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High up on the summit of Carlton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland, stands the countrys National Monument. If completed, it would have resembled the iconic Parthenon of Athens. Instead, all the Scottish could muster was to erect twelve pillars. Architect Charles Cockerall and William Henry Playfair dreamed up an ambitious monument. Despite inadequate funds, it was decided that work would begin on the structure in 1826. Not surprisingly, in just three years, with only twelve stone pillars raised, the funds dried up....

Welcome back to Sunday Sustenance! I grew up in the 1990s, an XTREMEly lawless time for food. My beverages of choice were Sunny D and Capri Sun, but I often drank water from a hose. And I have the scars to prove it. School cafeterias were like the United Nations back then, and we traded one delicious bit for another. Pudding for Cheetos, Mondo juice bottles for Kool-Aid Bursts. Dunkaroos were little more than a dessert version of Handi Snacks....

This never came to pass, and Twitter users kept shoehorning essays into self-reply threads called tweetstorms. A good tweetstorm is more than an essay broken into sentences. Good tweetstorms are widely varied, whilebad tweetstorms all look the same. Heres how to write one without embarrassing yourself. Write what you know There are two ideal topics for a tweetstorm. The first is one where you have personal experience or years of education....

Welcome back to our health news roundup, previouslyWhat to Worry About This Week. Weve renamed itDose of Realitybecause health news isnt always giving you things to worry about. Sometimes its benefits, rather than risks, that are overhyped. More Ejaculations, Less Cancer? But the study just shows a link. It doesnt come close to proving that ejaculation protects you from cancer. And thats assuming that the men are honestly reporting their sexual and masturbation history....

We remember things thatconfirm our beliefsmore than things that dont. (Of course, some arguments can just be based on lies. We also have a guide forfact-checking those.) Ad antiquitatem (an appeal to tradition) Not every tradition is good. An ad antiquitatem fallacy is when an argument relies on tradition to support it. For example, in arguing against gay marriage, many people cited tradition as a reason against it. During the 2016 election, Donald Trump often made ad hominem attacks, including ones against Mitt Romney....

Cheerful young party promoters give away tacos, or candy, or tampons. Today they almost got me to poop in a van. The ordering process, run through the mobile web, is a bit clumsy. The van took a half hour to arrive, negating any on-call advantage. When they texted back, a dread seized me. There were too many pronouns in these messages. As I approached the van, my body clenched in a way quite counterproductive to the vans purported purpose....

The picture isnt so rosy for everyone. For many people, freelancing is less an opportunity and more a burden. The freelance economy is complicated, so if youre a part of it, lets break it down. Both are self-employed, but theres an important distinction when it comes to earning potential. According to a recentPew study, nearly a quarter of all Americans earn some money through these platforms. Too often people lump all aspects of the gig economy into one uniform bucket, Liston said....

If you think youre a smartypants because you know a tomato is a fruit, buckle up. Youre right, but a tomato isalsoa vegetable. And rice is a fruit. And some of the things youthinkare fruitsstrawberries, for examplearent actually what they seem. Sois a potato a vegetable? Glad we cleared that up. What Is a Fruit? There are multiple definitions offruit. First is the one that you know when you see: apples, peaches, raspberries and so on....

As you get older and assume more responsibility in your life, your gaming time might need to adjust. Heres what worked well for me. Tracking your gaming time can help,says psychologist John M. Grohol. Then add up your total gaming time at the end of each week. Set a daily limit for yourself and venture to keep to it. That said, dont restrict yourselftoo muchor you wont keep to your goals....

You actively look for pregnant ladies to give your seat to on the bus. You always hold open doors for strangers. You help your friend lug a sofa across town and up five flights to their new apartment. Youre a nice person. What is rough sex, anyway? One way or another, rough sex is more intense than everyday sex. Clients in my sex therapy practice say that consensual rough sex is fun because its so intense....

Many war memorials across Australia have pine trees growing in their grounds. It was year 1915 and the First World War was in full force. The Lone Pine Cemetery at Gallipoli. Only a solitary pine tree was left standing, but not for long. In the battle that followed, the remaining tree was blown to pieces. Some 2,300 Australians and 7,000 Turkish soldiers were killed in the Battle of the Lone Pine....

Thats an average of about 1,300 flights every day, or nearly a flight every minute. In other words, Schiphol is very busy and very loud. For years, residents complained about the incessant rumbling din produced every time an aircraft took off. The idea to engage a landscape artist to solve a technical problem was born out of an accident. There are 150 perfectly straight and symmetrical furrows with six foot high ridges between them....

Welcome to another one of those posts you hope you never need to use. What Is Naloxone? Naloxone is a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose. you might give it as a shot in the thigh, or a puff up the nose. It works by blocking the brains receptors for opioids. (Opioids include heroin, fentanyl, morphine, codeine, and prescription painkillers like Oxycontin.) Naloxone crowds the opioid out of the brains receptors, but it doesnt depress breathing or create a high....