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Proverbs and Phrases You Might Be Saying Wrong
Yup, you’ve probably been saying most idioms or expressions wrong since you’ve learned about them. You’re definitely not alone there. One day, I got extremely curious as I was working on a few assignments for school, and when I researched one of these sayings only to discover it actually had a completely different meaning.
By Cathryn Dennison5 years ago in FYI
And you thought you knew Georgia...
I was born and raised in this great state of Georgia. I was born on Robins Air Force Base in 1973. I love to take road trips and hike so I thought I knew all there was to know about where I lived...boy was I wrong! I would love to share with you some tidbits that I have recently learned. So here goes.
By Amber Smith Hagerman5 years ago in FYI
Do "past lives" exist?
Past lives and reincarnation: what was once a hokey New Age theory is now a viral TikTok trend. Using a YouTube video to induce a state of hypnosis, TikTok users are emerging from their alleged hypnotic state with wild claims. Some say they discovered they “let the Trojan Horse in” during a battle in ancient Greece; others say their past lives were more recent, and that they died on 9/11 or caused the death of Princess Diana in 1997.
By Ashley Herzog5 years ago in FYI
Chapter 1 of Junction
Mushrooms can grow under water and survive in space. If there was a species that could transverse neighbouring planets in the events of large impact events (such as the creation of the moon as is speculated) then mushrooms could certainly spread life in such a situation. Two such mushrooms noted to be able to survive space were tested by blasting them with unreasonably high doses of radiation. The Fungi “…Aspergillus and Penicillium… survived being blasted with 1’000 gray of X-ray radiation, 500 gray of heavy ions and large doses of UV radiation..” (Marta Cortesão -US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health).
By Jarrit Sachan5 years ago in FYI
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Were Already Married Before the Official Wedding
During the tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey on Sunday, March 8, 2021, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry shared a list of things people did not know about their marriage and their lives in the Royal Family.
By Margaret Minnicks5 years ago in FYI
Post-modern rock-pooling
Gazing into nature’s aquarium; a replica of the distant life in the ocean, rock pools show us a glimpse of the distant, marine world of crabs, shrimps and all manner of crustaceans jostling for life in their aquatic domain. But is the coast as far as they venture? The holidaying shores of the seaside may hold the classic rock-pool, but a similar crustacean abundance exists unknown beneath our dry, clad feet. Deep within our inland geology, a rich biodiversity of crustaceans is only yet beginning to be unearthed, living squeezed into the tiny nooks and crannies carved into the subterranean landscape.
By Georgia Melodie Hole5 years ago in FYI
5 Unexplained Mysteries in History
It is somewhat surreal how some historical events have remained completely shrouded in mystery throughout human intelligence and technology's exponential growth. Some are just unbelievably hard to comprehend, others have given way to countless conspiracy theories, and a few have even been long forgotten and torn from the pages of history.
By ElMehdi ElAzhary5 years ago in FYI
Quick, Call 911
Call 911-The Emergence of EMS Call 911. In minutes an ambulance staffed with trained Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) arrives at your door, checks your medical status, stabilizes you, puts you on a trolley, loads you into a well equipped ambulance and transports you to the nearest appropriate emergency room where emergency physicians and nurses attend your needs and possibly save your life, all the while communicating electronically as needed between the dispatcher, the ambulance and the hospital. Routine stuff now. But it was not always so. Here is a short history of how that happened through the eyes of one who was there.
By Cleve Taylor 5 years ago in FYI
Stop Insulting the Irish!
As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, it is time to set something straight. Have you ever noticed that most foreigners speak with an accent? You wouldn’t say “listen to that lilting French brogue”, would you? Why then, do we call Irish and Scottish accents a brogue?
By Amy Cooney5 years ago in FYI
The 5 Oldest Monarchies in the World
In the current 21st century world, less than forty-five monarchies remain. Most of these monarchies do not hold any real power anymore. Only a few of them can be considered absolute monarchies — where the King or Queen has complete authority over their people.
By ElMehdi ElAzhary5 years ago in FYI
