Many theories have been advanced in the past for the cause of Arafat's death, and his case notes – which are alleged to show that he had suffered cirrhosis – have never been released. A former speech writer for President George W Bush claimed he had contracted Aids from a homosexual relation...

Just found this one on Facebook. The people making the claim have 11k page likes.

When doing excessive masturbation(no ejaculation) something like 2-3 hours I have seen some persons experiencing excessive pain in the balls and the veins around it , when I searched the internet it says its called blue balls ,it can be cured by a cold shower or just have an ejaculation. Is this ...

I have read that one who knows latin have a good command over English .Is this correct or just a myth . How this relation is considered if it is correct ?

I know it is strange to ask I have sometimes certain feeling that when I look in to some places ,I have a notion that I have seen this scenario or the things I am seeing right now ,have been seen earlier in the same manner exactly the things placed in the correct order ,Is this an illusion or ou...

Many ask whether the Mac Retina display is worth it. At the Apple store, a 15-inch Macbook Pro with Retina costs $2,199 (base) vs. $1,799 for the non-Retina 15" Macbook Pro, and $1,199 for the non-Retina 13-inch Macbook Air. Retina screens make text look great, I'm comparing it with a 2007 Macb...

It has been claimed that due to their large size, and the velocity of their blades that wind turbines kill large numbers of birds that run into them at night, or in fog, and die. Do wind turbines kill many birds each year?

The "classic" explanation I was always taught at school for the appendix was that it probably once had a purpose and may have assisted with the digestion of cellulose, but is now just a redundant feature. However, some sources now seem to imply it does have a purpose, albeit a minor one. Is the...

Ive heard that polls with open results influence the answers that probands will give. Is it true? How does it influence the probands? How strong does it influence the probands? Do smart people resist this influence? (with open results i mean that everyone can see all answers given)

These are from Wikipedia. The preliminary opinion of Peter Wu, the neurosurgeon who saved Lee's life during his first seizure, was that the cause of death should have been attributed to either a reaction to cannabis or Equagesic. However, Wu later backed off from this position, stating that: "P...

What's really been going on inside the most secretive place on Earth? Area 51 I have seen a lot of movies and webpages referring it. What's exactly going on in place called area51. All i know about is from Wikipedia

Found this gem on G+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/114626044795714305855/posts/TunVGvRZL4k The rest seems all extremely circumstantial except the very last item. The 'radiation' they're talking about, I'm assuming, is electromagnetic radiation - which would be weaker by a low battery, not stro...

Didn't there use to be an interface to propose synonyms? I can't find it now. Anyway, cell-phone and mobile-phones should be merged. Wikipedia prefers Mobile phone. As an Australian, I'm biased to prefer "mobile phone". "Cell phone" seems to be US-centric.

Our beliefs are the result of the neurons created in our brain through our experiences [1]. But is it possible to shape our beliefs without new experiences, only through our train of thought? Let me clarify: I'm not talking about reading a book that will change my life, because reading that boo...

Can the popular belief about some food items acting as aphrodisiacs be verified? The wikipedia article states that However, from a historical and scientific standpoint, the alleged results may have been mainly due to mere belief by their users that they would be effective (i.e., the placebo e...