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Did You Know That October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month AND Domestic Violence Awareness Month?
Even at thirty-one years of age, when people mention October, my thoughts typically leap to the falling leaves of autumn, conjuring up vivid memories of Halloween shenanigans... The trees of the Midwest transform the landscape into brilliant colors, littering the pumpkins people inflate and ignite with lights - or actually buy, old-school style, and put out to be festive - along with ghost stories, hay-rides, haunted houses of all kinds. And, of course, the delightful children dressing up and Trick-or-Treating. I LOVE passing out candy to them! I may never have children, so it brings ME great joy to see the kids all dressed up with their friends or parents, going door-to-door, keeping the Halloween shenanigans I once so delighted in and tradition alive and well! Now, I also rake the leaves out of my AND my neighbors' yards. One day, one leave, and one bag at a time... So, what does this have to do with Breast Cancer AND Domestic Violence???
By Unlisted&Twisted!4 years ago in FYI
Archway to history: India Gate turns 100
He laid the foundation stone of the All India War Memorial Arch in Delhi, or India Gate as it is now known, exactly 100 years ago on February 10 in 1921 during a visit to the country.
By dev mehta 4 years ago in FYI
Bizarre Social Etiquette of the Victorian Period. Top Story - October 2021.
The Victorian era—the period of time from 1820 to 1914 marked by Queen Victoria’s rule over the British Empire — is often remembered for a strict observance to social rules and customs.
By Ilana Quinn4 years ago in FYI
How would the world be different without the discoveries of Albert Einstein?
It was not until 1915 that Einstein demonstrated his incomparable ingenuity in publishing his general theory of relativism. It was during this time that Einstein wrote his first scientific work, investigating the nature of aether and the magnetic field. He began to build on his ideas of building a new science, cosmology, which stated that the universe was powerful, not static, and could grow and become harmonious.
By Cs Sapkota4 years ago in FYI
Reason for Greece to become the huge philosophical hub in ancient times
About 800 BC, the ancient Greek city-states, along with many maritime forces, began searching for land resources in Greece. Fertile land competition has become a hallmark of Greek history, creating many social and political tensions within the city.
By Laxmi Thapa4 years ago in FYI
Most devastating Impacts of British rule in India
The first famine in Bengal in 1770 is estimated to have claimed the lives of a third of the local population (ten million people), although recent estimates indicate that the figure was close to two million [32]. The effects of the famine were due to the incomes of East Indian companies from Bengal, which dropped from 173,300 PS1770-71. The rise in business taxes coincided with an increase in hunger, but not because of the British Empire. The Maharashtra drought is one of the most well-known measures to prevent famine under British rule.
By Shreya Poudel4 years ago in FYI
History of the formation of black holes
According to British astronomer Stephen Hawks, the Big Bang, the high temperature and solidity of the universe that formed 13.8 billion years ago, produced many black holes weighing the same weight or less as an asteroid. Larger craters are thought to have been formed by sudden collapses or by massive accumulations of millions or millions of stars. In the words of space, 690 million years is a blink of an eye, and not all stars are formed by the fall of a black hole that is large enough.
By Dip Rai4 years ago in FYI
Vintage & Antique Tanzanite Jewelry Ideas
Jewelry has been a vital part of human culture since ancient times. We all have that one piece of vintage adornment we never wear but it twinkles at us when we open our collection. These vintage pieces might be those that you picked at a flea market, the one your mother gave to you or the one a friend gifted you on your birthday. Vintage jewelry is in trend again. So, it’s your time to show your beauty with these classy and timeless jewelry pieces. Often people correlate Vintage with Antique but both these terms are different. Before starting, here’s the difference between the two.
By Gemos Gems4 years ago in FYI
The Unsinkable Mary Patten
One hundred and seventy-five years ago a pregnant teenager took command of her husband’s ship and made history. Nineteen-year-old Mary Patten did it all for 56 days whilst fighting off a mutiny, nursing her seriously ill husband and battling stormy seas.
By Dawn Nelson4 years ago in FYI
History Of Jammu & Kashmir
The Treaty handed over the control of the Kashmir State to the Dogra ruler of Jammu who had earlier annexed Ladakh. Thus a new State comprising three distinct religions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh was formed with Maharaja Gulab Singh as its founder ruler. The feudal dispensation in the State, however, was too harsh for the people to live under and towards the end of a hundred years of this rule when their Indian brethren were fighting for independence from the British under the inspiring leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, the Kashmiris led by a towering personality, the Sher-I-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, rose against the autocracy. The autocratic rule came down heavily on the people’s freedom movement. However, the people laid their lives in the cause of freedom and to uphold the ideals of secularism, equality, democracy and brotherhood.
By manjeet kumar 4 years ago in FYI
Top 10 Secrets of Swamy Nataraja Temple
Dedicated to the Nataraja form of Lord Shiva, the Cosmic Dancer, the Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram, Cuddalore, Tamilnadu, has a history that is shrouded in mystery. But it is definitely one of the most ancient temples in India. Where the temple stands now, a dense forest of Thillai trees once stood. The town itself was known as Thillai in those days. Its present name, ‘Chidambaram’, means “clothed in thought” or “atmosphere of wisdom”.The temple architecture speaks volumes about the connection between arts and spirituality. For instance, in the gopurams or temple towers, one can see representations of the 108 poses of the classical Bharata Natyam tradition mentioned in the classic work, Natya Shastra, on either side of the gateways. Also, there are friezes of dancers, musicians, and drummers that can be seen all along the walls that enclose the Sivakami Amman temple here. The temple was supposedly constructed during the 10th Century when Chidambaram was the capital of the Chola dynasty. For the Cholas, Lord Nataraja was their family deity. The temple has undergone extensive renovations throughout the 2nd millennium. Shiva is also worshipped as Chidambara Rahasyam, his formless form. He is also present in the form of Akasa Lingam, or Shiva as formless Space. In the Tamil Saivite tradition, the word ‘Koyil’, meaning ‘temple’, refers to this temple.
By AstroVed4 years ago in FYI
Top 5 Real-Life Origins of legendary monsters
Every single culture throughout history has its own mythology of mythical and otherworldly creatures. The deeper you go deep into the mythology of the world, the more bizarre the creatures are. From the gigantic to the tiny, from the subterranean to the ethereal, the wise to the bizarre, If you can even imagine it, it likely exists in mythology.
By Mv Ajay4 years ago in FYI