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The US Banned Sliced Bread. Top Story - July 2021.
People love food and wherever you go in the world, that’s one of the topics that you can easily talk to anyone about regardless of your cultural differences. Here in the United States, we’ve had a very old saying for a long time, which is the best thing since sliced bread.
By Blessing Akpan4 years ago in FYI
Green Skies over Cincinnati.
Green Skies over Cincinnati. By Rick Wasserman. As a child, I was so terrified by tornadoes that I tried to not even think the word. I was born in Cincinnati, though we moved to Oklahoma for a while in my teens. The irony of that is not lost on me, but strangely enough, the topography of North-Eastern Oklahoma is too mountainous for tornadoes, so we never had one during my stay.
By Rick Wasserman4 years ago in FYI
5 Royals Who Went Crazy As Kings And Queens
Have you heard about a mad royal before? Do you know that King John III of England and Charles VI of France were mad Kings? Well I am surprised as you are and curious to know more about them. Without wasting much time, let's check them out quickly.
By Evince Uhurebor4 years ago in FYI
Anton Chekhov life biography
In 1898, when his health was affected by tuberculosis, he had only six years to live before he died at the age of 44. He was an independent man, and he kept and interpreted the files of his books with the zeal of the conservatives for our ability to present a list of his love life. My interest in Chekhov's love stories is aroused by his short story "Visiting a Friend."
By Sita Dahal4 years ago in FYI
Who Is Martin Luther King
The King's Center in Atlanta has a sequence that shows how the efforts that began after King's passing in 1968 paid off. The battle to host Martin Luther King’s event puts a strain on turning something interesting. To see, Newsweek edited 11 statements from the King's favorite address section. Show Sources
By Alekzendar Hums4 years ago in FYI
First dead heart transplant
The Duke University Hospital Cardiac Surgery team has become the first American group to transplant the heart of an adult to a recipient using a procedure known as donation after death circulation (DCD). The method used in Duke is known as DCD because it relies on the heart to stop beating and regenerate to beat again. Duke doctors had been rehabilitating hearts in the United States for months.
By Sita Dahal4 years ago in FYI
About Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan, in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal who died in 1631 while giving birth to their 14th child. Mumtaz, Shah Jahan’s third wife, was known for her exceptional beauty, and the emperor was known to be mad about her. Crestfallen by her sudden death, the emperor, it is believed, turned grey-haired in just one night. Work on the Taj began in 1632, but it wasn’t until 1653 that the whole monument came together in its current form. But as fate would have it, soon after the Taj was built Shah Jahan was overthrown by his son Aurangazeb who held him prisoner in the Agra Fort, where he spent the rest of his years yearning for the Taj. Shah Jahan after his death in 1666 was buried beside his beloved Mumtaz in the Taj Mahal.
By kuldeep mehta4 years ago in FYI
How the Red Fort Became the Site for India's Independence Day Celebrations
Known by different names at different points of time, such as Qila-i-Mubarak (the Fortunate Citadel), Qila-i-Shahjahanabad (Fort of Shahjahanabad) or Qila-i-Mualla (the Exalted Fort), the Red Fort remains one of the most iconic representations of anti-colonial resistance and India’s Independence Day celebrations. Since 1947, on every Independence Day, successive prime ministers have hoisted the national flag here and addressed the nation from the rampart adjacent to the Lahori Gate, which now forms the public entrance to the fort.
By kuldeep mehta4 years ago in FYI
The History of the Olympics: What You Didn't Know
Introduction In ancient Greece, and then in Roman times, a competition of the sports known as the decennial games, or the ten-day games, was held every ten years, at the height of the Olympics, to celebrate the completion of a decade, and bring glory to the cities involved. These games were held at Olympia in Olympia, Greece, on the famous Parthenon and its arena, with the chariot racing as a main part of the 10-day celebration. When the city of Rome got the Olympic Games in the 4th century BC, the games continued in the context of the Roman Empire. The one major exception was in 896, when the city was conquered by the Muslims. After this period, no such games were held until the revival of the modern Olympic Games by Baron Pierre de Coubertin in 1894.
By Manish Kumar shaw4 years ago in FYI
Grace Fryer | Women of History
Grace Fryer’s life and death were instrumental in shaping occupational labor laws. As one of the Radium Girls, she changed the way companies treated their employees in a precedent-setting case. This is the incredible story of Grace Fryer, the subject of this edition of Women of History.
By Shea Keating4 years ago in FYI
