Author Archives: WeRaven
Decision Making in High-Pressure Environments
Decision-making under pressure defines outcomes in leadership, emergency response, finance, healthcare, and competitive settings where hesitation carries real cost. When time compresses and consequences intensify,… The post Decision Making in High-Pressure Environments first appeared on KickassFacts. Source
Airplane cabins are pressurized like being on a high mountain, so the lower air pressure makes gas…
Christmas as we know it—with family get-togethers, yummy holiday food, games, kindness to others,…
On Kauaʻi in Hawaii, visitors can “borrow” a shelter dog for the day through a program called Field…
Banning Michael Jordan from Wearing Air Jordans
“On September 15th, Nike created a revolutionary new basketball shoe. On October 18th, the NBA threw them out of the game. Fortunately, the NBA can’t stop you from wearing them. Air Jordans from Nike.” This is a quote from arguably one of the single most successful ad campaigns of all time- the initial release of… Read More »
How Close Were the Soviets to Putting a Man on the Moon Before the U.S.?
In the first episode of the AppleTV series For All Mankind, the people of the world gather around their television sets in the summer of 1969 and watch in awe as the first human being sets foot on the moon. But in this reality, that human being is not NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong but Soviet… Read More »
In the early 1910s, New York City took most of a landlord’s building for a road and subway project,…
Outdoor and free-roaming cats are such strong hunters that studies estimate they kill billions of…
When the shopping cart debuted in 1937, many shoppers refused to use it, so inventor Sylvan Goldman…
The Incredible Story of the Largest Wealth Transfer in History
At 7:35 A.M. on July 1st, 1940, a ship arrived in the port of Halifax, carrying a shipment of fish. Under the watchful eye of 300 armed policemen, the cargo, packed in hundreds of wooden crates, was methodically checked and rechecked before being loaded onto a dozen railcars. From Halifax, the shipment made its way… Read More »