With $50 and a plane ticket to Haiti, one can buy a slave. There are more slaves on the planet today than at any time in human history. Adjusting for inflation, in 1850 a slave would cost roughly $30k to $40k. Today you can go to Haiti and buy a 9-year-old girl to use as a sexual and domestic slave for $50. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

A crew battled pirates in a deadly fight Tuesday to regain control of a North Korean cargo ship off Somalia, the U.S. Navy said. The Navy is still chasing a second ship held by pirates in the area.

And just after this
picked by Proverb 1 year ago

Somali pirates got more than they bargained for when they boarded an Iranian merchant ship laden with a mysterious cargo, suffering skin burns, losing hair and dying within days within boarding.

I guess even pirates aren't immune to the Karma Gods. picked by tigertony 2 weeks ago

Britain's slave trading past is getting a human face as an ancestry-tracing website starts putting the personal histories of the victims online for the first time. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Turns up what may be the earliest case of cancer ever found there.

/Side note: I visited the museum where that Viking burial ship is exhibited. Awesome. picked by suebe 7 months ago

Pirates hijacked a cargo ship delivering U.N. food aid to northeastern Somalia on Sunday, officials said. picked by suebe 2 years ago

It took him 11 long years to build the ship, a process that was completed on June 23, 2005. On that day his ship started sailing from port Sarreguemines. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

Relatives of the skipper of a catamaran that was found drifting empty off the Great Barrier Reef said today that they had been in "spiritual" touch with him and believe that he is fighting for his life "somewhere dark".
Update to an earlier post picked by suebe 2 years ago

A YACHT has been found drifting off the north Queensland coast with computers running and even food on a table ready to eat - but no crew. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Preliminary genetic research suggests that African slaves are responsible for nearly every facet of one of the first rice varieties grown in the U.S., as well as one of the most lucrative crops in early American history. picked by mitzuzake 12 months ago

Last week's hijacking of the Ukrainian ship MV Faina – carrying 33 Soviet-made T-72 tanks, rifles, and heavy weapons – was the highest profile act of piracy in the dangerous waters off Somalia this year. The ship is surrounded by several US warships
and American helicopters are buzzing overhead. picked by tragluk 2 months ago

Human hair...Floridian hair. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago