Humanity

Humanity

Who Let the Dog Out?
If someone on the street asked you about Bosco Ramos, the name most likely wouldn’t ring a bell. If you lived in Sunol, California in the 80’s, you’d have a better chance of recognizing the name since Ramos was the mayor of the aforementioned town. In fact, he was elected in 1981 and was in office until his death in 1994. While this might be a singular occurrence, it probably wouldn’t be the craziest event in American history. I could go on to tell you all about the absurd experiences America has had to live throughout its years like how they ended up capturing the island of Guam or the amazingly destructive life of Thomas Midgley Jr., but I’ll let you discover those stories on your own.
By Leia Kang5 years ago in FYI
Save the vultures. Respect the cows.
Vultures When people think of a vulture, they often think of ugly, scary birds, associated with death. Birds that are found lingering near dying animals. In popular culture, they are often see as a bad omen. However, within the country of Nepal and the greater Indian subcontinent, vultures are significant in many ways – environmentally, economically and spiritually.
By Natalie Sandy5 years ago in FYI
How to Spot a Killer
Hey you, yeah you, scrolling casually on the internet in your best Covid onesie. Let me drop some knowledge on you. It's a secret that only those who've seen the dark side know. Let me teach you how to spot a killer while you're still in the safety of your home. There are signs you should watch out for, before you go back out into the world — ways of identifying these mercenaries that walk the streets.
By S.Songweaver5 years ago in FYI
The Mystery of Accents
The Mystery of Accents Why do some accents stick and some disappear? As we are all aware, languages all have their own unique sounds which are created by how the tongue, mouth and sometimes the throat interacts with the breath.
By Ruthie M.5 years ago in FYI
Don't touch your face while you sleep!
Okay, so, this is a weird one. At first, I thought I was wrong. I thought, "Maybe it wasn't this". I thought maybe if I changed my diet for the better, maybe if I drank more water before going to bed, something would help. But no, it didn't help. So instead, another thought occured. "Hey! Why not test this theory out fully?" So, I plucked up the courage in order to see for myself. I tried this two or three different times on purpose, and I have to say this. Don't touch your face while sleeping!
By Fergus Thomson5 years ago in FYI
Some People Can't Recognise Faces
We take a lot of things in our lives for granted, one of them being that we can recognise the people around us. Unfortunately, this is an ability not everyone has, specifically people with prosopagnosia, also called face blindness.
By Tone Breistrand5 years ago in FYI
6 Things Your Pharmacy Team Wishes you Knew
Over the last five years, I have worked in three different retail pharmacy chains and have connections with people in hospital, independent, and other community pharmacies. While there are certainly differences between them all, we all deal with a lot of the same struggles- and it's not always corporate or our bosses. No, more frequently than we’d like to admit, it's the patients. Or, at least their reactions. As much as you get frustrated with us, there are some steps you can take to make your, and our, lives easier when you interact with a pharmacy.
By J. Lee5 years ago in FYI
Of Libraries and Bad-Ass Librarians
True story. In the Sahara Desert in the mid 2000s, following the global chaos of the 9/11 terror attacks and in the wake of al-Qaeda and Isis insurgencies across much of the Sahel, the semi-arid African region that borders the southern edge of the world’s largest, most expansive desert, a small band of self-taught antiquarians and librarians vowed to hide priceless ancient Arabic texts written on parchment and bound in books, some dating back to the 15th century and earlier.
By Hamish Alexander5 years ago in FYI
Hello, my name is...
What’s in a name, a reference, a social identification that influences the way you see yourself, how others see you, your destiny?
By M. Moore5 years ago in FYI
More (Un)Common Knowledge About TSA
Before we begin, I would like to let you know this is not the first submission I have made that covers this topic. But instead of making you scroll around looking for it, I added Part One (after fixing a couple of grammar oopsies and punctuation whoopsies) at the bottom of this submission. So, if you want to read them in order (it won’t make too much of a difference either way) then you can scroll on down there first and come back to see what other juicy tidbits I wanted to cover about the nation’s most despised government agency.
By Kat MayKnow5 years ago in FYI
Don't be afraid of the duck
Bit dry in the mouth? Dizzy? Trembling? Sweating? Chills? Chest pain? Reluctant to go anywhere near a lake? Could be you have anatidaephobia. More plainly, you dread ducks.
By Megan Anderson5 years ago in FYI
Forever Pondering
I've spent much of my life pondering the truths of existence, a fairly large domain of thought to say the least. Several early mornings, and far too many late nights have seen me restlessly tumble down rabbit holes for hours on end. That said, I must admit I can't wholeheartedly say that the self prescribed wisdom I plan to share today is unknown by others; it's simply an assumption I've made based on the fact that there are an innumerable amount of people who don't know the answer to such questions as "what's the meaning of life?" (42), "what is my purpose?" "where did life come from?" and "who am I?" and "what are we?" Furthermore, to say that what I have to say is a fact is simply for the sake of me being able to share it to this prompt. I don't truly know if this is fact or fiction, but I do know that it is the accumulation of all my thoughts on the subject. Thoughts formed by an upbringing in the Christian faith, having friends and family of other beliefs, research on multiple religions (albeit brief research), an unknown amount of time scouring through the internet and listening to the opinions of learned and "enlightened" individuals, and most of all through a life of contemplation.
By Jahdiel Wingard5 years ago in FYI