Humanity
Humanity
More (Un)Common Knowledge About TSA
Before we begin, I would like to let you know this is not the first submission I have made that covers this topic. But instead of making you scroll around looking for it, I added Part One (after fixing a couple of grammar oopsies and punctuation whoopsies) at the bottom of this submission. So, if you want to read them in order (it won’t make too much of a difference either way) then you can scroll on down there first and come back to see what other juicy tidbits I wanted to cover about the nation’s most despised government agency.
By Kat MayKnow5 years ago in FYI
Forever Pondering
I've spent much of my life pondering the truths of existence, a fairly large domain of thought to say the least. Several early mornings, and far too many late nights have seen me restlessly tumble down rabbit holes for hours on end. That said, I must admit I can't wholeheartedly say that the self prescribed wisdom I plan to share today is unknown by others; it's simply an assumption I've made based on the fact that there are an innumerable amount of people who don't know the answer to such questions as "what's the meaning of life?" (42), "what is my purpose?" "where did life come from?" and "who am I?" and "what are we?" Furthermore, to say that what I have to say is a fact is simply for the sake of me being able to share it to this prompt. I don't truly know if this is fact or fiction, but I do know that it is the accumulation of all my thoughts on the subject. Thoughts formed by an upbringing in the Christian faith, having friends and family of other beliefs, research on multiple religions (albeit brief research), an unknown amount of time scouring through the internet and listening to the opinions of learned and "enlightened" individuals, and most of all through a life of contemplation.
By Jahdiel Wingard5 years ago in FYI
Let's Play True Or False
Welcome to true or false, random facts edition! I'm sure you already know how the game works so I'm not going to explain the rules. To spice things up, were going to turn this into a competition. There are 12 random facts that are either true or false, each true or false scenario you answer correctly will earn you a point. In order to be a winner of the game you must score 13 out of 13. Not eleven or twelve, thirteen. Sounds easy? Will see about that.
By Bethany Gordon5 years ago in FYI
6 Surprising Foods to Avoid Whilst Pregnant
The first thing I did when I found out I was pregnant in January of 2020 was to purge my house of alcohol. My family was grateful. We gave them the news along with the booze. I wasn’t about to throw away full bottles of whiskey, wine, and cider! The second thing I did was research. Between the piles of papers and brochures my doctor gave me and the stack of books family and friends recommend I read, I was able to compile quite a list of foods to avoid and a few alternatives and work-arounds for when those cravings just need to be satisfied.
By Melissa Gonzalez5 years ago in FYI
Chances Are, You Enjoy Eating Plastic
Without even knowing it, you have been eating the weight of a credit card in plastic every week. You may be wondering, "How is this possible?" Well, the answer lies all around you. The device you are reading this story off of is made up of some plastic. So is the water you may be drinking, and more obviously, the plastic items and containers you use in your everyday life. It is no secret that plastic has become a normal part of our everyday life. We depend so much on plastic that most of us think very little about what it's made of and where it will end up once we are done using it.
By Emily Wohlstadter5 years ago in FYI
The Biggest Paradox of All: Language is a Lie. Top Story - March 2021.
Only one with hypermnesia could cranially farctate the brontide of linguistic nuances that the English language possesses. A philodox who adores the sound of his own vocal ruminations, a virago with vulpine command of tongue, or a rapscallion sciolist might cavil the uselessness of elaborate verbatim; but seldom the banal factotum. It is with a frisson of ardour that I indite of the gorgonising peregrination of heady literary escapes, a feeling akin to gargalesthesia, tucked up in beldam arms, as I first discovered the joy of words. An ambuscade of aliment for my natural brain, each letter instilling an appentency within me for any orts or scruples of learning; but to collogue like a clerk was never my destiny. Betimes I excogigated a fantasy land, fuzzled on fudge; my bookcase a chicane of intelligence, a fane to fandangle tomes. Forsooth, the bootless act of reading is as ineffectual as a dextrosinistral with no one to dispraise. First a dandiprat, I grew into a beef-witted morosoph, my crumpet tied to the archaic isms of my childhood; but soon I discovered the pleasure of lalochezia; my sensibilities and my words torn asunder, suddenly athwart each other. Erewhile I grew up with the classics, erelong the four-letter malisons enthrall me now.
By Francesca Devon Heward5 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
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
