Members of the royal families go by many names. They often accumulate honors and other royal titles in the process. Sometimes they take on the names of the House where they belong. But how do they actually pick their names? Royals pick their regnal names from any of their Christian or middle names. Prince Charles […]
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects about 3.5% of adults in the United States every year. About 1 out of 11 people will be diagnosed with PTSD in their entire lifetime. But have you heard of Scott Hall, and how he got his PTSD? Scott Hall, known as “Razor Ramon,” suffered from PTSD when he
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Dave Thomas is best known for founding Wendy’s hamburger restaurant chain. In 1989, he became the company’s TV spokesman. Even with all his success, Thomas found the need to finish his GED. But what is the reason behind it? Dave Thomas did not finish high school. Because of his success, he felt it might encourage
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Contact juggling is a type of object manipulation that focuses on the movement of objects in contact with the body, such as balls. Although it is frequently used in conjunction with toss juggling, it differs in that it involves rolling one or more objects rather than releasing them into the air. But did you know
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Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is an American fast-food restaurant chain based in Louisville, Kentucky. It is the world’s second-largest restaurant chain after McDonald’s, with over 22,000 locations in 150 countries as of December 2019. The restaurant chain is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, which also owns Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and WingStreet. But did you
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The Grumman F-11 Tiger was a supersonic, single-seat carrier-based fighter aircraft used by the United States Navy in the 1950s and 1960s. It was originally tagged as the F11F Tiger in April 1955 but was renamed the F-11 Tiger under the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system. While the F-11 Tiger is a remarkable
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Bullying is defined as the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing, or threat to abuse, aggressively dominate, or intimidate another person. The action is frequently repeated and habitual. Bullying is the practice of engaging in repeated, aggressive behavior with the intent of injuring another person physically, mentally, or emotionally. It is because of this damaging
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Billy Idol was one of the most iconic artists who pioneered punk music in the late seventies. He is credited for many classic songs like White Wedding and Mony Mony. But why was the song Mony Mony forbidden to be played in High School Dances in the US? Billy Idol’s version of “Mony Mony” was
Mabel Fairbanks made her mark in the figure skating industry and was a coach to some well-known ice skaters like Kristi Yamaguchi, the 2012 Olympic champion. With Fairbanks’s remarkable skill in her chosen industry, why was Mabel Fairbanks banned from the rinks as a child? Fairbanks’ Native American ancestry and being African American caused her
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The Passion of the Christ grossed over $475 million at the domestic box office, making it the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time and the highest-grossing foreign-language film released in the United States. It grossed over $83 million in its first weekend alone, definitely a record for a February release. But did you know that
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