Susan Schmidt, a mother of two from Australia, was dealt a huge blow when diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer after she overlooked the mild symptoms. She’s now sharing her story in hopes of helping others catch the disease that turned her world upside down early. When she received the devastating diagnosis in September 2023, Susan…
Soong Mei-ling, also known as Madame Chiang, was a prominent political figure who played an influential role in Chinese politics and foreign relations in the first half of the 20th century. She was the second wife of the Nationalist Chinese president Chiang Kai-shek. However, even before marrying him, she enjoyed a good life since her family was prosperous…
Giving birth is a miraculous process all by itself. Welcoming a baby into the world is always accompanied by genuine joy and excitement, but at the same time, with a little dose of fear. Many parents-to-be can’t help but wonder if everything was going to be alright and whether their bundle of joy would be…
Optical illusions may seem like a fun activity, but in reality, they are more than just visual tricks. Why, you may wonder. Well, because they can also reveal a lot about how we think, feel, and interpret the world. The image below is an optical illusion that can tell a lot about your current mood, unconscious…
Dr. James Hiram Bedford was a man of many talents – a professor at the University of California and a veteran of World War I who lived a fulfilled life and traveled the world. But this man will be best remembered as the first person whose body underwent cryonic preservation. It is the practice of…
Ethan ‘ModBoy’ Bramble, a 24-year-old Australian dad, had his entire body tattooed. Over the years, he has had over 200 tattoos and has undergone surgeries in order to change his appearance. In fact, Bramble was just 11 when he had underdone his first body modification, during which his ears were stretched. Later on, similar procedures…
In recent years, a number of research pinpointed the connection between our gut microbiota and our overall health. From our mental well-being to how we react to stress and our vulnerability to autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes, the impact of our gut flora is far-reaching. A recent study published in The…
Often, the divorce doesn’t occur suddenly but it silently creeps in. A fight or an act of betrayal is not that common to end a marriage. It is, however, the small, repeated actions that create distance and emotional disconnection that are more often the case. Communication that has been avoided, moments that have gone unnoticed,…
Sometimes, the harshest truths just sit right there in plain sight, waiting for the right moment to be noticed. That is exactly what happened to a woman named Emma. For months, she had felt that something about her husband was odd. Somehow, he had grown distant, started spending a lot of time on his phone,…
The Houston International Airport was as crowded as ever with people rushing to catch their flights. And then, in the middle of the crowd, Shadow, an experienced German Shepherd K9 trained to detect hazards, started barking at a woman waiting in the long queue. She was 7 months pregnant and frightened by the dog’s reaction. Officers asked her…