Robert Wadlow (1918-1940) was the tallest man in medical history, according to The Guinness Book of World Records. He stood 8 feet, 11.1 inches tall, thanks to gigantism, a rare condition in which too much growth hormone makes a child unusually large. He was more than 50 percent taller than the average man. Also known as giantism, or… Read More »
polyandry, marriage of a woman to two or more men at the same time; the term derives from the Greek polys, “many,” and anēr, andros, “man.” When the husbands in a polyandrous marriage are brothers or are said to be brothers, the institution is called adelphic, or fraternal, polyandry. Polygyny, the marriage of a man and two or more women at the same time,… Read More »
Extra virgin olive oil reduces blood sugar and cholesterol more than other kinds of fats, according to new research.The study, conducted at Sapienza University in Romen, could explain the health benefits associated with a traditional Mediterranean diet for people with diabetes.“Lowering blood glucose and cholesterol may be useful to reduce the negative effects of glucose and cholesterol on… Read More »
One day, when I was 10, I walked home from my grandma’s house to find our front-door window smashed in. I panicked and ran back to my grandma’s—luckily she lived just a block away—to tell her what I had found. My grandma and I ran back to my house, and found a trail of blood leading from the… Read More »
Learning to write is a complex process encompassing cognitive, physical, social and cultural dimensions (Daffern, Mackenzie & Hemmings, 2017). Writing, as a mode of English in the Victorian Curriculum, is an integral part of learning in all disciplines requiring students to write or compose a diverse range of texts that meet the literacy demands specific to the various… Read More »
The head of a large division of a multinational corporation was running a meeting devoted to performance assessment. Each senior manager stood up, reviewed the individuals in his group, and evaluated them for promotion. Although there were women in every group, not one of them made the cut. One after another, each manager declared, in effect, that every… Read More »
Reading is a great way for your child to learn how other people express their thoughts. Writing is a useful way to practice self-expression. Practice both reading and writing with these activities that are perfect for boosting your little learner’s language arts skills. In Detroit Public Schools Community District, 1st grade Teacher Tawana Jordan and 4th grade teacher… Read More »
Life inevitably slaps you in the face. You can try as long as you possibly can to avoid it, but it’s coming. It sounds depressing, because some people consider it such. In fact, there’s a reason depression exists — life becomes overwhelming and hard to manage. And I know it goes way deeper than that, and I can’t… Read More »
Mallam Luthfi Jamal-Baba and Mallam Mohammad, exorcists based in Ghana, West Africa, say gorgeous women who wear revealing clothes are asking for trouble from supernatural body snatchers. The pair claim the only way for lookers to stay safe from Satan’s cronies is to wrap up as much as possible. They said men could still be possessed by evil… Read More »
Please help me. I have one sibling, my sister, who has been my closest friend for most of my life. She is two years older than me and newly divorced, with no children. I am married and have one child, my daughter, who means all the world to me and more. We also have always had a very close… Read More »