Parenting styles vary from person to person due to different cultural upbringing and local traditions. Some parents are authoritarian and belong to the I told you so generation, while others approach parenting in a more democratic way. Some are overprotective, always wanting to shield their children from pain and suffering. But did you know that […]
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While Weissmuller was training with his brother on Lake Michigan for the Chicago River marathon in 1927, they saw the sinking steamboat, and they helped save its passengers, which made him an actual real-life hero. But how many lives did the actor who played Tarzan actually save? The excursion boat called The Favorite capsized while
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Rumor has it that the United States government spent billions of dollars just to develop a pen that could write in space, while the Russians just used a pencil. But what is the idea behind the space pen, and why is it so special? NASA astronauts use a “space pen.” It can write under extreme
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The 1932 Olympics was held during the Great Depression. Participation in the games was at its lowest since the 1904 Olympics since several countries were struggling with funding their athletes. But did you know that the Brazilian team got creative and found a way to get to the Olympics? Brazil didn’t have the funds to
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Smoking tobacco was a symbol of social status in earlier times. As it was expensive, only the elite could afford it. At the time, its adverse effects were not yet discovered. But King James didn’t like the practice, even writing how he described it. King James, I wrote “A Counterblaste to Tobacco.” He described it
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According to research, there are about 60 people who die alone in their homes every week. These people are often without family or friends to help them or even plan their funeral rites. The study also showed that men are two and half times more likely to die on their own compared to women. But
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It takes billions of dollars and significant effort before a spacecraft can be launched into space. Checks, double checks, and triple checks are often done to ensure a successful launch and trip into outer space. Errors are inevitable, but did you know that a straightforward miscalculation cost NASA $193 million? In 1999, NASA lost the
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Martin Luther King Jr. was known for his immense contributions to American civil rights movements in the sixties. He was one of the most influential African-Americans that led the movement to abolish segregation through peaceful protests. Incidentally, King was also a big fan of Star Trek and convinced the actress who played Nyota Uhura to
Hitler was one of the most despised figures in modern history. He single-handedly orchestrated monstrous events that led to the deaths of millions of people. But despite his military prowess, did you know that he committed many major mistakes that led to his ultimate demise? Hitler did not get to anticipate the harsh Russian winters
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The most common prion disease in humans is the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease or the CJD. Its variant form has an incubation period of ten years, with severe symptoms often progressing rapidly. With no treatments or vaccines for prion diseases, it proves to be a heavily painful and fatal sickness. In May 2010, lab worker Émilie Jaumain
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