Feb 25, 2021 | Entertainment
I saw this today and just had to share. It’s a story that first appeared on Reddit courtesy of a user called Lard_Baron. Or should that be Lard_Bacon? Anyway, the story goes like this… Knowledge Is Power When I was young my father said to me:...
Feb 22, 2021 | Random Musings
I apologize for disappearing this past week but I had a good reason: snow. Yes, this is Athens; not Canada (or Texas). Specifically, it’s our street! And this is our garden: Not only did it snow over a meter, it also resulted in power cuts that lasted well over...
Feb 14, 2021 | Fun Historical Facts
It’s Valentine’s Day today and we celebrate love. But why, exactly, do we do that? What are the origins of Valentine’s Day? History.com has some interesting theories to offer. One theory is that Valentine was a priest who served during the third...
Feb 11, 2021 | Fun Historical Facts
The ninth plague of Egypt was complete darkness that lasted for three days. But in 536 A.D., much of the world went dark for a full 18 months, as a mysterious fog rolled over Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Asia. The fog blocked the sun during the day, causing...
Feb 9, 2021 | My friends' Guest Posts
This is a guest post by Anastasios Papadopoulos, a full-stack developer with a passion for writing. Back to the Future of Gaming “Video games are going to ruin our lives,” or so many people seem to think (and they may have a point, sort of). If you’re a near-future...
Feb 1, 2021 | Fun Historical Facts
When NASA’s $1 billion Juno spacecraft completed its 11th high-speed trip around Jupiter, it sent back amazing new pictures of the planet. As Physics-Astronomy reports, the amazing spacecraft gets relatively close to the biggest gas giant planet of our solar system...
