v e n t  promiscuity   in   women,   also  done  by  religious  beliefs  and  as  an   ini%a%on   ritual   to   become  a  pure  woman.  

Taboo   in   sex.   One   of   these  prac%ces   is   to   smear   a   person  allergic   to   peanut   buPer   and  see   how   his   body   is   upset,   we  also  find  people  using  images  or  symbols   to   their   strangest  religious   passions,   and   just  beyond   we   see   people   who  have   sex   dur ing   natura l  disasters   or   car   accidents.   It   is  also   easy   to   obtain   sexual  sa%sfac%on   with   inanimate  objects   (dummies),   walking  insects   on   top   off   genitals   or  with   dead   animals.   Un/l   the  next  issue.  

Natural  Events  First,   there   are   natural   events   that  may  destroy   our   planet.   Nature   will   be  subjected   to   “frightening”   geological  changes.   Because   of   an   erup%on   of   a  supervolcano   (volcano   capable   of  producing  a  erup%on  greater   than  1,000  km3)     like   Yellowstone   Caldera,   which  has  undergone  more  than  142  erup%ons  or   caldera   forma%on   in   the   last   17  million   years.   The   Toba   erup%on   is  another   case   which   occurred   at   Lake  Toba   (Sumatra,   Indonesia)   about  71,500  years   ago.   According   to   the   theory,   the  Toba  catastrophe  may  have  reduced  the  human   popula%on   to   a   few   tens   of  thousands.  Also  the  planet  may  be  hit  by  a   meteorite,   asteroid   or   comet.   About  this   event,   a  popular   theory  argues   that  the   mass   ex%nc%on   of   the   Cretaceous-­‐Ter%ary  was  by  a  similar  event.  

Natural  disasters  and  man-­‐made  events  threaten  our  planet.  The  End  of  the  World  is  a  hypothe%cal  situa%on  in  which  an  event  could  cause  the  destruc%on  of  the  human  race.   The   possible   outcomes   of   this   event   can   vary   between   a  major   disrup%on   of  human  civiliza%on,  the  ex%nc%on  of  human  beings,  the  destruc%on  of  the  planet  Earth  or  the  annihila%on  of  the  en%re  universe.  

This  ar%cle  describes,  first,  natural  events  that  threaten  the  planet  which  may  cause  the  end  of  the  world.  Next,  it  men%ons  some  manmade  events  that  could  lead  to  the  world’s  destruc%on.  Finally,   it  states  some  precau%ons  that  have  already  been  taken  in  order  to  avoid  the  fear  End  of  the  World.  

In   addi%on,   there   may   be   a   global  pandemic   such   as   the   “black   plague”   or  “black   death”,   that   hit   Europe   in   the  fourteenth  century.  It’s  es%mated  that  it  was   the   cause   of   death   of   25   million  people,   it  means  about  one   third  of   the  con%nent's  popula%on.      

Finally,   experts   say   humans   can   be  exposed   to   gamma   ray   or   cosmic  radia%on.   A   sudden   redirec%on   of   the  rota%on   axis   of   the   earth,   a   drama%c  increase   in   the   intensity   of   the   sun,   an  excep%onal   disaster   caused   by   an  hipercyclone,   a   solar   storm   or   a   black  hole   in  the  solar  system  can  be  example  of  others  disasters.    

Although   the   end   of   the   world   is   a  hypothesis,   the   risk   is   real.   For   this  reason,   humans   have   taken   some  precau%ons.   The   most   surprising   is   a  dome  400  feet  deep  inside  a  mountain  in  the   Arc%c,   called   The   Svalbard   Global  Seed   Vault.   In   this   place   there   are   100  million   seeds   from   more   than   100  countries   in   a   box  which   remain   at   less  than  eighteen  degrees  cen%grade   (18°C)  to   preserve   all   cultures   of   the   world.  Other  precau%on  which  has  already  been  taken  is  to  collect  hundreds  of  thousands  of   dollars   for   several   projects   aimed   at  preven%ng   disasters   by   means   of   the  Lifeboat  Founda%on.  

Man-­‐made  Events  Also   the  man-­‐made   disasters   can   be   an  important  cause  of  the  destruc%on  of  the  world.   Among   these   it   is   first   the  shortage   of   nonrenewable   natural  resources   such   as   water,   oil,   gas,  minerals   and   metals.   Experts   say   if   we  don’t  discover  new  deposits   in   less   than  twenty  years    the  most   important  world  reserves  may  exhaust.    Moreover,   it  has  been   postulated   that   in   a   nuclear   war,  there  may  be  some  radia%on  and  climate  change   that     would   leave   the   earth’s  atmosphere   greatly   affected.   Humans  and   living   things   could   die   and   the  survivors  would  suffer  muta%ons  and  the  effects  of  a  nuclear  winter.  

Humanity   has   already   seen   occurren-­‐ce  like   Hiroshima   and   Nagasaki,   or   nuclear  accident   like   Chernobyl,   in   Ukraine   and  Fukushima,   with   tragic   consequences.  There   are   also   other   arguments   that  global  warming  by  manmade  ac%vity  can  lead   to   the   end   of   the   world.   In   this  topic,  there  are  many  arguments  that  say  that   industrializa%on   has   altered   the  temperature   of   the   atmosphere   and  oceans   through   the   pollu%on   and  destruc%on  of  the  ozone  layer.    

Finally,   there   is   a   theory   that   forsees   a  rise   of   the   machines   and   the   loss   of  control   of   nanotechnology   (enginee-­‐ring  at  the  molecular  and  atomic  scales)  but,  they  are  theories  that  are  part  of  science  fic%on.  

The  nest  is  boiled  and  it  creates  an  unique  flavor  and  jelly  consistency.  Just  one  bowl  of   this   soup   costs   between   US   $30   and  $100.    To  top  it  off,  the  strangest  foods  are  Fugu  and  Sannakji  because   it  may  cost  you  an  arm   and   a   leg.   The   first   one,  Fugu   is   the  Japanese  word   for   the  poisonous  smoker  fish   which   contains   a   deadly   toxin.   Only  specially-­‐trained   chefs   are   allowed   to  prepare   it.   Those   chefs   undergo   two   to  three  years  of  training  to  prepare  the  fish.  Perhaps   the   fuss   of   Fugu   is   more   in  surviving   the   experience   than   the   actual  taste   of   the   deadly   fish   that   kills   about  300   people   in   Japan   per   year.   And   the  second   one   is   Sannakji,   this   Korean  delicacy   consists   in   not   only   ea%ng   raw  seafood   but   also   the   seafood   isn't   quite  dead.  Live  baby  octopus  are  sliced  up  and  seasoned   with   sesame   oil.   The   tentacles  are   s%ll   moving   when   this   dish   is   served  and,   if   it   isn´t   chewed   carefully,   the   %ny  suc%on   cups   can   s%ck   to   the  mouth   and  throat.   Isn’t   it   quite   as   expensive   as  paying  with  your  own  life?      

Once   upon   a   %me,   food   and   beverages  used  to  be  offered  to  high  spirits  and  gods  by  many  cultures  around  the  word.  Those  sorts   of   offers   were   homemade.  Nowadays,   from   kitchens   to   labs,   some  gourmet   chefs   take   advantage   of   that  knowledge  to  explore  and  create  different  kinds   of   dishes   and   cocktails.   Some   of  them   have   gone   to   extremes,   crea%ng  strange   dishes   and   beverages   in  wonderful   recipes   and   expensive  menus.  Luxury   in   menus   has   changed   from  lobster   and   caviar   to   experiments   with  t h e   c r a z i e s t   i n g r e d i e n t s   a n d  combina%ons.   Those   plates   look   like  special  dishes  but  the  price  is  quite  high.  Below,   there   are   show   some   exquisites  dishes   for   someone   and   strange   for  others.   For   example,   De   Jaeger   (Snail  Caviar)   was   invented   by   a   pair   of   snail  French  farmers  that  combined  caviar  and  escargot   (garden   snail).   The   price   of   the  Snail   caviar   is   about   $82   per   ounce.   And  what  about  a  Bird's  nest  soup  made  from  the  nest  of  a  cliff  swallow  in  China.    

Fugu     Sannakji  

De  Jaeger  (Snail  Caviar)   Bird's  nest  soup    

Are   you   willing   to   try   any   of   those  foods  or  drinks  exposed  above?  

Remember  that  all  over  the  world  there  is  a  big  quan%ty  of  different    types    of  drinks  and  dishes,  where  the  ingredients  have  no  limit.  We   can   find     many   dishes   that   have  strange   ingredients,   some%mes     some    are  disgus%ng   ,  and  we  cant    understand  why  they  eat  it  or  drink  it,  but  we  can    see  that  is  important    because  has  a  meaning    for   them.   That   give   them   a   sense   of  belonging    inside  a  society,  and  in  this  way  people  discover    popular  plates.  

As   there   is   in   food,   in  mixtology   there   is  also   a   variety   of   strange   mix   and  combina%ons   and   ingredients   that   the  people   had   been   crea%ng   around   the  world,    mostly   in   the   cosmopolitan   such  as  Canada  ,  USA  and  Spain.  We   can   find   drinks   that   have   unusual  ingredients  for  a  cocktail,  such  as  worms,  rice,  red  pepper  and  something    like  that.  That   are   usually   combined   with   alcohol,  where   crea%ng   is   a   game   of   mixing  chemical   substances  as   the  alginato,   that  can  be  used   to   create   champagne  with  a  liPle   bit   of   white   wine   and   alignato.  Where   the  main   idea   is     joined  with   the  chemistry,   to   generate   a   wonderful  cocktail.  

Everyone   i s   tak ing   about  prophecies,   especially   this   year  since  December  is  upon  us.    This   is   the   month   where   the  Mayan   calendar   finishes   and   the  Nostradamus   predic%ons   are  supposed  to  happen.  

Other  theory  is  about  the  end  of  the  world  was  created   by   Nostradamus.   In   one   of   his  predic%ons,   he   said   that   there’s   going   to   be   a  world  War  3  and  natural  phenomenons   ,  that’s  going  to  destroy  the  world.  

The   Mayan   c rea ted   Seven  prophecies   that   talk   about   the  Changes  around  the  world  that  can  cause  the  end  of  the  earth.  

 The   Seven   prophecies   talk   about   natural  phenomenons,   hevenly   bodies   and   changes    inside  humans.  In  addi%on,  the  Mayan  said  that  at  the  end  of  everything   ,  humans  are  going  to  be  free  in  a  spiritual  way.    

The  most  amazing  thing  is  that  Science  coincide  w i th   the   na tu ra l   phenomenons   tha t  Nostradamus   and   Mayan   predicted.   Also   the  Chris%ans   and   Islamic   communi%es   are   silent  geong   ready.   They   believe   in   the   end   of   the  world  too.    Finally,  These  theories  have  been  studied  by  Science.  They  have    proved  that  something  is  going  to  happen  but  Those  events  will  not  finish  with  the  world,  even  though    those  are  going  to  destroy  a  big  part  of  it.  

   

Warning:  What  you  are  about  to  read  is  REAL!    The  beauty  of  differences  between  world  cultures  and  people  is  that  what  is  normal  for  

some  will   seem   strange   and   different   to   others.   Here  we   are   going   to   show   you   the  strangest   cases   of   customs,   tradi%ons   and,   obsessions   that   may   appear   bizarre  especially  to  outsiders.  Do  you  know  anything  about  The  Human  Calculator,  The  Human  Generator,  The  woman  who  eats  her  hair   follicles  or  The  Culture   that   cuts  one  finger  when  one  member  of  the  family  dies?  Be  ready  to  be  IMPRESSED!    

         

Slavisa  Pajkic  can  pass  enough  

electrical  current  through  his  body  

to  cook  a  sausage.    

Haley  pulls  her  hair  out  compulsively,  something  known  as  tricho%llomania  and,  apparently,  is  a  rela%vely  common  addic%on  (U.S.  only  seven  million  people  suffer  from  this  disorder).  In  addi%on,  Haley  eats  her  hair  follicles,  something  less  common,  and  usually  spends  two  or  three  hours  in  the  bathroom  dedicated  to  this  task.  

 Superhuman  ScoP  Flansburg  computes  

complex  mathema%cal  

func%ons  without  the  use  of  a  

The  Kine=c  Man  Guy  Bavli  believes  he  can  move  objects  with  the  power  of  his  mind.  

Finger  cuBng  while  most  cultures  mourn  

the  loss  of  family  members,  women  of  

the  Dani  tribe  in  Indonesia  must  suffer  

The  Human  Generator    

great   physical   pain   in   addi%on   to  emo%onal  pain.  When  a  family  member  dies,   female   rela%ves   must   cut   off   a  segment   of   one   of   their   fingers.   This  prac%ce   is   performed   to   sa%sfy  ancestral   ghosts.   Luckily   for   the   Dani  women,   this   custom   is   rarely   prac%ced  anymore.  

The  Human  Calculator  

calculator.  

The  world  as  we  know  it  nowadays  is  not  only  interes%ng  but  also  amazing  because  the  human  being  has   achieved   to   re-­‐discover   it   and   to  decode   it.   But,   has   the  man  been  able   to   answer   all   mysteries   based   only   on   science?   In   our   world   there   are   some  phenomenon   that   can’t   be   explained   by   the   human   brain   and   remain   unsolved  mysteries.   Some  of   them  come   from  many   centuries   ago  and  even  now   they  haven’t  been   solved.   However,   the   next   top   5   mysteries   are   the   most   thrilling   and   weird  amongst  all:  

Was   Hitler   able   to   survive   World   War  Two?   About   the   World   War   Two  everybody  knows  how  it  finished,  but  only  a   few   people   know  what   happened  with  Adolf   Hitler.   The   official   History   has   told  Hitler   commiPed   suicide   in   his   bunker  accompanied   by   Eva   Brown   (Hitler’s  girlfriend),   but   this   fact   currently   is   not  confirmed  because   there  aren’t  pieces  of  evidence   about   that,   so   recognized  researches   have   suggested   different  theories;   the   most   important   is   the   fact  that   before   Russian  Army   discovered   the  bunker   where   Hitler   was   hidden,   he,   in  company  of  his   collaborators,  escaped   to  Argen%na   in  three  submarines.  According  with  that,  he   lived  the  rest  of  his   life   in  a  small   village   in   that   country,   maybe  planning  the  revenge.  

Do   the   Aliens   really   exist?:   The   usual  belief   in  Alien  and  being   that   come   from  another   planet   is   one   of   the   most  interes%ng   facts   of   them   all,   and   lately  human  being  aPributes  several  mysteries  to   the   existence   of   these,   also   known   as  Aliens.   One   of   the   most   known   and  mysterious  events  is  the  existence  of  Crop  Circles,   basic   circular   geometric   shape  paPe rn s   c r ea ted   i n   mys te r i ou s  circumstances   overnight.   Are   these  mysterious   circles   a   signal   of   the   real  existence  of  beings   from  another  planet?  The   first   Crop   Circle   was   recordered   in  1966  in  Australia  aver  a  farmer  argued  to  see   a   spaceship   on   the   sky   before   it  disappeared.   Paranormal   fans   claim   that  in   places   where   these   circles   take   place  there’s   a   concentra%on   of   a   mysterious  energy.    

These  mysteries   have   been   polemic   because  men  with   his   knowledge   haven’t  been  able  to  solve  them.  In  all  cases  the  clues  are  incomplete,  for  this  reason  is  necessary   to   think   in  other  explana/ons,  ever   trying   to  get   the   truth.  How  did  these  situa/ons  happen?  Who  were  others  involved?  What  was  the  reason  to  do  these  situa/ons?  Up  to  now  it’s  a  mystery!!  

The  Lost  City  of  Atlan/s:  The   lost  City  of  Atlan%s  was  introduced  2400  years  ago  by  the   recognized  philosopher  Plato,   even   if  many  cri%cs  aPributed  to  his  imagina%on.  This  ancient   land  was  a  near  to  Gibraltar,  in   the   Mediterranean   Sea   and   it   was  inhabited   by   an   advanced   society.   But,  was   it   really   an   inven%on   from   his  imagina%on  or  did  the   Island  really  exist?  Legend  says  that  this  city  was  sunk  by  an  earthquake,   remaining   underwater   as   a  secret  and  magical  kingdom  protected  by  mermaids.  

Jack   the   Ripper:   This   is   one   of   the  most  popular   serial   murderers   around   the  world.   The   iden%ty   of   whom   commiPed  these   crimes   s%ll   is   a   mystery,   but   his  story   is   a   legend.   Between   April   of   1888  and  February  of  1891   in  the  Whitechapel  street   (London)   five   pros%tutes   were  murdered.   These   crimes   had   similar  characteris%cs:   deep   cuts   in   the   throat,  mu%la%on  of  abdominal  and  genital  areas  and   extrac%on   of   organs;   in   addi%on   the  killer  liked  to  do  it  in  early  morning  and  on  solitary  narrow  streets.  The  most  strange  is   the   fact   that   police   was   never   able   to  find   this   killer   because   nobody   had   trails  of  his  whereabouts.  

Was   Napoleon   an   Alien?   History   has  portrayed   Napoleon   as   a   talented,   wise  French   man   and   a   big   military   strategist  who   achieved   to   have   the   control   over  almost   all   Europe  with   advanced  military  campaigns  for  his  %me.  But  was  Napoleon  able   to   do   that   using   only   his   brain?  Recently,   a   bunch   of   researchers   guided  by   Dr.   Andre   Dubois   decided   to   study  Napoleon’s   skeleton   to   discover   why   he  was   so   short;   however,   they   to   the   old  chronicles,   aver   a   Napoleon’s   strange  disappearance   he   had   an   impressive  promo%on  in  his  military  life  at  the  age  of  twenty  years.