Fluid Thoughts

19/07/2023

This is not an optical illusion of any kind. This is actually real and is one crowded neighborhood if we’ve ever seen one. Can you imagine living directly on top of each other? These tightly packed houses are basically stacked on top of one another. There was a boom in urbanization in the 1950s in Venezuela, which created a housing shortage, and in turn, led to overcrowded housing. Today, the town is one of the country’s biggest slums.

11/06/2023

Why should you listen to calming music?

28/05/2023

If only this was true today. There was an explorer by the name of Francisco Hernandez who saw that the Aztec people were using cacao as medicine. Once chocolate arrived in Europe, doctors started giving it out to patients for numerous ailments, like fevers and indigestion.

21/05/2023

This invention must have been created out of sheer laziness, but it ended up being very popular. A camera was set up to get a live picture of a coffee pot in the Trojan Room at the University of Cambridge. It was placed there so people wouldn’t have to take numerous trips to the pot to check if it was ready.

17/05/2023

While so many ask why Mona Lisa has such a mischievous smile, others have concluded that it’s because she’s sitting on a secret. Due to the similarity between the structure of Mona Lisa’s face and the sketches the Renaissance artist did of himself, some historians have theorized that this mysterious lady is no lady after all. They think that the subject is neither an imaginary woman nor a historical one but rather a self-portrait of Da Vinci dressed as a woman.

07/05/2023

KOMODO DRAGONS ARE SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW TO GO FOR THE ARTERIES AND WILL SOMETIMES TEAM UP WHEN HUNTING

17/04/2023

The Kayan women traditionally wear brass coils around their necks in order to give the impression that their necks are longer. The Kayan women wear these brass rings from childhood, starting at four or five, and add more rings each year. Surprisingly, the coils can reach a weight of 25 pounds! These rings, which are worn even while the women are sleeping, show a sign of beauty and wealth.

02/04/2023

A good piece for any outdoorsman or intrepid survivalist is to never use rocks found near a body of water when constructing a campfire. The trapped moisture within the rock can rapidly evaporate when placed next to a hot fire. This can cause the rocks to expand suddenly, resulting in a dangerous explosion.

26/03/2023

These nomadic cattle herders found in the Sahel, a semi-arid region in the south of the Sahara Desert, have extremely unique cultural practices. The Wodaabe are known for the tradition of Gerewol, a prestigious festival in which men compete for love. The Wodaabe men paint their faces in bright colors, wear colorful clothes and perform a series of dance routines to attract women.

19/03/2023

If you are very particular about your boiled eggs, this guide is for you. For soft-boiled eggs, all you need is to boil them for 6.5 minutes. If you prefer hard-boiled eggs, try boiling them for 12 minutes. Our favorite is medium-boiled, though, 8 minutes are enough to cook them to perfection!

09/03/2023

The Easter Island heads are actually attached to full bodies.

05/03/2023

Did you know? Woodstock - nothing would have ruined this party!
Even though the facilities were not equipped to provide sanitation or first aid for the number of people attending; hundreds of thousands found themselves in a struggle against bad weather, food shortages, and poor sanitation. But that clearly did not stop them from having the time of their lives!

23/02/2023

Gone skiing 🤩

16/02/2023

THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF BOB MARLEY

How the “One Love” star firmly placed Jamaica on the map

15/07/2020

15/07/2020