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‘Sesame Street’ Songs Used to Torture Inmates

Jun 5, 2012
To make inmates in Guantanamo Bay divulge information, guards play "Sesame Street" songs; studies are attempting to show that people can suffer from a clinical addiction to Facebook; meanwhile, the Catholic Church is looking into the Girl Scouts for their ties to organizations that promote safe sex. These discoveries and more after the jump.

Condoms, Not Laws, Help Cut Abortions

Oct 14, 2009
This isn't going to sound all that shocking, but remember that this country is still wrapping its head around evolution: Criminalizing abortion does not reduce the number of abortions; it reduces the number of safe abortions. Contraception, however, does reduce abortions, according to an epic study of 197 countries.