Mystery
Who the Hell is Nicolas Flamel?
Okay, so if you're like me a 90's baby, you'd probably first heard of Nicolas Flamel through Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001). Well, you wouldn't believe it, but the chap was indeed real. So who is he? And why are so many of us captivated by the legend that is Flamel? Well, Nicolas Flamel was a French Philosopher born 1330/40 (as no one is entirely sure). The legend says Flamel achieved every alchemist's dream, allegedly creating the Philosopher's Stone and thus the Elixir of life. A healing stone that gifts immortality. Although records show Flamel died in 1418, it does not say how. Even though he designed his own headstone and dated it with the year 1416?
By Rosie J. Sargent4 years ago in FYI
Ted the Caver
Let's go way back to 2001, to a time before two-sentence horror and creepypasta; before the founding of Facebook, Reddit, or Instagram; and even a few years before our old friend Tom founded MySpace; back when people called the Internet "the information superhighway," no one knew what a meme was, and 🔥 didn't exist.
By J.A. Hernandez4 years ago in FYI
True Crime Podcasts You Have to Listen to
My girl friends and I were chatting about everything under the sun when we landed on true crime. Not a great idea once we all had to walk to our cars alone… totally creepy. But it was still so fascinating discussing the lesser known cases. Sad, too. Here’s a list of the best true crime podcasts to listen to on your daily commute or that long trip to the in-laws when the holidays roll around.
By Ashlee Frazier4 years ago in FYI
Family of Blue skin color people
Two centuries ago in the year 1820, a man named Martin Fugate who was a french orphan, settled in the troublesome Creek of Eastern Kentucky. For settling here, his reason was settling after marriage, like another human being on this planet. But there was a slight twist in the story. Fugate wasn’t like the other humans present on the planet. He had a rare genetic condition due to which his skin color was striking indigo blue. Despite his condition, Fugate got a women whose name was Elizabeth Smith. It is said that Elizabeth Smith was described as ‘Being as pale as the mountain laurel that blooms every spring around the creek hollows.’ Fugate and Elizabeth got married but surprisingly they didn’t know that both of them have a gene of Recessive Methamoglobinemia because of which their skin color s pale or blue. After marriage, Fugate and Elizabeth had 7 kids out of which the skin color of 4 of them was blue. The localities around them started calling them ‘Blue Fugates.’ Now the locality in which the blue Fugates were staying, was very rural and isolated area where even basic infrastructure was lacking like, even proper roads were not available. Now from this, you can guess that these localities were so backward in terms of infrastructure and thinking, both. And in between this backwardness, if you see a blue family, then it’s over. There were very less families staying in their locality. And even from those few families, some were ELIZABETH’S RELATIVES. And for these families to see a blue family everyday, was very weird and abnormal. And fr this reason, they started ignoring and isolating the Fugates family.
By Nikhil Mishra4 years ago in FYI
The Color of a Product Can Be Protected from a Competitor
Most people know that a copyright protects writers' material and a patent protects inventors' work. However, very few people know that trademarks protect companies' brands, their logos, and even the colors they use. It is easier to understand that logos can be protected from competitors, but it is confusing and hard to believe that a company can trademark a special color to keep competitors from using that same color on their products.
By Margaret Minnicks4 years ago in FYI
What's your humor style?
Introduction Check this out: you’re watching a favorite show you often turn to after a long, hard day. Maybe it's Family Guy , the Simpsons, The Big Bang Theory, The Office... Or maybe you are one of those people who can watching anything and somehow manage to spot a joke when no one else can. Either way, you're satisfied. Now, add a friend, family member, or partner to the equation. Sounds fun but... yikes! They don’t understand the joke or get offended. Maybe even question your morality… Why?
By Norma Jane4 years ago in FYI
Mundane
Creating something in another light is beyond compare to what I had in store for everything else in my life. Routine is something that I cannot envision. Not in this time or place. And not in another as well. All this push and shove in the world has left my mind open to the possibility that I will enjoy the rest of my days with the woman that I love.
By Alex Jennett4 years ago in FYI
