Proverbial

This is the coolest thing I’ve seen in YouTube for a long time. A herd of buffaloes, a lions’ pride and two crocodiles go at it in Africa. Well worth eight minutes of your time. (via Andrew Sullivan)

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For the ongoing “where would you rather be” discussion:
A city with a high Quality of Living index is a safe and stable one, but it may be lacking the dynamic je ne sais quoi that makes people want to live in world-renowned cities such as Paris, Tokyo, London or New York. Sometimes you need a [...]

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England, home of “the toughest gun control laws in the world”:
Gun crime has doubled since they were introduced. Young hoodlums are able to acquire handguns - either replica weapons that have been converted, or imports from eastern Europe - with ease. (…) The only people currently incommoded by the firearms laws are legitimate holders of [...]

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A woman in Argentina is making the rounds in slums and poor neighborhoods, buying guns for U$ 60 and some food. Her only complaint is that she doesn’t have as much money as she’d like, since she’s using her own to buy the weapons.
Albeit noble, I wonder about the legality of her buying illegal firearms [...]

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