Families of missing people are frequently perceived as inhabiting an ambiguous zone, encapsulated in the phrase living in limbo. It’s challenging not knowing what to anticipate or who to turn to for assistance. Good thing there are a variety of agencies available to help families, like the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army operates a program […]
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The Sixth Sense, which was released in 1999, brought a different approach to the horror genre. But did you know the controversy behind the film’s script and David Vogel’s involvement with it? The former Disney executive, David Vogel, was fired after obtaining the right to Sixth Sense’s script for $3 million without permission. During this
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It came as a surprise to everyone when The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), which dedicated itself to animal protection, saved a child that was a victim of abuse. With the lack of a proper child protection agency, an organization was finally established to answer the needs of the vulnerable.
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A possum is sometimes considered a synonym for opossums, strengthening the false idea that opossums and possums are the same! But contrary to popular belief, opossums and possums are very different. While opossums and possums share some similarities, they vary in different aspects. Opossums are found in North America, while possums thrive in Southeast Asia
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During Adolf Hitler’s horrendous fascist reign, Nazi Germany prioritized increasing its territory to strengthen Nazi support and promote anti-Semitism. One of the many vulnerable victims of the Nazi takeover was Austria, whose people welcomed the Nazi Army with no opposition. A square in Vienna entitled the Mexikoplatz commemorates the Mexican Republic’s admirable resistance to the
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The Spaniards colonized the Philippines for over three centuries. When settlements were made, stone buildings were erected. Aside from the evident influence in architectural design, what construction technology was applied? The massive church buildings made during the Spanish Colonial Period used egg whites to reinforce the strength of the building. Recipes for Filipino desserts use
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The nuclear chain induced by the reaction between rare uraniums is all you need to achieve to produce an atomic bomb. This frighteningly simple technology had the power to completely wreck Hiroshima and Nagasaki, causing Japan’s state of surrender in World War II. The energy-converted matter in the atomic bomb that caused monumental destruction to
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Apache, Chinook, and the famous Josh Hartnett movie Black Hawk Down are codes used for US Army choppers. What’s ironic is that these choppers were named after Native American tribes, despite the long, bloody history between the US Army and the Native Americans. Let’s dive in and understand the history of this naming convention. The
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Before garden gnomes came about, Germans had garden hermits. But what are they, and why were they very popular in the 18th century? Garden hermits were people paid to dress up as druids and dwell in caverns and grottoes of wealthy people’s estates as adornment. Room and board are the usual forms of payment for
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Space: The final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship, Enterprise. Its 5-year mission: To explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no man has gone before. Captain James T. Kirk, Star Trek Any Trekkie would instantly recognize these opening remarks to Star Trek. The
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