Ever since the early 1900s, locust outbreaks throughout Australia have grown in intensity and frequency.

One day while showering, I made a lucky discovery. I found that when I shampooed my hair with regular shampoo, then conditioner, I could follow up using intensive care shampoo to treat dandruff better than any anti-dandruff shampoo could on its own.

Did you ever walk into a restaurant where you could see the employees make your food, and regretted what you saw? Or did you spend 20 minutes waiting only to receive a meal you didn't order. While fast-food restaurants usually run in a very orderly manner, every once in a while, the service may turn to shambles.

I woke this morning to hear my sisters happily screaming, "There's no school today." At first, I was glad I could get more sleep, but then I remembered that one of my close relatives (whom I won't specify) had a court appearance at 11 a.m., where my mom was going to provide moral support. So I tagged along. Had I known that I would be wasting my time, I would have stayed home.

Currently, about 20 million Muslims live in Europe. That number is expected to double to by 2025.

I believe that as long as more and more land is being taken from Palestinians for Israelis, there will never be peace.

The U.S. spends an average amount of $1 million per year for each soldier it deploys in Afghanistan.

Recently I read a CNN article titled "Army tapes reveal motive in Iraq prisoner killings."

Last week, millions of Americans kept track of the amazing saga of Balloon Boy, Falcon Heene, a 6-year-old who was thought to have been on a helium-based balloon when it was accidentally released from his house in Colorado.

The answer is yes, but washing one's hands is only one tool of many. While washing one's hands may make one more sanitary, it does not stop free-flying germs in the air per se.