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Mermaids
It was 2015, and I used to chill with my friends. Most of them were boys. I was one of the guys. At that time, I had more male friends than female friends. I still don’t really know why. I guess I was different from most females that I knew. Girls can be quite competitive, dress to impress each other, gossip, and whatnot. Those types of behavior didn’t fancy me much. I felt confident in my body and my being. Such social dogmas in relation to body image didn’t have an impact on me.
By Marzi Banilohi5 years ago in FYI
Cremation facts you might not be aware of
A Cremation is a method of disposal of a dead body and there are quite a few misconceptions associated with this method. Cremation dates back at least 17,000 years according to archaeological records of the Mungo Lady. These were the remains of a partly cremated female body found at Lake Mungo, Australia. Traditional funeral services have only been available for 150 years yet many people believe it is the other way around. Cremation is becoming more popular as the stigma behind it decreases with every passing year.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in FYI
Witness To Tragedy
What would you think of a man who was present and yet not at all involved in 3/4 of the in-office assassinations of United States' Presidents. His proximity to untimely death made him feel "cursed." We might think this was a particularly unlucky person. Yet he was born as the closest thing we have to a royal family in the United States. Robert Todd Lincoln was born to President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln on August 1, 1843. He winessed death early and often as he was the only Lincoln child of his parents' four children to live to adulthood. Although, even then, he might have died an untimely death in his youth were it not for the sudden actions of a stranger whose surname would eventually be infamous.
By Thom Tyler5 years ago in FYI
Bleeding Kansas
I’ve always had a deep curiosity for morbid truths or hidden histories, and if I didn’t know of dark facts it wasn’t uncommon for me to create a dark story for places and people in my own mind. For that reason, when I was offered a chance to attend a historical ghost tour in the town where I live that I jumped on the opportunity. The first time that I attended a Ravenwynd Tour was in late summer of 2015. The tours take small groups of people on a small walk, the longest being maybe a mile and a half all the way around, to learn about the history of the buildings and if there are any known ghost activities reported in that location. Some of the information given goes beyond the path that the tour follows by telling some of the darker history for the local area. One of the area stories that stuck in my brain from the first tour and has since been added too on later tours is the story of the Bloody Benders. I am aware that a few true-crime podcasts and blogs have covered the story but there is more to it than a lot of people are aware so bear with me.
By Courtney Seever5 years ago in FYI
Christie’s offer A Chinese Ritual Bronze at auction
Christie’s offer A Chinese Ritual Bronze at auction The Chinese Bronze Age began in 2000 B.C. furthermore, prospered for the most part in the present Henan Province. This area along the Yellow River turned into a prime political and military focus during the Shang administration. The Shang period previously utilized bronze to plan weapons, ceremonial vessels, and chariot parts.
By Jenna Miller5 years ago in FYI
