6 Mistakes That Smart People Never Make Twice

April 22, 2018 by Paulo Coelho by Piyush Sharma   Everybody makes mistakes, as it is only human. But there are a very few among us who actually learn from our mistakes. The first step is to accept your mistake and make peace with it, and only then can you expect yourself to make a change. This is … Read more

The Alfred Jewel: One of the most famous and mysterious treasures from Anglo-Saxon England

Courtesy: The Vintage News Jan 13, 2018 Magda Origjanska In discovering the Anglo-Saxon world, archaeologists have made a number of excavations that provided a fruitful insight into the treasuries of this eminent historical period. One of the most significant, yet mysterious, treasures that has been discovered from this period is the Alfred Jewel–a 9th century object … Read more

The crater that is growing in Siberia is a “climate time bomb”

Courtesy: The Vintage News Jan 11, 2018 Ian Harvey Batagaika crater, 2016 Melting permafrost, which some attribute to climate changes, is creating huge craters in Siberia. The craters are appearing as layers of ice melt, and large holes in the tundra sink downward as if they were elevators moving down the shaft, foot by foot. National Geographic has described … Read more

Madam C. J. Walker, America’s first female self-made millionaire, started with a hair tonic

Courtesy: The Vintage News Jan 9, 2018 Magda Origjanska Our society enjoys reading “rags to riches” stories of well-known business people, entrepreneurs and corporate executives, with explanations of their career path, seasoned with advice of “how to become a millionaire in one year,” “how to instantly elevate your career,” or “grab your opportunity and make it … Read more

The Jonestown Massacre: Unfathomable mystery of why more than 900 people followed Jim Jones to Guyana

Courtesy: The Vintage News Jan 9, 2018 Tijana Radeska Jones at an anti-eviction protest in front of the International Hotel in 1977. Photo: Nancy Wong CC BY-SA 3.0 There is nostalgia as never before for the San Francisco of the 1960s and the 1970s. A new generation filled the streets with a message of love and peace, … Read more

American doctors earned $40 million for whiskey prescriptions during the prohibition

Courtesy: The Vintage News Mar 7, 2018 Ivana Andonovska “Take three shots of government-stamped whiskey a day, on an empty stomach, and come back in about a week for your second prescription. I suppose you are aware of the fact that alcohol, like all medicines, can cause side effects in some people, especially if not consumed as recommended by a professional. That … Read more

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