Here are 5 things you should know. 1. Ocean creatures you may encounter on pools on a beach or the shallows can be risky for your health if you touch them. Don’t pick them up for your IG photos. Don’t touch unless you are a scientist or otherwise properly trained and have equipment. Examples of…… Read More »
We asked our regular contributors through e-mail What’s the weirdest thing you’ve seen happen at a friend’s house that they thought was normal? 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. When I was in high school, a…… Read More »
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 299, click here. 1. A French boy introduces himself to Indian soldiers who had just arrived in France to fight alongside French and British forces, Marseilles, 30 September 1914. 2. The priest and the dying soldier, 1962. 3. An injured man protesting the Yeltsin government during…… Read More »
People did not believe young Julius Caesar would achieve much as a Roman military leader. Nor did they ever stop to think that he’d become one of the most important emperors in Rome’s history. In fact, they were stupefied when he successfully crossed the Rubicon River with his troops, eventually carving the road for Rome’s ascent…… Read More »
Here are this week’s uplifting headlines. 1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week 1. Child hunger rates slashed 24% after just one round of Child Tax Credit payments. – Source 2. Indian scientist finds a way to detect colon cancer early and save lives. – Source 3. For the first time, the average pay for supermarket…… Read More »
Here are this week’s shower thoughts. 1-5 Shower Thoughts 1. Being bored in your own house is somehow better than being bored at someone else’s house. 2. We all probably have a talent for something that we didn’t try yet. 3. If the girl from The Ring made a TikTok she’d kill way more people.…… Read More »
Here are 5 things you should know. 1. You don’t have to live with your apartment’s shitty shower head. High-pressure showerheads are cheap and easy to install. 2. Most commercial semi-trucks are governed to 65mph. An experience shared: “As a commercial truck driver I often get flipped the bird and another beautiful sign language while…… Read More »
Business and economics 101: a market is at equilibrium when the quantity demand is on par with the quantity supplied within the market price. A shortage implies a situation where there is a higher demand than the supply of a product. When we experience a shortage, the market is at disequilibrium. It may seem that…… Read More »
We asked our regular contributors through e-mail What single human has done the most damage to the progression of humanity in the history of mankind? 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. OP is compiling a hit list…… Read More »