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The Aswang in Psychological Warfare: A Fascinating Intersection of Mythology and Military Tactics

People & Society The Aswang in Psychological Warfare: A Fascinating Intersection of Mythology and Military Tactics November 28, 2023

People & Society Dr. Emanuel Bronner Left Germany in 1929 Due to the Rise of Nazi Power. His Parents Refused to Leave with Him. The Last Time He Heard From Them Was When His Father Sent a Censored Postcard Telling Him He Was Right. January 1, 2023
People & Society The Magic Eraser Has No Chemical Solvents. Instead, it is a Special Foam with Super Sharp Microscopic Edges That Scrapes Off Dirt. January 1, 2023
People & Society Before the Toilet Paper Was Invented, People Used Corn Husks, Sea Sponges, and Even Seashells After Using the Toilet. December 31, 2022
People & Society Charles Schulz Resisted Adding a Black Character to Peanuts for Fear of Being Perceived as Patronizing. After Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death, He Changed His Mind and Created Franklin. December 31, 2022
People & Society Jim Marshall Contracted a Form of Tuberculosis That Affected His Bones When He was Young. He Had to Wear Plastic Casts from His Ankles to His Armpits Until He was a Teenager. December 31, 2022
People & Society Francis Joseph Trombino, a Security Guard, Survived the 1981 Brinks Robbery in New York. He Continued to Work for the Company for the Next Two Decades. He was Nearly Killed in the World Trade Center Bombing in 1993 and Died During the September 11 Attack. December 31, 2022
People & Society Bill Griffith's Character, Zippy the Pinhead, was Inspired by William Henry Johnson. Johnson was Born with an Unusual Tapering Cranium and Worked for PT Barnum as Zip the Pinhead. December 31, 2022
People & Society The Construction Crew Working on the Golden Gate Bridge were Forced to Wear Their Safety Equipment Under the Threat of Dismissal. December 31, 2022
People & Society Not All Spiders That Spin Webs Make Them Sticky. Some Make Fine Silky Lattice That Entangles Their Prey Instead. December 31, 2022
People & Society According to the Library of Congress, Santa Claus Got a Pilot's License in 1927. December 31, 2022
People & Society Los Angeles Libraries Started “The Great Read Away” Program That Allows Kids to Read Books to Clear Their Late Fees. December 31, 2022
People & Society Michelangelo Created a Sleeping Cupid Figure and Treated it with Acidic Earth to Appear Ancient. He Then Sold it to a Dealer who Sold it to Cardinal Riario of San Giorgio. Later, They Found Out About the Fraud and Demanded a Refund. Michelangelo was Permitted to Keep His Share. December 30, 2022
People & Society Gordon Ramsay Has Chosen Not to Give His Children a Large Inheritance. He also Does Not Take Them to Expensive Restaurants and Allow Them to Sit in First Class on Planes. December 19, 2022
People & Society Neil Armstrong Visited Langholm, Scotland in 1972. He Read a 400-Year Old Law Declaring That Any “Armstrong” Caught in the Town Should be Hanged. December 19, 2022
People & Society As a Prank, a Group of Men Added Susanna M. Salter to the Mayoral Ballot of Argonia, Kansas in 1887. This was to Discourage Women from Running for Office. She Won and Became America’s First Female Mayor. December 19, 2022
People & Society On White Day, Boys in Japan Buy Gifts to Give Back to the Girls Who Bought Them Gifts on Valentine's Day. December 17, 2022
People & Society Two Canadian Universities Recalled Condoms Provided to Students After Stapling a Note About Consent on Them. December 14, 2022
People & Society Months After Martin Luther King Jr. was Assassinated, Fred Rodgers and Francois Clemmons Worked Together to Fight Segragation. December 13, 2022
People & Society Atlanta Artist TI has Saved at Least Two People from Suicide Attempts. One of Them was the Lead Singer of Creed, Scott Stapp. December 12, 2022