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Why Space Travel is $190,000 Cheaper from Sri Lanka
So. I'm in Sri Lanka having coffee with my newest acquaintance (and now good friend) Tsoroshan. We are a little hungover (these were the days when I still drank alcohol) and dealing with it in very different ways. I am tucking into a massive plate of traditional dhal curry, coconut sambal and paratha bread with a fresh mango smoothie as he sips delicately on his black coffee and sparks another cigarette.
By Kayleigh Fraser ✨3 years ago in FYI
How Peeing Into Frog Was A Method Of Pregnancy
Science is full of weird and strange experiments and tests done in the past. The women of 2021 should thank their lucky stars when they do a pregnancy test; they just need to pee on a strip and not into a frog. That is right, you heard correctly. Back in the day to see if you were pregnant after a frisky night; you needed to pee into a frog and wait for a few hours to find out.
By Marcel Fernandez3 years ago in FYI
The Scary Reality of Dietary Supplements
We've all had a rough night's sleep; whether it's related to jet lag, poor choices, or our own biological dispositions – we've been there. And in many cases we've turned to a supplement in order to help our weary mind get the sleep it deserves. For example, melatonin supplements are popular sleep aids. This is probably due to the fact that most people know the importance of melatonin's role in our sleep-wake cycles – but did you know that the concentration of melatonin in a supplement can vary as widely as 83 % less to 478 % more than what is stated on the label?
By Derek Evers3 years ago in FYI
Bio-Mimicry inventions & innovations
Bio-mimicry is used by inventors, engineers and designers to take the R&D that takes place in nature and use it's clean designs, creative solutions and problem solving in modern products. It is a design principle that nature knows best and a solution developed over billions of years, through the forces of evolution is normally a solid one.
By Band as a Business3 years ago in FYI
The Overlooked Pollinators. Top Story - March 2021.
While bees get most of the attention when it comes to who pollinates our crops, there is an integral nighttime pollinator that shouldn’t be overlooked. Bats are responsible for pollinating over 500 types of tropical plants and flowers across the globe, including dates, bananas, agave, cashews, eucalyptus, avocados, cacao, and durian. They are important in the medicinal world, several remedies such as treatments for epilepsy and night blindness, coming from plants that rely upon bats for their survival.
By M.R. Cameo3 years ago in FYI
Blue Giants
When I was in second grade, I wanted to become a Paleontologist. I loved dinosaurs, how they looked and the fact they were HUGE. So it came as no surprise that when we finished learning about these incredible (but extinct) creatures and moved on to learn about whales, that I fell in love with these gentle giants too. Not only were these mammals also huge but they had been in existence since the time of the dinosaurs. I remember that when it came time to choose a type of whale for a class project, I chose the Humpback, which is definitely not one of the biggest, but I liked the cool bumps it had around its mouth.
By Verity Greene3 years ago in FYI