Smoking can be extremely harmful to your health. That’s why almost every country in the world requires tobacco companies to put warnings on cigarette packets. In the United States, for example, you may see a message that says, “Surgeon General’s Warning: Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease and emphysema, and may result in yellow...
“Gaslighting” — behavior that’s mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year. Lookups for the word on Merriam-webster.com increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before. But something else happened. There wasn’t a single event that drove significant spikes in curiosity, as it usually goes with the chosen word of...
I love it when democracy works well and an election goes smoothly. But enough about Brazil’s national election. This year’s U.S. midterm election went fairly well, despite the usual rumors of votes being dumped, voting machines being manipulated, and dead people voting for the wrong party. The way I see it, there were more winners than losers....
Despite not playing, Japanese fans who were in attendance to enjoy the opening game of the FIFA World Cup tournament were seen clearing up the litter left behind by other supports in the ground, giving the cleaning crews a much easier task. You could see them collecting rubbish in big bin liners, as well...
In an effort to turn their fortunes around, a number of small Italian towns are developing alluring plans to ask people to move there. In a similar manner, Presicce, a town in the sunny region of Puglia, Italy, has come up with an offer to lure people from across the globe. According to the...
Over the last few years, I’ve been trying to teach my kids the importance of promptness. I’d like them to learn to be on time and not be perpetually late. Far too often, when they have to be at an event or appointment at a particular time, they get ready at the last minute or...
The world's longest luxury river cruise covering a distance of around 4,000 km will start in January 2023, India’s Union minister of ports, shipping, and waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has said. Called Ganga Vilas Cruise, the voyage connects Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to Dibrugarh in Assam, travelling through Kolkata and Dhaka. The ship will also pass through...
By British Prof. Jane Plant, PhD, CBE I had no alternative but to die or to try to find a cure for myself. I am a scientist - surely there was a rational explanation for this cruel illness that affects one in 12 women in the UK. I had suffered the loss of one breast and undergone...
Facial hair enthusiasts claimed to have set a new world record for the longest beard chain during an event in Wyoming last week, the Casper Star-Tribune reports. Participants gathered at Gaslight Social, a bar in Casper, where they stood side by side and clipped their beards together to create a hairy chain that was measured...
