I saw one of the very first AK's ever made. Believe it or not it was in a museum on an Air Force Base and it took Top Secret clearance to get in. Of course they had other things that were more fun....
In the summer of 1986 I worked the crash site of an aircraft that slammed into a mountain top. My job was to recover body parts as well as pieces of the aircraft.
I don't know why you would say "religous people" aren't doing anything about AIDS in Africa. Missionaries are risking their lives providing the majority of help.