Historical
Where did the Phrase “Bye Felicia!” Originate from?
In today’s society we often hear people using the saying “bye Felicia!” as they storm out the door signifying “get out of my face.” It’s used all the time in the everyday modern world. There are some interesting facts on where the saying originated from as well as its actual meaning.
By Sadie Colucci3 years ago in FYI
Heroin in tampons and morphine for young children
Industrially produced medicines were used for all kinds of complaints from the middle of the 19th century onwards. Heroin was considered a good cough expectorant, morphine as a sleeping pill. Even children were given hard drugs.
By AddictiveWritings3 years ago in FYI
Alexander Selkirk: The Original "Robinson Crusoe"
Alexander Selkirk is usually credited as being the original of the character of Robinson Crusoe in Daniel Defoe’s novel of 1719. Although Defoe’s book was fictional, and owed much to the author’s vivid imagination, it did contain elements of fact which relate to the life of Alexander Selkirk, as relayed by word of mouth and written accounts at the time of his rescue from having been marooned on a remote island for more than four years.
By John Welford3 years ago in FYI
The Hells Angels ran the Olympic Torch.
The year was 1984 and the Summer Olympic Games were just around the corner. The Games were to be held in California, with a torch relay running from Greece to Los Angeles. But since the Games were held in the US during the cold war, there were bitter boycotts from communist countries, creating that much more tension between the United States and Soviet Union.
By Nick Bruff3 years ago in FYI
14 SLEEPLESS YEARS
If you have ever been interested in Indian Mythological stories, then I am quite sure, you must have heard about one of the greatest epic, Ramayana. A television series was also made on this epic which was re-telecasted in India during this pandemic which went on to break the viewership records in the world with 77 million viewers on an episode dated 16th April 2020. Shattering big viewership names such as Game of Thrones and Big Bang Theory. Quite intriguing, isn't it?
By Shubham Jain3 years ago in FYI
Beavers, Hippos, and Capybaras, oh my!
As we may know, Catholics are not supposed to eat meat on Fridays during Lent (or other holy days). There were a variety of reasons to abstain from meat—meat was inaccessible to many poor worshippers, the flesh of beasts and birds is reminiscent of Jesus' flesh, et cetera. Fish is exempt from this meat-free fast because it was affordable to poor worshippers and does not remind one of Jesus' flesh.
By Melissa in the Blue3 years ago in FYI
Le Pétomane
If you enjoy fart humor, I mean seriously enjoy all the hilarity of a good anal rip, then you have likely heard of Le Pétomane, the French “flatulist” (artistic farter) who was the most popular and highest paid performer at the Moulin Rouge in the early 1890’s.
By L J Purves3 years ago in FYI