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Conversation with a Ghost
Conversation with a Ghost T he RMS Titanic sank in the early morning of 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean, four days into the ship's maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The largest ocean liner in service at the time, Titanic had an estimated 2,224 people on board when she struck an iceberg at around 23:40 (ship's time) on Sunday, 14 April 1912. Her sinking two hours and forty minutes later at 02:20 (ship's time; 05:18 GMT) on Monday, 15 April, resulted in the deaths of more than 1,500 people, making it one of the deadliest peacetime marine disasters in history. (Wikipedia)
By Robert Taylor5 years ago in FYI
Why Space Travel is $190,000 Cheaper from Sri Lanka
So. I'm in Sri Lanka having coffee with my newest acquaintance (and now good friend) Tsoroshan. We are a little hungover (these were the days when I still drank alcohol) and dealing with it in very different ways. I am tucking into a massive plate of traditional dhal curry, coconut sambal and paratha bread with a fresh mango smoothie as he sips delicately on his black coffee and sparks another cigarette.
By Kayleigh Fraser ✨5 years ago in FYI
How Peeing Into Frog Was A Method Of Pregnancy
Science is full of weird and strange experiments and tests done in the past. The women of 2021 should thank their lucky stars when they do a pregnancy test; they just need to pee on a strip and not into a frog. That is right, you heard correctly. Back in the day to see if you were pregnant after a frisky night; you needed to pee into a frog and wait for a few hours to find out.
By Marcel Fernandez5 years ago in FYI
4 Interesting Tour Facts About Costa Rica
So, what brought this American Black female to Costa Rica? Costa Rica was always part of my bucket list since high school. And that was, um, quite a while ago. Originally I tried to get to Costa Rica via Nicaragua as part of a high school service project. I simply did not have the money. And my family was literally considered at the poverty line or probably below it.
By Stephanie J. Bradberry5 years ago in FYI
Burma Shave
The art of the pun! I remember vividly, jumping off the school bus wearing my smiley face top, my purple corduroy bellbottoms and brown earth shoes as I raced home that day. My heart pounding wildly and my eyes were wide with excitement. Little did I know it was just the first of many writing competitions to come. I was ten years old.
By Janine Prior-Peterson5 years ago in FYI
The Great History of Quarantine
The year 2020 was no a usual year by any means. The pandemic changed the way of life for most people around the world. It's no surprise that "Coronavirus" was among the top global searches on Google in 2020. The word was searched 60 million times a month in the year. One more word which was equally synonymous with the pandemic was "Quarantine." It features among the Top 10 searched keywords in the United States and has formed part of our daily vocabulary.
By Kavi Kamat5 years ago in FYI
The Melungeons: Appalachia's ethnic mystery
In the eighteenth century, land surveyors in the Appalachian Mountains reported encountering bronze-skinned, light-eyed people who fell to their knees in prayer five times a day. The mysterious mountain-dwellers, who lived far beyond the Western border of the thirteen colonies, referred to themselves as “Portuguese” in broken English. While their outward appearance suggested they were Mediterranean, the custom of praying five times a day hinted at Islamic roots. The French-speaking explorers, unsure what to call this mysterious community, described them as mélange, “a mix.”
By Ashley Herzog5 years ago in FYI
What To Do (And NOT To Do) If A Bomb Goes Off
While many parts of the world, throughout different eras of history, have had to worry about terrorist attacks to some degree or another (it is said that this was one of the reasons for the Crusades), it is within the last 25 years or so that the problem has reached proportions where it seems that an attack could come at any moment at any place regardless of where on Earth they may find themselves.
By Deplorable Di Gangi5 years ago in FYI
