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Maximinus Thrax, Emperor of Rome
It would be difficult to imagine a greater contrast between successive emperors than when Maximinus Thrax (meaning Thracian) seized the imperial throne from Alexander Severus. The “mummy’s boy”, killed along with his mother on the orders of Maximinus, was succeeded by a former shepherd from Thrace (modern northern Greece and southern Bulgaria) who was a giant of a man reputed to have been eight feet tall and extremely sweaty.
By John Welford5 years ago in FYI
Matthew Webb: the first man to swim from England to France
Swimming the 21 miles of the English Channel is now quite a regular event, with a large number of successful crossings made every year, whether as solo, team or relay attempts. However, this feat was believed by many people to be impossible before Matthew Webb achieved it in 1875.
By John Welford5 years ago in FYI
Reason, Autonomy, and Kant's Ethics
Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) has been one of the most influential figures in philosophy. Kant’s ethical theory places special emphasis on rationality. He believes all persons have equal worth because all human beings are rational beings. For Kant, then, human dignity and worth is tied to our rational nature.
By Dan Garro5 years ago in FYI
Genre is not land
There is a marked tendency among publishing houses and journals to organize their narratives along spatial registers. There are indeed progressive tendencies in these movements - such as studies of nomadism, migrant labour, the so called new urban studies, which to me resemble the studies or urbanization of yesteryears, etc. however, there are also, marked feudal or should I say neo-feudal tendencies - often which are not merely agricultural.
By Arsh K.S5 years ago in FYI
Effective Strategies to Reduce Exposure to Viruses
In case you weren’t aware, there’s a virus going around right now. If you didn't know already, you must never leave your house, because EVERYONE is wearing masks nowadays. This article will explain the best methods by which you can reduce exposure for yourself and those around you. There simply isn’t any feasible way to completely protect yourself from exposure, and that’s why it’s important to use every method available to reduce your chances of becoming infected. This article focuses on masks and respirators.
By Dominic Dauphinais5 years ago in FYI
Dead Sea
Israel and Jordan have spoken for 15 years about plans to pump water from the Red Sea into the Dead Sea. The Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Project or Vision Pipeline, which would transport 120 miles of water between the two glasses of water, received much attention as an effort to save the sea, but it could be a major water exchange between Israel and Jordan. In more than a decade, Jordan has taken over half a million refugees from Iraq and Syria.
By Sita Dahal5 years ago in FYI
Galileo Galilei life biography
The New New Sciences (1638) is a summary of Galileo's life and work in motion science, energy, and materials. In addition to the telescope and its many mathematical and scientific discoveries, Galileo built a hydrostatic equilibrium in 1604 to measure small objects.
By Sita Dahal5 years ago in FYI
Louis Pasteur Life Biography
Louis Pasteur struggled to convince surgeons that germs do exist, that they cause disease, and that there is nothing wrong with the air, as popular opinion has suggested. Instead, he emphasized that germs spread through human contact with medical instruments and that pasteurization (fertility) were essential to prevent the spread of disease.
By Sita Dahal5 years ago in FYI
The pernicious Hamitic Heritage
It should come as no surprise when people seek to justify immoral actions by appealing to a Biblical precedent. That was the case with the enslavement of black people by whites, which they claimed was sanctioned in the Book of Genesis.
By John Welford5 years ago in FYI
How our galaxy is formed
A 2016 study estimated that the universe contains between 2 billion and 2 billion galaxies. Some of these galaxies are similar to ours in the Milky Way, while others are quite different.
By Sita Dahal5 years ago in FYI
Everything you want to know about Bigfoot/Sasquatch
Bigfoot Sighted(popular) By a wide margin the most well-known proof introduced for the presence of Bigfoot is onlooker reports.The finding and capturing of the giant is still going on the deep forests of amazon, There have been in excess of 10,000 observer records of the animal in the mainland U.S. over the most recent 50 years, Live Science detailed in 2019. In these records, Bigfoot is normally depicted as being around 8 to 10 feet (2.4 to 3 meters) tall and canvassed in hair. Lamentably, Bigfoot sightings are likewise by a long shot the most fragile kind of proof. Observer accounts depend on recollections, and recollections are not solid, Live Science recently revealed. Wrongdoing witnesses, for instance, can be affected by their feelings and may miss significant subtleties in the thing they are seeing. Along these lines, individuals likewise frequently overestimate their capacity to recollect things. With regards to cryptids like Bigfoot, the human mind is equipped for making up clarifications for occasions it can't quickly decipher, and numerous individuals just need to accept they exist, Live Science recently detailed.Some people claim to have heard Bigfoot vocalizations, including howls, growls and screams. The creatures are also associated with other noises, such as wood-knocking, according to Scientific American. Recordings of these noises occasionally attract media attention but can usually be attributed to known animals, such as foxes or coyotes. Here are some images.
By Faisal Ahmed Shariff5 years ago in FYI
Constantine I, Emperor of Rome
Constantine was one of the most influential of all the emperors of Rome. His reign marked a definite turning point in the history of the empire, which would never be the same again. He must also be counted as the last “great” emperor of Rome. Nobody who followed was of anything like the same quality.
By John Welford5 years ago in FYI