The Daily Populous

Wednesday November 28th, 2018 morning edition

image for Auschwitz museum: Important to remember Holocaust 'did not start from gas chambers'

“When we look at Auschwitz we see the end of the process,” the museum said in a tweet on Monday afternoon.

“It's important to remember that the Holocaust actually did not start from gas chambers,” the museum continued.

“This hatred gradually developed from words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence.”.

When we look at Auschwitz we see the end of the process.

It's important to remember that the Holocaust actually did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred gradually developed from words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanisation & escalating violence.

"I recommend she take a tour of the Holocaust Museum in DC," Graham tweeted Monday. »

TIL that the "drink 8 glasses of water a day" is based on a 1945 recommendation that had no medical basis. The current recommendation is "drink when you are thirsty, unless you are outside on a hot day or are elderly- then drink a bit more."

Authored by mcgill.ca

Unlike many other animals we cannot go long stretches without a supply of fresh drinking water.

Over the course of the day, we lose some water as water vapour from our breath and some water is lost through sweat.

These water losses are called insensible water losses because we are not aware of them, as compared to the water lost in urine. »

Does Teen Cannabis Use Lead to Behavior Problems – or Vice Versa?

Authored by annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org

In other parts of the world, cannabis use has become almost as regular as tobacco use among adolescents and young adults.

Instead, it’s the other way around: It is adolescents with conduct problems or whose friends use cannabis who are more likely to gravitate toward cannabis use.

However, the study suggests that adolescents using cannabis are no more likely to start affiliating with peers using cannabis. »

Sinclair Forces Local TV Stations to Air Segment Defending Tear-Gassing Migrants

Authored by thedailybeast.com
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The “must-run” segment, which airs in the middle of otherwise ostensibly objective local-news broadcasts, begins with Epshteyn declaring: “The migrant crisis on our southern border has greatly escalated.”.

As footage from the confrontation plays on the screen, he adds: “Dozens of migrants attacked U.S. border enforcement by throwing rocks and bottles.

It is not a partisan position to believe that our immigration system is broken and needs to be fixed. »