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Intrigue and Unsolved Mysteries

Confounding issues in society such as unidentified flying objects (UFOs), conspiracy theories and urban legends

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Who came up with the idea of math?

Mathematics is something all animals which manipulate 3D space possess. It is the ability to understand ones surroundings, make assessments and act on predictions.

For example a fly needs to, from the other side of the room, land on the side of your plate. It uses the image obtained by its many eyes to make assessments about the room. It determines the size of the plate, the distance to the plate, the area it will have to land on and so on. It then begins to fly. While in the air it determines wind speed, pressure and other related factors. The fly needs to then correct its path based on its "calculations". Obtaining the necessary information to simply fly to a plate requires many mathematical processes.

You are smarter than a fly. You are AWARE of your mathematical ability. You consciously choose to do maths and you apply it to different problems.

My point is that, no ONE person discovered mathematics, it was with us all along as a necessary skill required to successfully achieve day to day goals (another example "if the spear is this heavy and the animal is that far away then i must throw so hard"). Although no one person discovered maths many people contributed to it and are still finding new way of explaining the wonders of our universe.

Why do people adopt foreign babies as opposed to u.s. babies?

I think maybe for one because there are more babies available versus more older children here and also I think it is easier to adopt in other countries than it is here.

What what the historical significance of the pastoralization housework?

The pastoralization of housework refers primarily to antebellum American women who, in an effort to distinguish themselves from mill girls and provide an invaluable service to their household, embraced housework. It is significant in the history of women because the national economy was becoming more and more industrialized at this time and women's role was becoming more and more diminished - in an economic sense. The traditional subsistence economy was going away. No longer could a monetary value be attached to the family economy of a farm. Men (and women) were finding employment outside of the home and these new jobs became the primary source of income. This left the housework as a job without monetary value and largely on the shoulders of the women.

More settlers moved westward after the War of 1812 for what two reasons?

Settlers began Western expansion because there was limitless amounts of cheap, undeveloped land. Also, travel to the West was made easier by various canal systems and railroads.

Who was the mystery lady that placed a red rose on Rudolf Valentino's grave every year?

Nobody knows. Some think she might have been Valentino's mistress.

Another variation:

When "The Lady in Black" was noticed visiting the crypt of Rudolph Valentino many pretenders oozed forth claiming to be the lady in black. all had similar but different reasons why they claimed to visit, from claims of promises of marriage, engagements, father of their child, etc. Many people close to the family believe Ditra Flame was the lady in black and only made it public because of so many pretenders and their claims tarnished her memory of Rudolph Valentino and wanted to set the public straight. For a more complete story see related link.

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Why if women get equal rights us guys still have to hold the door open let them in first and do all that stuff?

While some may view old-world curtesies as obsolete and useless, I like to see the bigger picture. In bygone days when females were treated as the 'fairer' sex, they were in some ways put on a pedestal. This pedestal-sitting allowed a certain respect to the female half of the species. Men knew that while in the presence of a lady they could not curse, spit or scratch themselves. They held doors, umbrellas and heavy packages. They stood until all females were seated first, they stood when they entered or left a room. They tipped their hats to every lady they encountered. Fathers protected their daughters from sexual compromise and public scandal. Husbands protected their wives from other men's inappropriate advances.

The bottom line is respect. Women were respected. Of course we can't go back to those days. Women, although not entirely equal yet, can now hold public office and hold real estate in their own name. Marraige and teaching school are no longer the only options women. We can now vote during presidential elections, or run for president. But something has been lost. I can tell you from personal experience, if you continue to extend these old-fashion curtesies toward the female population, you will be viewed as a prince amoung frogs. You will be noticed and remembered. It is a wonderful way to impress the ladies. Remember that everybody loves to be treated well and with respect.

What is the concept of escapism in the 1920?

Escapism is a concept which is developed by Prophet Mohammed when he was threatened in Mecca which led his escape to Medina. As it is done by Prophet himself it is believed to be a great faith among Muslims and Islam followers.

^that may be true, but in the 1920s it was the concept that people could "escape" the reality of their own lives, since during this time it was economically hard for people, and for only a few coins people could experience the magic of movies and forget their worldly trouble for a while.

How did they cut grass without lawnmowers?

Cattle, sheep and any other common grazing animal would have been introduced to overgrown fields for a period of a few weeks to trim it all down.

Why are the Chinese Christians persecuted?

Control of religion is a goal of the atheistic Communist government. Any who will not join the government- regulated Three Self Patriotic Movement or the Catholic Patriotic Association risk paying heavily in an attempt to eliminate the spread of religion.

Who is Terry Josephson?

Terry Josephson is apparently an obscure motivational speaker. He runs an eponymous website that claims he is a law professor and former businessman.

However, no academic credentials what-so-ever are listed on the page, nor is his business history listed.

Quotes such as: "If you don't appreciate it, you don't deserve it", are attributed to him.

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he is a philosopher, on of his quotes was "No matter where you go or what you do, you live your entire life within the confines of your head".

Correction / Update: To be a philosopher one must offer valid and original theoretical views concerning metaphysics, ethics, and logic. These valid theoretical theories must be based on a deep and extremely well researched understanding of the abstract framework of many forms of philosophy.

There is no evidence at this time that this individual meets this criteria.

How September 112001 impacted on New Yorkers?

it impact because when the plane crash in the world trade center many people lost their jobs and their loved ones that was on the plane it impact because when the plane crash in the world trade center many people lost their jobs and their loved ones that was on the plane

Why should Department of Homeland Security officials worry more about biological weapons than chemical and nuclear weapons?

The effects of even the largest nuclear devices and the most virulent and persistent chemical weapons are containable and finite. That is, with relatively simple efforts, the effects of the crisis can be managed and the casualty rates will fall at a predictable rate with time after the weapon is used.

Biological weapons attacks are not manageable in this way. Bio-weapons attacks can cause long-term, unmanageable outbreaks, with casualty rates growing exponentially or by orders of magnitude as time passes from the attack. The resulting death rates from an attack are potentially so high that a properly designed weapon, properly deployed, could produce casualty rates so staggeringly high that it could kill a substantial proportion of the global population, and remain a persistent high level cause of death for centuries to follow.

To put it in perspective, the Hiroshima bomb killed between 90,000 and 166,000 people, most of whom died instantly or within a few hours or days of the attack; long term casualties from cancer due to radiation exposure were less than 600.

In WW1 (the only major war where chemical weapons were used), fewer than 90,000 men were killed by poison gas throughout the entire course of the war. This amounts to less than 3% of battlefield casualties.

Spanish influenza on the other, a naturally occurring and non-weaponized disease, killed an incredible 50 million people in (3% of the global population at the time and more than 3 times the entire casualty number of WW1) in less than a year and sickened another 500 million (1/3 of the global population at the time- a number so massive that, to put in perspective, is nearly double the current population of the United States).

Smallpox, which was eradicated in 1979, killed between 300-500 million people world-wide in the 20th Century alone (a number so astoundingly, catastrophically high that the only way to put it in perspective is to say that if you added every death from war, genocide, natural disasters, homicide and tobacco use in the entire 20th century the number wold be approximately 200 million. An even better frame of reference is that approximately 510 million people died worldwide in the entire decade of the 1990's from ALL CAUSES COMBINED). It is fair to say, in fact, that previous to 1979 smallpox was the leading cause of death in all of human history.

That, in the end, is why bio-weapons are so worrisome. You're talking about unleashing scourges on the population of the planet that cannot be controlled, are utterly devastating, and can produce casualty numbers that stagger the imagination.

Where do the real causes for poverty lie?

The real causes for poverty lie in the social structure, not in individual choices.

How do planes go missing in the bermuda triangle?

There are huge areas of frozen methane gas on the seafloor in the Triangle. When the solids heat and become gaseous this results in a change in the density and composition of the air above. Objects such as boats and planes lose their buoyancy and sink due to the change in the atmopshere.

What are the benefits of free press?

The benefits to free press is the ability to tell others the truth of what is happening in society. Lying while using the power of free press and speech is putting the individual in a position where slander and libel.

On what principle do ufos fly?

It is impossible to even speculate. There is no admitted proof that UFOs do exist and no hard information on propulsion.