Mystery
Why are parrots related to Pirates
They make beautiful pets, but the people who buy them often do not know what to do with them when the birds have hatched. People who want a parrot-like pet need to know that birds need a lot of attention from their owners, that they are not predators and predators, and that they can cry a lot in the morning.
By saurab sharma4 years ago in FYI
Why Humans See Faces In Everyday Objects
The German word pareidolia was first used in an article by Karl Ludwig Kahlbaum, for example in his 1866 essay Die Sinnesdelierien. The work was referred to the following year in the Journal of Mental Science Volume 13 where it was translated as "pareidolia" in English and noted as synonym for the terms "change hallucination," "partial hallucination" and "perception of secondary images".
By Sita Baral5 years ago in FYI
You Probably Know My Ex: The F*ckboy Philosopher Soren Kierkegaard
You probably know Soren Kierkegaard as the writer of some of the most formidable philosophical and theological works of the nineteenth century. Maybe you don’t really understand anything he’s written (because let’s face it, he kind of sucked at communication even at the best of times and avoided conciseness like the plague), but vaguely know of him from your annoying philosophy major friend.
By Katie Alafdal5 years ago in FYI
The Bizarre Case of Gef, The Talking Mongoose
In the Autumn of 1931 the Irving family, residents of a farmhouse at Doarlish Cashen on the Isle of Man, reported the presence of a strange mongoose-like creature that had begun to appear around and inside their home. The bizarre circumstances began when, according to the Irvings, the sound of scratching, rustling, and “vocal noises” were heard within the walls of the tiny farmhouse. Believing it to be a rodent infestation, they placed traps. However, no rodents were found, and the strange noises persisted, growing ever more disturbing. Trying to scare away whatever was causing the sounds, James, the Irving family patriarch, growled like a predator. Far from frightened, the creature growled back.
By Jupiter Grant5 years ago in FYI
Chance Encounter in a Tomb
True story. At least, it's what I remember, and we know brains are funny creatures. The story starts in 1977, when King Tut's treasures finally came to rest in our part of the country. Nowadays, a major exhibit leaving one country and traveling to another is not as big a deal, most of the red tape is dealt with quietly behind the scenes and politics are kept to a minimum. The 1970's? Cold war, us versus the rest of the world? This was a Heaping Pile of Big Deal, and I, the daughter of people who trained to be archeologists (but got real-world jobs as a teacher and blue collar worker respectively), wanted to go soooo bad I could taste it. But my parents had to work. You *never* take off work for frivolous matters, never ever. I was heartbroken.
By Meredith Harmon5 years ago in FYI
World's Top 5 Alexandrite Origin Countries
The color-changing chrysoberyl mineral gemstone - Alexandrite is universally known as June’s birthstone. It is also known as the chameleon of gemstones or “Emerald by day and Ruby by night.” Alexandrite gemstones showcase different hues of greens, purple, and reds in distinct lightings, this phenomenon is called dichroism.
By Kelly Johns5 years ago in FYI
The myth of Atalanta
Mortal women (i.e. not goddesses) do not get a particularly good press in Greek mythology. They tend either to be driven to murder as revenge for wrongs done to them, e.g. Clytaemnestra and Medea, or seducers who bring death and destruction in their wake, most notably Helen but others include Phaedra and Astydameia.
By John Welford5 years ago in FYI
