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Downtown Los Angeles
Growing up in Los Angeles back in the 1970s through the 80's going downtown meant hanging out on Broadway Boulevard. I am not a historian or a researcher but having lived and worked in the Los Angeles area all my life I have seen entertainment venues, restaurants, movie theaters decay and pass on.
By Louis Ortega5 years ago in FYI
Did You know? - Incredible Insects
Kids love learning about animals, and visiting the zoo is usually one of their favorite programs. However, sometimes this information fades away throughout the years. At times, schools can discourage and restrain us to learn more about nature. As animals fascinated me all my life, I would like to share with you what fun – and bizarre – facts I know about these fascinating creatures.
By Daniel Toth5 years ago in FYI
Great Danes, Whiskey, and Classified Missions – Things You Never Knew About the Titanic. Top Story - March 2021.
A week ago the extent of my knowledge about the Titanic was minimal at best. Everything I knew I learned from the James Cameron movie, and the only thing that really stuck with me was that there was definitely room for two on that floating door. A few days ago I had the opportunity to visit Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition in Orlando, Florida and I was able to hear the real story. Below is a list of 15 of the most fascinating, little known facts that I learned that day.
By Kristen Nazzaro5 years ago in FYI
Paper Cuts
It was only a tiny paper cut. It almost killed me. Back in the early 2000s, I was working in a Children's Hospital as a surgery scheduler. This meant not only scheduling, but wrangling with insurance companies for authorization, dealing with doctors and parents, and lots of paperwork.
By Paula Shablo5 years ago in FYI
We are made of liquid crystals and can do our own crystal healing.
We are captivated by crystals. Always have been. Mesmerised by the way they harvest light from the world around them and then fling it back outwards in every direction at once, throwing a tiny galaxy of stars around themselves. By their dream-like hues, which no human-mixed palette could match. And by the fact that they were created many thousands if not millions or billions of years ago, then churned out of the Earth's crust by some extraordinary stroke of volcanic chance, the stories of their journeys from rock to finger or throat stoking their mystery.
By Charlie Nicholson5 years ago in FYI
Egypt: The Birthplace of Ideas
What would you say if it was said that Greek Philosophy was not original? That the origins of philosophy come from the land of the Pharaohs? For those of you who do not know this, you are about to get a lesson in both Philosophy and History.
By Johann Hollar5 years ago in FYI
A Heroine Like Paul Revere
One of the most recognized names in the annals of American history is Paul Revere. Revere earned the designation of an American Patriot for his midnight ride to alert the colonial militia that the British Redcoats were marching on Lexington and Concord. Famed poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote a poem commemorating Paul Revere's Ride in 1861. His renowned work begins:
By Bryan R..5 years ago in FYI
Bobby Fischer: How the king's gambit played out. Top Story - March 2021.
Not since the intense rivalry between the Americans and Soviets during the Cold War has chess enjoyed such prominence in popular culture.
By Steve Harrison5 years ago in FYI
FYI: PHONE BOOTH IN DESERT
FYI The sun is setting and the desert begins to cool The sand and cactus reign supreme alongside a bulky man-made metal object that occasionally
By Katherine Moeckel5 years ago in FYI
Black Communities Beyond Black Wall Street
Throughout American history, Jim Crow laws and white supremacy limited the livelihood of Black Americans and left them with two options. They either could work as sharecroppers for their former slave masters or migrate from the South to Oklahoma. During the Trail of Tears, there was a land rush in Oklahoma. It was an opportunity for Black Americans to establish a community that empower them as a whole. In the early 1900s, Black Americans decided to move to Oklahoma to partake in the land rush and the oil boom.
By Tyler Williams5 years ago in FYI
Debunking The Curse of 'Macbeth'
Everyone knows that 'Macbeth' is cursed, right? It's common knowledge - certainly in theatrical circles - that even saying the name of Shakespeare's masterpiece is bad luck. Instead, actors and directors call it 'The Scottish Play.' And if you say the 'M' word whilst you're actually in a theater, then - to alleviate the curse - you have go outside, turn around three times, and then spit on the floor. If you don't... well, let's just say you weren’t warned.
By Christopher Donovan5 years ago in FYI
Mother Of The Trees
Have you ever wandered through the underpass, from Washington Hospital Center, and entered Wangari Gardens? Have you ever looked at the community garden, the youth garden and the outdoor classroom and wondered: who is the woman who inspired all of this? Who was the woman who inspired these bee hives, this public fruit tree orchard and these vegetable gardens?
By Niall James Bradley5 years ago in FYI