Do coconut crabs eat meat?
Yes, including human flesh. Although most people don't think about crabs as bone crushing, kitten-eating, mastadons of the tropics, most people have never met this terrestrial hermit crab. About the…
Why can’t people learn from their mistakes?
I dated a girl, aptly named, Karma, in my early 20s who went out partying 4 days a week (or more). I can’t tell you how many times she woke…
On the night of June 13, 1982 in Houston, Texas, police stopped a black Buick after a pedestrian reported nearly being hit by the car
At the wheel was the then twenty-year-old Ricardo Adalpe Guerra, while Roberto Carrasco Flores was sitting on the passenger side. The police officer who stopped the car, James Harris, ordered…
How did successful people, such as Elon Musk, spend their time when they were young, between the ages of 10 and 22?
I'll give you the unpopular answer: All those people were accomplishing improbable things long before the world had given them permission. Steve Jobs once called up the CEO of multinational…
What was one of the greatest psychiatric mysteries in human history?
The woman in the photo, Margaret Schilling , a patient of the Athens Lunatic Asylum. On December 2, 1978, the woman disappeared, perhaps while playing hide and seek with a…
A Small Act of Kindness That Meant Everything
I want to share something that really touched my heart. My husband, Milton, called me while he was on the road in Tennessee. He told me he was having trouble…
Why were actresses in old movies paired with male co-stars significantly older than them?
The way it’s been explained to me by prominent older actresses (like Meryl Streep) and in articles regarding same, most of the producers and studio heads were older white males…
Even though many people didn’t support my marriage, I have no regrets
Even though many people didn’t support my marriage, I have no regrets. I met my husband when I was 16 and he was 23. He proposed when I was 18,…
What are the biggest culture shocks people face when coming to Germany?
The most shocking thing about living in Germany is just how German it is! Such as restrictions on when you are allowed to mow your lawn in order to protect…
Despite Michael Jackson’s enormous success
Despite Michael Jackson's enormous success, the "King of Pop" was worth a negative $500 million at the time of his death. However, the star's estate continues to rake in millions…