No one knows exactly how many people use the Internet because it is impossible to take a census of its users. But some people tried to count. According to the Internet World Stats that collects its data from Nielson/NetRatings and the International Telecommunications Union as of September 18, 2006 there are 1,086,250,903 people on the Internet world-wide and   229,138,706 people in the United States... 

To civilized people, the practice of cannibalism, or eating human flesh, is a horrible thought! Yet it was practiced by many primitive tribes and may still be practiced in some parts of the world today.The first thing we must understand is that cannibals did not eat human flesh because the liked it. They ate it because it was a part of a sacred rite, a kind of religious observance. Ancient tribes of... 

The long list of left handed artists who have produced some of the world’s most magnificent art is nothing short of phenomenal. For decades, we have been told that left handed people show an active dominance for the right side of the brain. This is said to be associated with genius, creativity, and visual skill. Scientific studies have yet to determine the reason that lefties are more artistic.... 

Once the tallest people in the world, Americans have been overtaken in height by most western and northern Europeans, researchers have revealed. The Dutch – now the planet’s tallest nation – tower over their US counterparts by around 4.7cm (1.8in) for men and 5.7cm (2.2in) for women, research published in the Annals of Human Biology journal shows. John Komlos, Professor of Economic... 

Getting gray, silver, or white hair is a natural part of growing older, and here’s why – as we get older, the pigment cells in our hair follicles gradually die. When there are fewer pigment cells in a hair follicle, that strand of hair will no longer contain as much melanin and will become a more transparent color – like gray, silver, or white – as it grows. As people continue...