An Incredible Move: The Indiana Bell Telephone Building

The building was also inconveniently located on the site where they wanted the larger structure. The Indiana Bell headquarters in the middle of the move. Photo credit:William H. Bass Photo Company The massive undertaking began on October 1930. The company did not lose a single day of work nor interrupt their service during the entire period. Each time the jacks were pumped, the house moved 3/8th of an inch.

October 7, 2019 · 1 min · 69 words · Cody Holden

Be Less Polite

The nicest thing it’s possible for you to say to your friend is Fuck you! Polite is good, its how strangers and acquaintances and fellow professionals keep things running smoothly. But it has limits. To be polite is to maintain distance. Its the tiny apologies we whisper when we accidentally brush against a stranger. Its the dear that starts an email and the sincerely that closes it. Its the invasive questions we dont ask during small talk....

October 7, 2019 · 2 min · 348 words · Lisa Phelps

How and Why to Count Macronutrients Instead of Calories

Short for macronutrients, macros refers to carbs, fats, and proteinsthe three basic components of every diet. The three main macronutrients There are three main macronutrients: protein, carbohydrates and fat. Alcohol is a macronutrient too, whichweve covered extensively here. Protein Calories:4 calories per gram. Proteins are made ofamino acids, many of which the body can make itself. However, there arenine amino acidsthat are strictly required for normal body function that your body cant biosynthesize....

October 7, 2019 · 3 min · 617 words · Michelle Brewer

How to Develop Your Charisma and Become More Likable

Charisma is one of those things that people assume youre born with, but thats not necessarily the case. Regardless of your personality jot down, its entirely possible to become more likable and develop your charisma. Heres where to start. Charisma is about what you say and do as opposed to who you really are as a person. In the video above, behavioral expert and author Olivia Fox Cabane tells a story about Marilyn Monroe....

October 7, 2019 · 6 min · 1205 words · Angel Torres

Shadwell Forgeries: How Two Illiterates Fooled Victorian Archeologists

Questions about the authenticity of the items were raised, but the general consensus was that they were real. In fact, they were illiterates. As expected, their products were also inept and crude. Whats embarrassing was how readily some of the most authoritative medievalists of Victorian London fell for the slipshod workmanship. It eventually dawned on them that they could earn more by fabricating antiques themselves. Inscriptions were just meaningless scribbles since neither Billy nor Charley could spell....

October 5, 2019 · 2 min · 362 words · Craig Hall

Are Dropbox's Paid Plans Worth It?

Should you pay for Dropbox or use its free version? Plunking down a monthly fee for Dropbox gets you more storage and features. Thats the overview, at least. After signing up for a Dropbox account, youll want to download the desktop version of the software. Once the folder is created, anything you place in it will automatically sync to the Dropbox cloud. You will see areas to set up either selective or smart sync based on your subscription....

October 4, 2019 · 1 min · 193 words · Alexander Bennett

How to Deal with Excessive Sweat

Why you sweat so much First of all,sweating is completely healthyand normal. Its how your body cools off, removes toxins and maintains salinity in your body. So dont sweat too much about sweating. Nervousness:Your fight-or-flight system activates when youre nervous and it creates a rush of hormones in your body. Essentially, people with hyperhidrosis produce a great deal more sweat than whats considered normal. Emotions:Strong emotions like anger, excitement, or stress can activate your sweat glands....

October 4, 2019 · 3 min · 627 words · Jeffrey Hart

When It's Okay to Be Unambitious

You are one of the lucky ones: You like your job! The problem is, you like it so much youre really just not very ambitious. And you worry that in the age of Workism, youll regret not trying harder to get ahead. Is being satisfied a problem? Dear Human Resource, Im a lawyer at good-sized firm, and I love my job. I am rewarded, challenged, engaged and interested. However, I need help with career trajectory and the pressure to be ambitious....

October 4, 2019 · 3 min · 463 words · Annette Shelton

The Beginner's Guide to Picking the Perfect Bicycle

I had always been a bike purist. Up until recently, Ive been riding the same bike I got for my 10th birthday. As a total beginner, I discovered picking the right bike isnt as simple as I thought. From frame size to extra features, heres how to find your perfect ride. Even then, I discovered there were options. Road bikes: Meant for pavement use, likeriding around in the city. Hybrid bikes:A cross between mountain and road bikes....

October 3, 2019 · 4 min · 721 words · George Trevino

Boost Your Credit Score by Requesting a Credit Limit Increase

If you want to boost your credit score, you better make on-time payments on all of your debts, carry low balances on your credit cards, and wait for all of that good credit history to slowly raise your score over time. Right? Well, as the Motley Fool reminds us, theres one often-forgotten step you’ve got the option to take if you want to improve your credit score quickly:requesting a credit limit increase....

October 2, 2019 · 2 min · 310 words · David Graves

Fasting Two Days a Week Is Actually Not a Bad Diet

I swear I dont have an eating disorderits just how you do things on this diet I tried. The following day, I was back to my regular 2000-ish calories and feeling fine. On the 5:2 diet, you fast for two days a weeksay. You eat 25 percent of your usual calories on those days. The other days, you eat normally. The diet has been wildly popular in the UK for years, starting with a2012 BBC documentary....

October 2, 2019 · 4 min · 686 words · Evan Greene

I'm Author Sarah Pinsker, and This Is How I Work

There are many Sarah Pinskers from many alternate universes. Theyve gathered for SarahCon, a convention held by scientist Sarah Pinsker. And one of the Sarahs has murdered another. I talked to her about her careers in writing, music, and non-profits. I always knew I would be a writer, but I took the long way around. Did that for a while. Bought a house, discovered the allure of a day job....

October 2, 2019 · 5 min · 953 words · Diane Farmer

Megapode Egg Fields

Birds in this family bury their eggs in soil and incubate them using natural heat sources. The female essentially walks away after laying eggs. The male stays behind adding or removing litter covering the eggs to adjust the temperature. Megapode hatchlings are super precocious. They hatch fully feathered and already able to fly. They dig themselves out of their burrows and within hours of birth start foraging their own food....

October 2, 2019 · 1 min · 199 words · Daryl Pearson