We often say that if women ruled the world, there would be no wars. It is just one of the many sayings regarding a world ruled by women. And in most cases, we think it is just empty words. But that is far from the truth. One tribe in China shows that a world ruled … Read more
Many of the traditions of the Inuit people, including language, beliefs, customs, and so on, have develop over thousands of years. They believe that humans, animals, and forces of nature had spirits, and when something went wrong, the spirits were not happy. The Inuit people have a long tradition of oral literature and storytelling. Before … Read more
No matter if you are dining at a Michelin Star restaurant, or in just a standard restaurant, it is a common courtesy to respect the restaurant and people inside. That includes the people serving you food, those cooking the food, and all the other guests around. Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of … Read more
The Knotted Gun, or famously known as the “Non Violence Sculpture” is a bronze sculpture made by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reutersward. The sculpture is an oversized Colt Python .357 magnum revolver with a knotted barrel and the muzzle pointing upwards. He made the sculpture after John Lennon was murdered in 1980, and since then, … Read more
Almost 70 years ago, Europe found itself at war with one of the most sinister figures in modern history: Adolf Hitler. When the last bullet of World War II was fired, over 50 million people were dead, and countless countries were both physically and economically devastated. Hitler’s bloody struggle sought to forge the world anew, … Read more
HIV/AIDS is one of the top five deadliest viruses in the modern century. The problem with HIV is that there is no functional cure for it. Up until now, there hasn’t been a procedure or some type of medication that has been scientifically and medically proven to be successful and reliable. There is nothing that … Read more
Have you heard the legend of the Greek god Hades kidnaping the goddess Persephone from Sicily and taking her to the underworld in order to marry her? Or Hercules entering the underworld in Cape Tenaron in search for his loved one who was trapped in Hell by Hades? Odysseus also entered the underworld on his … Read more
On March 16, 1867, Joseph Lister published an article for the first time, on the topic of antiseptic treatment of wounds in the famous The Lancet magazine. Since then, millions of people have been saved. At the time, there was no practice of washing hands between two surgeries, and surgeons thought that the more blood … Read more
When it comes to legendary stories about samurai, most of them, if not all of them, feature only male samurai warriors. But contrary to popular belief, there were female samurai warriors. And they were some of the deadliest ones. They were just as fierce and skillful as their malecounterparts. Called Onna-bugeisha, which translates to “female martial … Read more
The First Lady is almost as much important to the American history and tradition as the President. The First Lady needs to be respectable, presentable, smart, intelligent, and so on. So far, America has had some great First ladies. And we are eager to see what Melania Trump will do on the job. In that … Read more