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Essays about miscellaneous subjects

History : Religion : Zoology : Geography : Food : Music

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Miscellaneous Essays

Inventions

The history and geography of humanity's most important inventions and developments.

Biographies

A series of biographical summaries of people from around the wrold and throughout its history.

Religions of the World

An essay describing the major religions of the world: origins, founders, beliefs, rites, holy places, numbers of adherents, and much more.

Bible Contradictions

A selection of contradictions from the Christian Bible.

The Animal Kingdom

A table showing the classification of the animal kingdom, from phylum via class to order with approximate numbers of species.

Rain

The causes and properties of rain: convection, relief, frontal and monsoon.

Countries of the World

Countries and territories of the world - previous names, capitals, governments, languages.

Talaat Qureshi's cookery page features exotic and unusual recipes from around the world. The emphasis is on the less well known, regional and village recipes. Items include khadi, drahana, gajaralla, afelia, keema, and kofta. There is a strong Asian and Middle Eastern bias.

Food Origins

Ever wondered where some of the common plant foods originated from?

Music

A selection of 60 second extracts from music from around the world, present and past.

KryssTal Related Pages

The Acts of the Democracies

Since the end of World War II, how have the democratic countries of the world treated other countries and peoples? This is a listing by year (from 1945) and by region showing these countries or their agents violating their own principles. Includes a section on why so much is unreported in the Western media and why there is so much resentment for the USA around the world.

External Links

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The Skeptics Society
The Skeptics Society is a scientific and educational organisation of scholars, scientists, historians, magicians, professors and teachers, and anyone curious about controversial ideas, extraordinary claims, revolutionary ideas and the promotion of science.

British Humanist Association
The British Humanist Association is the UK's leading organisation for people concerned with ethics and society, free from religious and supernatural dogma. It represents, supports and serves humanists in the United Kingdom and is a registered charity with more than fifty affiliated local groups. Humanism is a positive and ethical way forward for individuals, families, communities and the world, without recourse to a God or other supernatural beliefs.

The Holey Bible
A critical look at claims made in the Bible.

A Child Like Faith
One woman's story.

Find A Grave
A fascinating site with locations of graves of famous (and infamous) people. Search by name, location, claim to fame, birthdates and death dates.

Find A Death
Details about how people died - with many photos and interesting details. Morbid but interesting!

The Talk Origins Archive
An excellent source of articles about the Evolution / Creation debate.

Richard Dawkins
This unofficial site contains quotes and writings from Richard Dawkins.