Strange but True, No. 2
The City of GarbageNowhere in the world is garbage as important a part of the economy as Manshiyat Naser, a section of Cairo, Egypt.The people of Manshiyat Naser live by processing the trash of Cairo’s...
View ArticlePuns, No. 7
1. The fattest knight at King Arthur’s round table was Sir Cumference.2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.3. She was only a whiskey maker,...
View ArticleFacts about the Human Body
In order for humans to taste something, saliva needs to dissolve it.The human eye is so sensitive that if the Earth were flat, you could spot a candle flickering at night from up to 30 miles away.The...
View ArticleNews You May Have Missed, No. 61
Sleep NeedsA study published in the journal Sleep used the data of 1,885 men and 1,875 women collected from the Finnish “Health 2000″ survey. The sleep data included information about participants’...
View ArticleThe Wit and Wisdom of Bill Maher
Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a birth survivor.Suicide is man's way of telling God, 'You can't fire me - I quit.'We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities.I love Jesus. I just don’t...
View ArticleFacts about Norway
In Norwegian, the name of the country is not Norway. It is Norge. The country of Norway is officially known as the Kingdom of Norway.Norway is a constitutional monarchy.The current reigning monarchs of...
View ArticlePoem: When I Have Fears
When I Have Fearsby John Keats (1795-1821)When I have fears that I may cease to beBefore my pen has glean'd my teeming brain,Before high-piled books, in charactery,Hold like rich garners the full...
View ArticleQuotes and Poems about Death
Reflections on The Grim ReaperI intend to live forever, or die trying. - Grouch MarxDeath is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help. - Carter BurwellThe boundaries...
View ArticleLittle Known Historic Facts
Saint Simeon Stylites was a Catholic monk who gained fame in the 5th century for spending 37 years standing on a small platform on top of a tall pillar in Syria. He did it for ascetic reasons and his...
View ArticleThe Ancient Belief in Dreams
In modern times, our dreams affect our daily lives on a more subconscious level, but for our ancestors, dreams were an important guide for adjusting their lives and activities. When our ancestors...
View ArticleInteresting Facts about the U.S. Declaration of Independence
The American colonies had been at war with Great Britain for over a year when the document was signed.The American Revolutionary War, aka: the American War of Independence, began as a war between the...
View ArticleFigures of Speech: Hendiadys
Hendiadys are a figure of speech. it is an expression of an idea by the use of usually two independent words connected by the word "and" instead of the usual combination of independent word and is...
View ArticleEffects of Climate Change Irreversible
The Earth is locked on an “irreversible” course of climatic disruption from the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and the impacts will only worsen unless nations agree to dramatic cuts in...
View ArticleFacts about The Berlin Wall
The Berlin WallNovember 9, 2014, marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. the barrier that completely enclosed East Berlin between 1961 and 1989 and symbolized the height of Cold War...
View ArticleReflections on Death and Dying
To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know. No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a...
View ArticleFacts about Buddhism
Buddhism is one of the oldest religions in the world. Historically, Buddhism has been centered in the Eastern world, but the faith has experienced increased popularity in the West in the last century,...
View ArticleFacts about Ukraine
The name Ukraine is believed to originally mean "borderland" or "region". In English, "The Ukraine" used to be the name used for that country, but now it is called by it proper name, "Ukraine".Ukraine...
View ArticlePoem: Invictus
InvictusbyWilliam Ernest Henley (1849-1903)Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of...
View ArticleStrange But True, No. 3
Amazon Tribe's Creation MythThe Sanema people are part of the Yanomamo group of tribes who live in the Amazon rain forest. Each tribe has its own collection of stories, passed orally from generation to...
View ArticleNews You May Have Missed, No. 62
New Clues on the Origin of the UniverseResearchers have come across some new revelations in how the early solar system evolved with the help of tiny magnetic fields found in bits and pieces of an...
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