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POPSthe top 10 least religious countries The survey concluded that "high levels of organic atheism are strongly correlated with high levels of societal health, such as low homicide rates, low poverty rates, low infant mortality rates, and low illiteracy rates, as well as high levels of educational attainment, per capita income, and gender equality. In some societies, particularly Europe, atheism is growing. However, throughout much of the world -- particularly nations with high birth rates -- atheism is barely discernable."
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POPSCoffees of the World Robusta beans are more receptive concerning temperature and altitude and does not fall when ripe, meaning that it can be harvested at a simpler pace. Arabica bean which is expensive to produce and more difficult to cultivate. This bean needs very specific conditions of temperature, altitude, and soil. As soon as they are ripened, the berries fall to the ground and must be harvested immediately. more clips on coffee: cniq_cniq's clip - My Coffee Tastes Like Sh!#: http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/7844C091-D0C6-4F4A-BC1D-FB5431F0B517/ AtlLiberal's clip - Coffee Lovers Special: http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/DF5C8D23-7AE5-4B99-8FE8-EB87548E3EEB/ mykrak's clip - The Kopi Luwak Story (this one is funny): http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/123CB20A-C53E-47FF-9CEE-D953C1948365/ queerty's clip - Daily caffeine protects brain: http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/5A774160-AF31-4BA9-807C-757EE0207BAD/
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POPSAncient Chinese Bells The importance of that discovery grows when we realize that it took the West a thousand years to develop the cathedral bell, and we didn't have it until the middle ages. Bells are very hard to make, yet China had these remarkably sophisticated Zhong bells during the Golden Age of Athens. The bells produce a rich tone, they take far less bronze to get it than a cathedral bell, and then they deliver two sounds for the cost of one. It's easy to look right at something that's very sophisticated without seeing the sophistication. It took us eighty years to catch on to these remarkable, but unassuming, bells. The best inventions are like that. In the best inventions, elegance masquerades as simplicity.
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