Humans have been hunting whales for thousands of years. Archaeological evidence from Ulsan in South Korea suggests that drogues, harpoons and lines attached to boats and flotsam, were being used to kill small whales as early as 6000BC. Petroglyphs and...
Topics: Science

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On Saturday, after watching the premier of No Country for Old Men at the Varsity Cinema in downtown Toronto, Fuel Ghoul began thinking about the rough country at the perimeter of society. His thoughts ran loose on the frontiers of...
Topics: Sports

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Newspaper reporters use the term ‘supermajor’ to properly categorize any of the six largest energy companies on planet Earth. Trading under various names all around the world, they are considered to be (in order of magnitude): ExxonMobil (XOM) BP...

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The Rise of Retail Helloween Do you check the candy your child collects on Halloween? Would you let older children age 12+ go door to door unsupervised? Do you trust your neighbours? Most people today don’t even know their neighbours,...

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Fuel Ghoul wonders, what’s up with Myanmar? Even the country's name is controversial. The ruling junta calls their nation ‘Myanmar’, which is a close approximation of its 13th century name, while all others, including the USA still officially...

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