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10 interesting facts about the Amazon
For people interested in venturing to countries that call the Amazon rainforest their own, such as Brazil and Colombia, exploring the world’s largest tropical rainforest is appealing. Featured in movies and documentaries over the years, the area is famed for its biodiversity in particular and represents a truly life-changing adventure for people to embark on.…… Read More »
‘Wanted’ poster missing context on Test and Trace spending
After fighting in WWI, A. A. Milne…
After fighting in WWI, A. A. Milne had PTSD so severe, he was reminded of whizzing bullets by buzzing bees, and cannons firing by balloons popping. Wanting a lighthearted distraction and a way to explain to his son the difficulties of war, he wrote Winnie the Pooh stories as his way of doing so. Source
The guys from Milli Vanilli…
The guys from Milli Vanilli (Rob & Fab) as well as the original singers were all misled by their record producer in the lip-sync scandal and are the ones that brought it to the press. Rob & Fab were upset they wouldn’t let them sing, and the original singers were upset they weren’t the stars.… Read More »
Vast volcanic eruptions may have…
Vast volcanic eruptions may have turned Venus from paradise (68 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit) into hell. The surface temperature is a sweltering 867 degrees Fahrenheit (464 degrees Celsius), hot enough to melt lead, and there’s a crushing pressure of 90 atmospheres underneath the dense clouds of carbon dioxide laced with corroding sulfuric acid. Venus is… Read More »
6 Practical Ways to Boost Your Mental Fitness
Today we are bombarded with information from morning till night. There is so much noise from television, social media, radio and even the Internet that we often overlook quieter activities that have a tremendous impact on our mental fitness — our brain. Fortunately, the human brain is one of the most adaptable and responsive organs… Read More »