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Despite strong warnings from the US State Department about the dangers of visiting North

Korea, the East Asian country is still a popular destination for adventurous travelers seeking

an unconventional experience.

But there's a lot you should consider before booking your next trip there.

Just getting to North Korea can be quite an ordeal.

A flight from Los Angeles will take at least fifteen hours with a layover in Beijing.

Once there though, visitors find that North Korea is a beautiful country covered with

mountains and valleys.

And the capital city of Pyongyang is an experience like no other, with its own unique culture,

food, and architecture.

But North Korea has a reputation as a closed off and secretive nation for a reason.

There are numerous rules governing what tourists are allowed to see and even stricter controls

on what they can photograph.

And if you do happen to break one of these tourist rules, knowingly or otherwise, you

may find yourself in a lot more trouble than you anticipated.

Visitors have reported being aggressively searched and interrogated and some have even

been detained or taken prisoner for no reason at all.

The *really* unlucky ones who are formally charged with a crime are often forced to participate

in a sham trial, and then sentenced to hard labor at work camps where the conditions are

miserable.

Long days of manual labor, not enough food, and crowded sleeping arrangements are the

norm.

Along with prison sentences that can last fifteen years or more for even a minor violation.

Prisoners are usually released only after serving their terms in full or by special

pardon from the leader of the country, Kim Jong-Un.

He gained control of North Korea in 2011 following the death of his father, Kim Jong-Il, and

has been in power ever since.

Kim Jong Un maintains a strict dictatorship and lives a lavish lifestyle with access to

western goods and entertainment, but at the same time denies most North Korean citizens

access to these comforts and luxuries.

He has also accelerated North Korea's nuclear weapons program and missile development, conducting

frequent tests of new missiles and warheads.

Of even greater concern, recent North Korean missile tests have demonstrated that they

likely have the range to target and hit the United States.

US citizen travel to North Korea may soon be banned and made illegal.

So, if you are considering a visit to North Korea, your time is running out.

Just be really careful once you're there, or your trip could turn out to be much longer

than you planned with some very unexpected surprises.

For more infomation >> What If You Were Arrested In North Korea And Sent To Prison? - Duration: 2:40.

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What If Earth Was Still One Continent? - Duration: 5:13.

What If Earth Was Still One Continent?

ñPangaea

The world is split up into seven continents ñ North America, South America, Europe, Africa,

Asia, Australia and Antarctica.

But that wasnít always the case.

What if our landmasses never saw the great break they did millions of years ago?

How would life be on earth now.

Hello and welcome back to Lifeís Biggest Questions.

I am Rebecca Felgate and today I am asking ñ What if Earth Was Still One Continent?

Before we jump right on in to this questionÖI just want to ask those of you that are new

here to consider subscribing to our channelÖclick that big red subscribe button and let us tickle

your brain with many thought provoking questions and answers.

Around 335 Million years ago, land on Earth was made up of one super continent we call

Pangaea.

Then, after 160 million happy years together, they started to split away, eventually culminating

in the world as we geographically know it today.

But, what if this break up never took placeÖwhat if the Earthís landmass had stayed together?

WellÖ.

It would be super hot for the most of us as Pangaea was mainly settled around the equator.

There would be no ice caps, but there would be VAST desserts, as well as thick ancient

Rain Forests.

There would also be one superocean, once called Panthalassa, which is a pretty terrifying

thing to imagine.

There could be aquatic empires under there that we may never explore, because weíre

simply too far away.

Without tectonic plates driving our land masses away, then smashing them into one another,

it is possible we would not have mountain ranges or volcanoes like we have today.

The one big issue with the break up of Pangaea never happening is that we, as a species may

never have evolved.

Evolution is a response to environment, and the environment would have been very different

in our creation years, had earth been just one continent.

Dinosaurs populated the earth when Pangaea was a thing, and they were much better adapted

to the climate, as many of them were cold blooded, reptile style creatures.

Whether or not the break up of Pangaea would have made any difference to the effects of

the ice age is up for debate, but I think we can safely say humans may not be the dominant

species had the geography of the earth been so different.

Letís pretend we did still evolve though, none the lessÖwe may look a little different.

The breakup of the continents and smaller countries led to the development of different

human traits.

Had we always lived on Pangaea, we may not have the diversity in species we have today,

we might all look quite similar.

Animals would be different tooÖit is likely we would have an entirely different looking

set of mammals, birds, insects, amphibians, reptiles and fish than we have today.

How would countries work if we all lived on one continent?

It was easier to segregate ourselves and march under different flags when there were some

physically defining features, such as oceans, great lakes, and rivers.

It is possible we still would have divided up into countries, they would just be separated

by desserts and forests instead?

Living on one continent may not actually make us any closer.

It is likely we would all live in the coastal regions of Pangaea; already today, 80 per

cent of people live within 60 miles of the coastline.

Like with Australia and Africa, it is possible the middle lands could be inhabited by tribes,

although eventually, as the population swells, we would start to push into the middle more.

Water irrigation would be intrinsic to life on Pangaea vast swathes of the continent wouldnít

have access to water.

It is possible that, as societies modernised we would have made huge canals, spanning the

continent, to allow farming and food production possible in otherwise unsuitable areas.

The way we travel may be quite different tooÖ would we have developed faster forms of cross

country travel instead of developing aeroplanes?

Would our bullet trains be even faster?

Or would we still cover vast distances in aircraft?

It is hard to say.

Would we still have boats?

Would we be more afraid of water if we didnít have a reason to cross it?

So many questions.

One thing is for sure, though, living on one continent would make infectious disease more

of an issue.

In the 1300s, The Black Death Wiped out swathes of the European population because of their

close proximity.

Every major disease outbreak could infect a continent, with to water to force distance

between carriers.

Ergh.

We could muse all day at how the world would be different if it were still one continent;

it is more than just a butterfly effect; it is an entire remapping of our historyÖwhich

means that almost everything we know about our world could be different.

Woosh.

Do you have any thoughts on this topic ? Let me know in the comments section below.

Thanks for tuning into this episode of Lifeís Biggest Questions ñ I am Rebecca Felgate,

Iíll catch you in the next episode, but for now, stay curious, stay alert and never ever

stop questioning.

Still hungry for more answers?

Why not check out our Biggest Science Questions playlist, or our biggest debated topics playlist.

For more infomation >> What If Earth Was Still One Continent? - Duration: 5:13.

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What did the plaque that was nailed to Jesus' cross say, and why is that important? - Duration: 2:20.

Ankerberg: Bill, among many of the statements that Jesus made about being the Messiah, maybe

one of the clearest statements of this is actually the plaque that was nailed to His

cross by the Roman authorities.

Talk about that.

Craig: That's right.

Jesus not only claimed to be the Messiah, but what He did also, I think, evidenced His

messianic status.

In being crucified as "The King of the Jews," those were the words on the plaque that was

nailed to the cross above Him, it shows that Jesus was crucified as a messianic pretender.

He thought of Himself as Israel's promised king.

We know that this is historical because the expression "The King of the Jews" is never

used by the later Christian Church to designate Jesus.

This is not a title that was used for Jesus in the early Christian movement.

Nor is it, obviously, a title the Jews would have used of Jesus since they rejected His

messianic status.

This can only be ascribed to the Roman executioners of Jesus as the actual plaque that was nailed

to His cross.

And so it shows again that Jesus was crucified as a messianic pretender, and thereby shows

His messianic self-consciousness.

We need to remind ourselves of the fact that we discussed in the previous program, that

the early Christian Church believed that Jesus was the Messiah despite the fact that He looked

utterly unlike what Messiah was supposed to be.

Messiah was supposed to be the King of Israel who would throw off Israel's enemies, that

meant Rome in this case, reestablish David's throne in Jerusalem, where He would command

the respect of Jew and Gentile alike.

He was not supposed to ignominiously crucified as a common criminal.

And yet, the early Christian Church, despite that, believed Jesus to have been the Messiah.

He must have made these claims of Himself; and the early disciples believed those claims

despite His crucifixion because of their belief in His resurrection from the dead.

For more infomation >> What did the plaque that was nailed to Jesus' cross say, and why is that important? - Duration: 2:20.

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What Meghan Markle Was Really Like Before The Fame - Duration: 4:22.

Before she stole Prince Harry's heart, Meghan Markle played the part of ambitious paralegal

Rachel Zane in USA's Suits.

In 2017, she walked away from her breakout role to walk down the aisle and become British

royalty.

But what was she like before all the fame and fortune?

From her feminist ideals at age 11 to that stint on a game show that she'd rather not

talk about, here is Markle's "once upon a time"…

Catholic schoolgirl

Markle fell in love with acting at the Immaculate Heart all-girls Catholic high school in Los

Angeles.

She starred in several school productions before graduating in 1999.

A former schoolmate told People:

"Meghan was really charismatic and was a very hard worker and very focused and you could

tell she was going to do something special with her life…"

"She had the talent and focus to back it up and you could tell she knew the work it would

take and she was willing to put in the work."

TV family

It seems Markle was destined to be on TV.

After all, she's been around it her entire life.

Markle's father was a lighting director and director of photography for FOX's cult classic,

Married… with Children.

Markle told Esquire it was an interesting environment for a preteen kid …

"There were a lot of times my dad would say, 'Meg, why don't you go and help with the craft

services room over there?

This is just a little off-color for your 11-year-old eyes.'"

Feminist roots

In 1995, Markle saw a commercial for Ivory Clear Dishwashing Liquid with the following

tagline:

"Women are fighting greasy pots and pans."

That day, a feminist was born.

Young Meghan thought the ad was sexist, and even got to appear on a Nickelodeon show and

express her views.

"I don't think it's right for kids to grow up thinking these things, that just mom does

everything."

Her father encouraged her to write letters, and that she did, mailing notes to first lady

Hillary Clinton and to powerhouse attorney Gloria Allred.

Her efforts appeared to pay off: roughly a month later, manufacturer Procter and Gamble,

changed "women" to "people":

"People are fighting greasy pots and pans with Ivory Clear."

First gigs

Although her first onscreen appearance was as a background nurse on a 2002 episode of

the daytime soap General Hospital, Markle's first speaking role was in CBS' short-lived

science-fiction legal drama Century City in 2004.

Acting alongside Lost's Nestor Campbell and Oscar-winner Viola Davis, Markle made the

most of her line.

"Here's to Tom Montero, who had the vision to install this amazing virtual assistant!"

Career lows

From 2005 to 2009, there was no escaping NBC's hit game show Deal or No Deal, and if you

happened to catch an episode in 2008, you might have glimpsed Markle smiling through

her pain as a "briefcase girl."

She told Esquire,

"I would end up standing up there forever in these terribly uncomfortable and inexpensive

five-inch heels just waiting for someone to pick my number so I could go and sit down."

While a struggling actor trying to pay the bills, Markle did a little bit of everything,

including freelance calligraphy for Robin Thicke and Paula Patton's wedding and Dolce

& Gabbana's celebrity holiday correspondence.

Casting chameleon

In a 2015 essay for Elle UK, Markle wrote about "creating her identity and finding her

voice as a mixed race woman."

Markle's father is white and her mother is African-American, and the actress thought

being ethnically nondescript would help her land roles.

Unfortunately, she said that wasn't the case.

"I wasn't black enough for the black roles and I wasn't white enough for the white ones,

leaving me somewhere in the middle as the ethnic chameleon who couldn't book a job."

Markle felt like her role on USA's critically-acclaimed Suits was created specifically for her.

"The show's producers weren't looking for someone mixed, nor someone white or black

for that matter.

They were simply looking for Rachel."

Royal write-off

Suits creator Aaron Korsh apparently knew true love when he saw it.

Realizing Markle and Prince Harry's relationship was blossoming, the decision was made to write

her character off the show, just in case royal duties called.

Korsh told Radio 4's Today:

"...I had a decision to make because I didn't want to intrude and ask her, 'Hey what's going

on and what are you going to do?'

So collectively with the writers, we decided to take a gamble that these two people were

in love and it was going to work out."

When asked if Markle would be able to handle the spotlight of royal life, Korsh left no

doubt:

"She is just a natural in front of the camera, and her intelligence and poise…

I mean if anyone could handle it I'd say it was Meghan."

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