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The Strange Case of the Man Who Was Struck by Lightning Seven Times
Roy Cleveland Sullivan — Picture source: Guinness World Records. Here’s a quick fact: The odds of being struck by lightning for an average person in any one year are around 1 in 500,000 — or 0.000002%. Despite these astronomically low chances, Roy Cleveland Sullivan, a park ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, was hit by lightning not once, but seven times during his lifetime.
How Constant Rejection Can Point You in the Right Direction to Finding True Friendship
Every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better.” — Dr. Steve Maraboli. I’ve successfully been part of certain groups, and I’ve also failed colossally at being accepted into most others. And these groups I’ve failed to fit into are the ones that have taught me the most.
"Twitter Killer" Assisting Victims to Commit Suicide Is Sentenced to Death
On Halloween 2017, the Japanese police made a macabre discovery: 27-year-old Takahiro Shiraishi was hiding the dismembered, rotting corpses of 9 people in his 13.5 squared-meter loft apartment in Zama, near Tokyo.
DNA Testing Clears up 90-Year-Old Mystery Behind the Disappearance of a Young Boy
Left: Bobbie Dunbar before his disappearance. Right The boy found in Mississippi — Source:Wikimedia Commons. On August 23rd, 1912, Percy and Lessie Dunbar took their oldest child, Robert Clarence Dunbar — affectionately known as Bobby — on a fishing trip to Swayze Lake, near Opelousas, Louisiana. Little did they know this excursion would have permanent consequences for their lineage as, in a fateful twist of events, Bobby disappeared without a trace just before lunchtime.
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Sources: Лечение Наркомании on Pixabay, & Yogendra Singh and Erik Mclean on Unsplash. Everything in excess is opposed to nature.” — Hippocrates. Under the wrong circumstances, you can become addicted to almost anything you can imagine.
Bruce Lee's Ultimate Guide To Reaching Your Full Potential
Bruce Lee is a modern-day legend, and rightfully so. On top of being an incredibly gifted fighter and a pop culture icon of the 20th century, he founded the Jeet Kune Do combat system, popularized martial arts films, and helped to change the stereotypical depictions of the Asian community in Hollywood movies.
9 Powerful Life Lessons From Chadwick Boseman
Source: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) To say the world was shocked by Chadwick Boseman’s premature death is an understatement. In 2016, he jumped to international stardom and became one of the biggest names in Hollywood. Then just four years later, on August 28th, 2020, and without so much as a good-bye, he passed away.
5 Things You Have to Know Before You Get Married
To some people, Till death do us part is a phrase. To others, a sentence. All jokes aside, marriage is more like a rollercoaster: an exhilarating ride of super-steep ups, neck-breaking downs, and barf-inducing loops; with some people having the time of their lives, and others crying for their mamas and wondering “What was I thinking?”
How a Teenage Girl Became the First Survivor of the Deadliest Virus Known to Man
On September 12th, 2004, 15-year-old Jeanna Giese was bitten by a bat she found at her local church. She immediately tossed it away, oblivious to the fact that she had just been infected with the deadliest virus known to man: Rabies.
Do You Want to Change the World? Then Watch the Way You Raise Your Children.
Food photo created by peoplecreations — www.freepik.com. “The superior man is aware of righteousness. The inferior man is aware of advantage.” — Confucious. Do you remember the Motorola Razr V3? You know, the best-selling clamshell cellphone in the world to date? Well, back in the mid-2000s I passed on an opportunity to own one. Specifically, I found a Razr and gave it back to its rightful owner a few minutes later.
3 Powerful Lessons We Should Learn From the COVID-19 Crisis
“When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.” — John F. Kennedy. Pandemics are as old as human history. As a species, we’ve faced them before and without a doubt, we will deal with them again in the future.
Do You Want a Better Society? Then Quit Your Double Standards and Your Self-Righteousness
People photo created by cookie_studio - freepik.com. “We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their behavior.” ― Stephen M.R. Covey. In 2013, my fellow countryfolks were appalled to learn that our beloved national soccer team had been taking bribes to lose several matches in foreign lands.
Forget About Disney: This is the Real Father of American Animation
James Stuart Blackton, 1912 — Source: Wikimedia Commons. Twenty-eight years before Walt Disney formally introduced Mickey Mouse whistling and piloting a river sidewheeler in Steamboat Willie, the British-American film producer James Stuart Blackton had successfully created a short film featuring the very first animated sequences ever put in a film.
3 Things You Get Wrong About Self-Love
“It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.” — Voltaire. Self-love is considered an essential practice for those seeking to improve their mental health and self-esteem. Not surprisingly, this topic is becoming highly popular in the vast cyberspace, especially on image-sharing social platforms.
5 Terrible Mistakes You Make In The Search For “The One”
According to Greek mythology, human beings originally had two heads, four arms, and four legs. Fearing their might, Zeus split them in two, condemning them to a life in search for their other half, the only person that could make them feel complete again: The One.
7 Types of Partners You Must Avoid At All Costs
If we all have a clear understanding of the kind of partner we want in our lives, why do we usually have to go through several failed attempts at finding the one?. You’ve probably been there too. Initially, they were nice to you. They shared your values and beliefs. They were faithful. They liked your food. They had solid plans and knew where they were headed in life. You ticked off all the boxes on your ideal partner list and became convinced you’d hit the jackpot.
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Salvadoran writer, father, husband, educator, and artisan. I write about love and relationships, family, life lessons, and personal growth.
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