Historical
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an enlightened philosopher who was deeply concerned about justice. He asserted in his work that life was in harmony with nature and beauty, with full respect for the neighbors, even though they seemed to have different values and ideas, and with the great determination needed to consider the contradictions that exist in modern society. Rousseau himself was often involved in defending his views against those who felt misunderstood.
By Radha Karki5 years ago in FYI
River Nile
A few days after the discovery of the rosetta stone and the news of the pharaohs and crocodiles eating people, it was in the fertile banks of the Nile that one of the most remarkable civilizations on Earth, ancient Egypt, was born about 3000 BC. For thousands of years, the Egyptians relied on the Nile for water, which flowed through the Ethiopian highlands of Central Africa. The water and mud of the flood plains form the basis of civilization and serve as an inspiration to the people who lived in Northeast Africa during this critical period of history.
By Radha Karki5 years ago in FYI
The Bomber Pilot
The Bomber Pilot The number 25,000 PS25,000 looks like a huge amount you can use to train a bomb driver. The bomber must be in the air for 400 hours. Pilots can work for a few hours, but it depends on our route, our fuel depots, our aircraft routes, and our weapons operations, "said Lieutenant Colonel Niki Rogue-Polidor, pilot B-2, and 509th Bomber Squadron and Security Officer.
By Aayush Alphonz5 years ago in FYI
Elective Torture: Why Do We Shave Our Body Hair?
Both sexes have a love-hate relationship with body hair removal. We’ve been pulling, plucking, burning, tweezing, and ripping out undesirable hair since the dawn of time. It’s believed that as far back as 4,000 B.C., women were using dangerous substances like arsenic and quicklime to get the job done.
By Kathy Copeland Padden5 years ago in FYI
cold war
From 1946 to 1991, the United States, the Soviet Union, and its allies were imprisoned in a long, turbulent war known as the Cold War. The Cold War was based on a struggle based on a global outlook between the Soviet Union and the United States after their temporary solidarity following the 1945 German occupation. Historians disagree on the date, but it is widely believed that a war broke out in 1947, with Truman Doctrine, to 1991, with the dissolution of the USSR.
By Radha Karki5 years ago in FYI
The Indus Valley civilization (IVC)
John Marshall (1876-1958 AD) visited Harappa and concluded that the site was an ancient civilization of unknown order and that it was excavated simultaneously after hearing from afar that the locals called Mohenjo Daro a "mountain of the bones of the dead" various. Excavation began during the period 1924-1925, the similarities between the two sites were discovered, and the Indus Valley civilization was discovered.
By Radha Karki5 years ago in FYI
Akhenaten: We can all learn.
Who was this Visionary? In the 18th dynasty of the Egyptian civilization a boy was born to the Pharaoh Amenhotep III. His name was given for his father's namesake and in honor of his most beloved god, Amenhotep IV. He was not the first in line to succeed his father; however, when his older brother died suddenly he was appointed the heir.
By Emily Marie Concannon5 years ago in FYI
Father of Scientist Sir Thomas Alva Edison
Edison's first invention was patented by an electronic voice recorder in June 1869. Frightened by politicians "not wanting to use the device, Edison decided he would not waste time in the future inventing things that no one else wanted.
By Radha Karki5 years ago in FYI
Importance of Herbal Medicine
Since the development of human culture, the use of medicinal plants has had a profound effect on magic and religion, and in each practice, there have been differing views on the concept of health and disease. While synthetic drugs act as if they have no long-term effects on the human body, medicinal plants act as a combined probiotic with few side effects in the body.
By Radha Karki5 years ago in FYI
1536: Henry VIII’s Cheese Slides Off His Cracker
1536 was a year chock-full of pivotal events that irrevocably altered Henry VIII’s life and England’s history. Posterity remembers Henry as a deranged tyrant, but that’s only part of the story. It was during that fateful year of injuries, loss, betrayals, and threats to his authority that the Henry remembered by history came to be.
By Kathy Copeland Padden5 years ago in FYI
