Category Archives: Desi Totkay

TikTok Use And Body Dissatisfaction

In this study, we examined potential direct, indirect, and moderated effects in the relations between the use of TikTok, a video-based appearance-related social networking site, and body dissatisfaction among a sample of 778 United States’ young adult college women. Results showed that TikTok use was indirectly related to body dissatisfaction through more upward appearance comparison and more body surveillance… Read More »

An Arab Person Said That

Wherever you go in the world, you’ll hear Arabic being spoken. It’s a fascinating language and many people are deciding to take it up. Today, it’s considered one of the fastest-growing languages in the world. 25 countries in the world also have Arabic as an official or spoken language, so it can be useful for work, travel, and social… Read More »

The hijacker jumped off the plane while collecting a $200,000 ransom

D.B. Cooper, criminal who in 1971 hijacked a commercial plane traveling from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington, and later parachuted out of the aircraft with the ransom money. An extensive manhunt ensued, but the hijacker was never identified or caught, resulting in one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in U.S history. The man used the alias Dan Cooper, but, in the subsequent news reporting, a reporter misheard the… Read More »