Mysterious 'Man-Eating' Holes Appear in Sand Dune

A number of deep holes have appeared in the shifting sands of Mount Baldy, Indiana, then disappeared within a day. source: yahoonews

Last summer, 6-year-old Nathan Woessner was walking across the sands of

20 Things Men Do That Women Probably Don't Know About

Here Are 20 Things Men Do That Women Don’t Know About. Yes, Unfortunately Even #15.

As a man, I admit I do some seriously silly stuff from time to time, stuff that would leave most women shaking their heads in disgust. But when I came across this list, I found out I clearly wasn’t the only guy doing these things. In fact, most guys do, which is both comforting and unsettling.

So here are 20 things that we men do that most of you probably didn’t know about…and yes, even number 15!

Meet Yacouba Sawadogo – The Man Who Stopped the Desert

Yacouba Sawadogo is an exceptional man – he single-handedly managed to solve a crisis that even scientists and development organizations could not. The simple old farmer’s re-forestation and soil conservation techniques are so effective they’ve helped turn the tide in the fight against the desertification of the harsh lands in northern Burkina Faso.

Over-farming, over-grazing and over population have, over the years, resulted in heavy soil erosion and drying in this landlocked West African nation. Although national and international researchers tried to fix the grave situation, it really didn’t really make much of a difference. Until Yacouba decided to take matters into his own hands in 1980.

Yacouba’s methods were so odd that his fellow farmers ridiculed him. But when his techniques successfully regenerated the forest, they were forced to sit up and take notice. Yacouba revived an ancient African farming practice called ‘zai’, which led to forest growth and increased soil quality.

Photo: Andrea Borgarello/TerrAfrica

Zai is a very simple and low-cost farming technique. Using a