What if a company that you thought you could trust, knowingly sold you a medicine for your child that they knew had the potential to give your child HIV? How would you react? What if a government agency that claims the responsibility for protecting you from such treachery, not only looked the other way, but
There are countless theories floating around the universe pertaining to what precisely constitutes an A+ teacher. Aristotle argues that “The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching,” Einstein claims that “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge,” and Justin Trudeau says “I
North Korea has warned of “catastrophic consequences” in response to any further provocations by the US, days after a US navy battle group was sent to waters off the Korean peninsula, and was met by Donald Trump with a repeated threat of unspecified unilateral action. The US president said on Twitter that he would “solve the problem”
“Stupidity is a talent for misconception.” – Edgar Allen Poe The fact that everyone says it does not make it true. From age-old tales to advice heralded as “conventional wisdom,” some of the stuff we’ve been taught is simply false. Let’s take a look at some of the world’s most common misconceptions. 45. Feel that
A ship sank in the Menai Strait off the coast of Wales on December 5, 1664. All 81 passengers died, except one. His name was Hugh Williams. Then on December 5th, 1785 another ship with 60 aboard sank in the Menai Strait. The only survivor – a man named Hugh Williams. In 1820 on December
A woman dubbed the ‘half ton killer’ because she was once accused of killing her nephew by rolling onto him has lost 800lbs. Mayra Rosales, 34, of Texas, was 1,000lbs when she was charged with the death of her two-year-old nephew, Eliseo. People thought she smothered him to death, but had actually taken the blame for
As the blistering summer weather cools, it’s only natural that we want to go outside and explore a bit more. But before you strap on your hiking boots and grab the bug spray, there’s something you need to know about one of nature’s hidden secrets. It all has to do with bent trees and what