Many people can fondly remember a time in childhood where all the kids were gathered to enjoy the game “Ring Around the Rosie” named after the nursery rhyme by the same name. The fun always climaxed with all the kids happily collapsing to the ground as they sang the last line, “We All Fall Down.”…
With heated conflicts raging on every continent, a thriving global arms trade, and numerous terrorist groups active around the planet, today’s world is more violent than it’s ever been. Much of the escalating violence of modern times plays out in cities, where population density collides with war, poverty, crime, drug violence and gang warfare. Every…
More than any other artifact, the great pyramids of Egypt tell the story of one of the most extraordinary civilizations to have flourished in human history. Seemingly indestructible, brilliant and massive, they were known to the ancients as one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and are still known as such to this day….
If asked the question, Did Early European Explorers Really Give Native Americans Smallpox-Infected Blankets?, most people would find the question to be ridiculous. However, it may not be so far fetched. Whether is actually happened or not is opened to debate, but there is sufficient evidence to show that the exact act was contemplated as…
Why does Swiss cheese have holes? It has holes for the same reason soda is carbonated, bread rises, and beer is fizzy: carbon dioxide. The distinctive oval holes in Swiss cheese, about the size of a cherry, are called ‘eyes.’ They typically measure 1 to 3 centimeters across. The eyes are a byproduct of the…
It’s been called an enigma, a beautiful mistake, and the ultimate civil engineering challenge. Today, the Italians are just trying to keep her standing, after nearly 850 years. The Leaning Tower of Pisa, a relic of medieval Europe, still stands on the old cathedral lawn in the provincial Italian town. The structure regularly attracts gawkers,…
“The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” This famous quip from Shakespeare’s Hamlet draws attention to people who overact their opposition to a point of betraying their underlying sympathies. The idea is that some people hide who they are by flaunting the very opposite identity, as loudly and publicly as possible. The tactic is designed…
Despite being the most commonly used drug in the world, alcohol is also one of the most dangerous and destructive substances available today. Alcohol is a potent neurotoxin and known carcinogen, a risk factor for dozens of chronic and acute conditions, up to and including psychosis and death. As a depressant chemical agent, it affects…
Today, close to 15% of people consume a glass of alcohol to help them get good sleep. It’s become a ritual for millions of individuals to consume a glass of wine before bedtime. It’s a ritual of sorts that’s been passed down for generations and doesn’t seem to be dying any time soon. Effects Of Alcohol…
Pouring a sack of sugar into someone’s gas tank is almost a revenge cliche. We have all heard stories of friends of friends doing it and seen it in fiction. However, most of us have probably never seen its effects in real life and many people have doubts that sugar can, in fact, damage an…