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The Professor and the Madman
What a minute! Why did no one tell me about The Professor and the Madman on Netflix? We have been binge watching shows like Radioactive and The Trial of the Chicago 7, but we forgot to mention this movie? I am shocked. I am stunned. I am going to watch the movie again!
By Rose Loren Geer-Robbins5 years ago in FYI
Real Dinosaurs are Better Than the Movie
Note: This story was originally published in Illumination. I retain the rights. When my cockatiel, Ziggy, falls flat on her face, I ask, “How did your ancestors survive the asteroid?”
By Alexa Baczak5 years ago in FYI
A Simple Question That Confused Newton
Newton was born premature, about 3 months early. His mother said he could fit in a quart-sized cup upon birth. You probably know from childhood that Newton was sitting under an apple tree and the apple fell over him, then he questioned the scenario and then discovered Gravity, but the real story is way different than this one. Newton was merely looking out the window when he happened to see an apple drop.
By Uday Pawar5 years ago in FYI
Who invented the N95 mask filter?
We never thanked the man behind the great invention i.e., the N95 mask filter. Have you ever thought about who invented the N95 mask filter? Was it an accidental discovery? or Was it decades of hard work of anyone?
By Zeeshan Mushtaq Lone5 years ago in FYI
Unknown World
Ahh, San Diego has great weather, palm trees, tasty Mexican cuisine, and baby mammoths and mastodons. You read that right, I've lived in San Diego, CA, all of my life, and I've never heard of a baby mammoth discovered until 2009; while I was watching the news, the Colombian baby remains mammoth were found in Downtown San Diego. The 8-foot tusk, skull, and bones were found at a construction site. During that time, they were building the Thomas Jefferson School of Law; as the construction workers were digging, they saw skulls and bones. They reached out to the San Diego Natural History Museum immediately. I watched this news clip in awe because I didn't expect the remains of an extinct animal to exist still. The first mammoth was discovered in January 1987 at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park located in Borrego Springs.
By teisha leshea5 years ago in FYI
Musical Vibrations as Medicine
In today’s society, we are all familiar with the mainstream modern medicine used today. When we’re sick we take drugs produced by pharmaceutical companies. In more drastic cases we need a surgeon to cut through our skin and fix us from the inside. We do these things because we have been taught that these are the best ways to fix a person who is unwell. What if I told you that sound and vibrations at the right frequency could also be used to help heal the body? It sounds absolutely crazy right? This idea wasn’t so crazy to great minds like Pythagoras and Nikola Tesla.
By Scarwled Writing5 years ago in FYI
The 17th Century British Colonial Blitzkrieg
The British Empire reached its venerable peak during the Victorian Age. There were British colonies and protectorates spanning the globe from the southern tip of Africa to India, from Hong Kong to Gibraltar, and beyond. It was fashionable to say that the sun never set on the British Empire, both in fortunes and in the very literal sense. However, this empire did not spring from nothing. The seeds for England's eventual greatness and global domination were planted in a century that gets very little attention.
By Grant Piper5 years ago in FYI
Atomic Energy Plant
First of all, what is Uranium? Uranium is a chemical element with the symbol U and the Atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey color. All isotopes of uranium are unstable, so it is weakly radioactive.
By Nola Hipsher5 years ago in FYI
Downtown Los Angeles
Growing up in Los Angeles back in the 1970s through the 80's going downtown meant hanging out on Broadway Boulevard. I am not a historian or a researcher but having lived and worked in the Los Angeles area all my life I have seen entertainment venues, restaurants, movie theaters decay and pass on.
By Louis Ortega5 years ago in FYI
Did You know? - Incredible Insects
Kids love learning about animals, and visiting the zoo is usually one of their favorite programs. However, sometimes this information fades away throughout the years. At times, schools can discourage and restrain us to learn more about nature. As animals fascinated me all my life, I would like to share with you what fun – and bizarre – facts I know about these fascinating creatures.
By Daniel Toth5 years ago in FYI
Great Danes, Whiskey, and Classified Missions – Things You Never Knew About the Titanic. Top Story - March 2021.
A week ago the extent of my knowledge about the Titanic was minimal at best. Everything I knew I learned from the James Cameron movie, and the only thing that really stuck with me was that there was definitely room for two on that floating door. A few days ago I had the opportunity to visit Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition in Orlando, Florida and I was able to hear the real story. Below is a list of 15 of the most fascinating, little known facts that I learned that day.
By Kristen Nazzaro5 years ago in FYI
Paper Cuts
It was only a tiny paper cut. It almost killed me. Back in the early 2000s, I was working in a Children's Hospital as a surgery scheduler. This meant not only scheduling, but wrangling with insurance companies for authorization, dealing with doctors and parents, and lots of paperwork.
By Paula Shablo5 years ago in FYI