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Meanwhile, ignorant hot-take-havers are saying things like why dont people just breastfeed then? Well, let me break it down for you. I breastfed all three of my kids. One never got a drop of formula; the others got very occasional bottles. I think Ive bought three or four packages of formula in my entire life. And that should not be a controversial statement. Now I will probably also be roasted as a pro-breastfeeding evil hag witch....

Until then, nuclear energy meant only one thingweapons. One such project was fracking. Photo taken at ground zero shortly after the detonation on September 10, 1969, Project Rulison. Scientists lowers a 13-foot by 18-inch diameter nuclear equipment codenamed Gasbuggy into a New Mexico gas well. Unfortunately, the cavern didnt survive as predicted. Under the tremendous pressure from the surrounding rocks, the cavern collapsed after only a few seconds. Project Gasbuggy was merely a proof-of-concept....

When in Rome, youre going to visit the Colosseum. When in Paris, you’re gonna wanna see the Eiffel Tower. The feeling of intense letdown even has a name: Paris Syndrome. All too often, the hype is bigger than the attraction. Here are some popular destinations that are overratedand some travel ideas thatareworth your while. And just dont think Im an arrogant American dissing cultural icons like the literal Taj Mahal....

Deep within the Andes of Peru gallops an animal thats treasured across the world. Their wool was considered to be a coat of gold, and was reserved only for the royalty. No one ever killed a Vicuna. Vicuna wool was accepted to be a profitable commodity equivalent to silk in the olden times. The difference was that among the Spanish, killing came easy. Millions of free roaming Vicunas were violently poached and peeled for their precious manes....

Along the sun-soaked Aravallis of Rajasthan thrives the leopard country of India. A leopard near a shrine in Bera. The 20sq km area of Jawai bandh around Bera turned into the Jawai Leopard Conservation Zone in 2003. Bera now contains one of the highest concentrations of leopards in the world. But none other than the big cat is considered to be the incarnation of Ambey Mata. Naturally, the locals of Bera believe in allowing leopards to exist in peace....

A species disappears from our planet about every 30 minutes. A specimen of the Rocky Mountain locust. Child, transcribed by Riley et al. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the swarm consisted of some 12.5 trillion insects. It was possibly the largest grouping of animals ever. For years before the event, locusts had pierced through agricultural lands like vagabonds hungry for wanton destruction. An image of a Rocky Mountain locust on a ceramic urn by Julia Galloway....

The statue is identified as Abbbas Ibn Firnas, the father of aviation. But who was Abbbas Ibn Firnas? The statue of Abbas ibn Firnas near Baghdad International Airport. Young Abbas studied medicine and astrology but was more interested in engineering and making his own inventions. He also liked poetry and music. Firmans intention, like in the Greek story of Icarus and his father, was to fly. Instead, he plummeted straight down....

During the Third Riech, Hitler fortified his leadership atop bastions of war, invasion and politics. He served as chief of Hitlers army general staff from 1938 to 1942. However, he achieved all this despite harbouring dissent towards Hitlers extreme position in the domestic and international arena. His own career began in the Third Field Artillery Regiment of the Royal Bavarian Army. By the end of the first World War, Halder began receiving his staff assignments....

Our relationships with our mothers can be complicated. If youve experienced these feelings before, youre not alone. You might still look for her approval even while resenting it at the same time. Or you might struggle with communicating what you need from her. This is where creating boundaries comes in. Boundaries are an important life skill that are essential for having healthy relationships. The benefits of boundaries According toDr. As well, clear boundaries allow us to express our individuality in healthy ways....

Starting to actually like runningis a surprising, exciting, and strangely addicting experience. Trying to understand all the lingo and terminology, however, can be disheartening, especially for beginners. Pace:How fast youre running, usually expressed in terms of minutes per mile (or kilometers). Cadence:The number of steps you take per minute while running. Several things can influence this, such as height, weight, stride, and experience. Frequent runners typically take around 160-170 steps a minute, while elite runners take it up to 180....

The longer the disorder goes undiagnosedand untreatedthe longer adults with dyslexia have to struggle with symptoms for no reason. Here are a few signs you might have dyslexia and what you’re able to do about it. What is dyslexia? By definition, dyslexia is an unexpected difficulty in learning to read and spell words. How are adult dyslexia diagnoses different from diagnoses in kids? What dyslexia symptoms should adults look out for?...

Long before modern humans walked the earth, there lived in Europe another species off humansthe Neanderthals. Its unclear exactly when Neanderthals appeared on the scene. Estimates range from 300,000 years to as far back as 800,000 years ago. Their date of extinction is also uncertain. One such location is the Gorham’s Cave complex. Neanderthal family group at the entrance to a coastal cave, by Charles R. Knight (1920). When the cave was first inhabited some 55,000 years ago, the shore was approximately 5 km away....

In Indias Tamil Nadu, some 420km south of Chennai, sits Dindigul. A shopkeeper displays a wide variety of Dindigul locks. Close your eyes and make a wish. Ask for the most complicated lock to deter your enemies. Give it a simple name. By the time you open your eyes, the locksmiths of Dindigul would have granted your wish. The mango lock gets its name from the beloved summer fruit of India....