If you didn’t know, the world’s largest tree is off-limits to people. And before people think the punishment would be a slap on the wrist- it is a lot more than that. Eager tourists who want to take a picture with the 380-foot-tall tree could be facing fines up to $5000. In certain cases, they...
A McDonald’s fast food joint has banned everyone under the age of 18 to enter the restaurant after 5 pm. The motive behind it is to curb instances of anti-social behavior. The restaurant’s Church Street branch in Liverpool imposed the ban. The fast-food giant stated that they took the decision after a lot of deliberation....
If you visit a grocery store’s produce section, there’s one fruit that you are almost definitely going to see: the banana. Bananas are a healthy fruit loaded with fiber, potassium, and other vitamins. [1] And chances are, whether you’ve eaten 10, 100, or 1,000 bananas in your life, you’ve eaten the same exact type of...
If you are anything like me, your pets rule your home, and they rule your life! You probably can’t bear to disturb your sleeping fur-baby when you need to get up off the sofa. I know the feeling all too well. Now that I work from home quite often, I have that issue even more...
Being a remote worker is becoming something of the norm, especially because of the recent Covid-19 pandemic. Often called “digital nomads,” those who can work online can also travel while doing so. Many digital nomads choose a life of backpacking and can still work thanks to combined workspaces and cafes. All they need is their...
In the midst of a global pandemic, health officials around the world have been encouraging their citizens to be extra-vigilant with washing their hands and cleaning their homes, particularly commonly-touched surfaces and objects, like a door handle or a phone. This ritualistic cleaning, it appears, may serve a dual-purpose. Ritualistic Behaviour and Anxiety Cleaning A...
Do you often find yourself staying up into the wee hours of the morning, working on a project or engaging in a hobby? Do you find that you don’t want to get out of bed when your alarm goes off? People who tend to sleep in late are often considered lazy and are associated with...
For a long time, social media platforms would ban you for misconduct on their site. Recently, however, platforms are making changes to make what you do offline a viable enough offense to remove you from a site permanently. (1) What You Do Offline Could Have You Banned From Online Platforms In April 2021, the online...
The world moves quickly and new technologies come in regularly to displace the old. With generations growing up now who don’t even understand why we say “dial a phone number”, it’s easy to see how much has changed in the last 50 to 100 years. Recently, however, a photo was shared of a tool who’s...
For the first time ever in September, Cavers descended all the way to the bottom of the Well of Barhout. This well is also known as the Well of Hell. Why? Well, because it is basically a giant hole in the desert that you can’t see the bottom of and where no one has ever...
More than 90 percent of all organisms that have ever lived on Earth are now extinct. Every day, dozens of species go extinct, and according to scientists, more than 20,000 plants and animals are on the verge of disappearing forever. Despite the harsh reality, it seems that not all hope is lost, at least not...
Joe Mellen’s 1970 book, Bore Hole, is a memoir about how he came to drill a hole in his own skull. It is the story of how an Eton and Oxford-educated young man abandoned his future at his father’s firm of stockbrokers and joined the beatnik generation of the sixties. Bore Hole: A Memoir Joe...
