People & Society

The Residents of La California, Italy, Have Held Farcical Ballots for the United States Presidential Elections Since 2004. While Their Votes Do Not Count, They Still Send the Results of Each Election to the US Consulate.

Geographic Reference, News, People & Society, Political Science, Politics, Reference, Social Sciences / November 2, 2022

La California is a small village between Cecina and Bibbona on land that once belonged to the former commune but was later transferred to the latter. As a settlement, it dates back to the Paleolithic and peaked during the Etruscan civilization in the first millennium BC, with a population of just over 1,000. But did […]

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There were 242 Known Languages That Went Extinct During the 20th Century.

People & Society, Reference / October 30, 2022

It is estimated that there are approximately 7,000 natural languages today, with many dying all the time. It is also estimated that there were a maximum of 10,000 in the world a few centuries ago before the worst effects of European colonization were felt. But do you know how many languages went extinct in the

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Rust has an Estimated Worldwide Annual Cost of $2.5 Trillion. By Implementing Corrosion Prevention Best Practices Global Savings Can Reach About $875 Billion.

Business & Industrial, Business News, Business Operations, Law & Government, News, Social Issues & Advocacy, Social Services / October 27, 2022

Rust is an iron oxide, typically reddish-brown oxide formed by the catalytic reaction of iron and oxygen in the presence of water or air moisture. Rust comprises hydrous iron oxides and iron oxide-hydroxide and is commonly associated with refined iron corrosion. But did you know that rust costs a lot in damages worldwide? The global

Rust has an Estimated Worldwide Annual Cost of $2.5 Trillion. By Implementing Corrosion Prevention Best Practices Global Savings Can Reach About $875 Billion. Read More »

Bobbi Gibb is the First Woman to Run in the Boston Marathon in 1966. She was Rejected When She Applied because Women were Thought to be Physiologically Incapable of Running a Full Marathon.

Humanities, Individual Sports, International Sports Competitions, News, People & Society, Reference, Social Issues & Advocacy, Sports News / October 26, 2022

The Boston Marathon is an annual race held in the greater Boston area of eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots’ Day, which is every third Monday of April. It was founded in 1897 in response to the success of the first marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics. But did you

Bobbi Gibb is the First Woman to Run in the Boston Marathon in 1966. She was Rejected When She Applied because Women were Thought to be Physiologically Incapable of Running a Full Marathon. Read More »

The Shakers, a Religious Group, are Completely Celibate and Cannot Have Children. They Can Only Gain New Members by Converting Outsiders.

History, History, Humanities, People & Society, Reference, Religion & Belief / October 26, 2022

The Shakers are a religious sect whose formal name is the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing. Jane and James Wardley founded a branch of Quakerism in England in 1747, which gave rise to the group. But how does this group increase its members if they are completely celibate? The Shakers are a

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The US Government Spends Billions to Keep the Mississippi River from Changing its Course and Destroying New Orleans.

Construction & Power Tools, Earth Sciences, Ecology & Environment, Engineering & Technology, General Reference, Geographic Reference, Geology, Government, Green Living & Environmental Issues, Science / October 24, 2022

The Mississippi River is the second-longest river in North America and the headwaters of the second-largest drainage system, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. How Much Does the US Government Spend to Keep the Mississippi River from Changing Course? The United States spent billions to prevent the Mississippi River from changing course and

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The Pigmy Three-Toed Sloth will Only Eat the Leaves of the Red Mangrove Tree. These Trees Contain a Fungus with a Chemical Profile Similar to Valium, which Gives the Sloth a Life-Long High.

Atmospheric Science, Biological Sciences, Earth Sciences, Science, Social Sciences, Wildlife / October 19, 2022

The world’s slowest mammal, the sloth, is so sedentary that algae develop on its thick, hairy coat. Its greenish color from plants helps it blend in with the trees in the rainforests of Central and South America. But did you know that their diet includes a fungus with valium-like properties? Only eating the leaves of

The Pigmy Three-Toed Sloth will Only Eat the Leaves of the Red Mangrove Tree. These Trees Contain a Fungus with a Chemical Profile Similar to Valium, which Gives the Sloth a Life-Long High. Read More »

People with Schizophrenia Have the Ability to Tickle Themselves.

Health, Health Education & Medical Training, Medical Facilities & Services, Medical Procedures, Mental Health, People & Society, Social Issues & Advocacy / October 18, 2022

Although schizophrenia can strike at any age, most cases start between puberty and age 30. Schizophrenia can affect children, but this is unusual. As those who are more tactilely sensitive will know, there is a specific kind of belly-aching laughter that can only be produced by tickling. Even while a feather or a lover’s or

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Gloria Williams Posed as a Hospital Employee and Abuducted Kamiyah Mobley from her Mother’s Arms in the Maternity Ward. Williams was Sentenced to 18 Years.

Human Rights & Liberties, Humanities, Law & Government, Law Enforcement, News, People & Society, Public Safety, Social Issues & Advocacy / October 17, 2022

Kamiyah Teresiah Tasha Mobley was only eight hours old when she was abducted from a Florida hospital on July 10, 1998. She was discovered alive in Walterboro, South Carolina, in January 2017. Alexis Kelli Manigo was her given name when she was born. But did you know who her abductor was and how she reunited

Gloria Williams Posed as a Hospital Employee and Abuducted Kamiyah Mobley from her Mother’s Arms in the Maternity Ward. Williams was Sentenced to 18 Years. Read More »

An 8-Year-Old Boy Learned How to Drive on YouTube and Drove to McDonald’s to Satisfy a Cheeseburger Craving.

Business & Industrial, Food & Drink, Humor, Online Video, Parenting, People & Society, Restaurants, Social Issues & Advocacy, Transportation & Logistics, TV & Video / October 16, 2022

The legal age to drive a car in the United States is 16. It has always been a major life event for someone turning 16 to get their driver’s license, but in the past 35 years, the interest in learning to drive amongst teenagers has significantly dropped. But did you know an 8-year-old boy from

An 8-Year-Old Boy Learned How to Drive on YouTube and Drove to McDonald’s to Satisfy a Cheeseburger Craving. Read More »