There’re several factors that can contribute to brain fog and for the purpose of this article, I will not be discussing one of those factors in particular (mental disorders) as it would become quite a lengthy article. Rather, I will be focusing on the average person in society and the challenges they (or you) may… Read More »
During the Civil war, the basement of the Capitol building was converted into a bakery to feed the troops. There were about 20 ovens that produced 1000 loaves a day. Each ration included two slices of freshly baked bread, some meat and coffee or soup. The post During the Civil war, the basement of… appeared… Read More »
In 1981 a CIA agent escaped Iran using a fake German passport. He was detained because it used the middle initial “H”, and German passports didn’t use initials. The quick-thinking agent was released after claiming that it stood for “Hitler” and he had special permission to use an initial. The post In 1981 a CIA… Read More »
After the musician Prince changed his name to The Love Symbol “Ƭ̵̬̊” in 1993, he sent out custom 3.5 inch floppy disks to news/media outlets with strict instructions that contained a custom font that would replace the capital letter “P” with that symbol on the PC and Macintosh. The post After the musician Prince changed…… Read More »
Located in North Wales, Snowdon Mountain is a great part of Welsh geography and history. Alongside Scarfell in England, and Ben Nevis, in Scotland, Snowdon is part of the Three Peaks Challenge. Here are 5 exciting facts about this fantastic natural monument! 1. It has a Welsh name. While its English name comes from “Snow…… Read More »
We asked our regular contributors through e-mail What is one Netflix series that you always recommend to people because of how good it is? We got many interesting responses. Here are some of them. We have just copied and pasted their responses, not editing them in any way. 1. Hilda! It’s just such a chill…… Read More »
When it comes to mental health, anxiety is a common term. In fact, anxiety disorders are the most frequently diagnosed mental disorders[1] Nevertheless, anxiety is a natural feeling that every human will experience. It is important to note the difference between diagnosable anxiety disorders and the feeling of anxiety. Anxiety must impact the day-to-day functioning… Read More »
The data in this piece is correct as of the time of writing, on 17 March 2021. A post on Facebook has claimed that 17 countries have “banned” the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, and the UK hasn’t. The post previously claimed that 12 countries had banned it, but has since been edited. This is not correct. No… Read More »
A Facebook post shared thousands of times claims the cost of the UK’s Test and Trace system was £32 billion, compared with £48 million for the system in Germany. This despite Germany having a larger population and about half as many Covid-19 deaths as the UK. Looking at the figures on deaths and population alone,… Read More »
Goals, goals, goals. Everyone’s talking about the need to set goals. It’s as if we’re expected to set goals around setting goals, otherwise we might not accomplish anything, right? Well, yeah. Kind of. Goal setting is an important part of getting to the life we say we want. They are the tools we can use… Read More »
