Category: Lifehacks

How would you describe Big Joe from private peaceful? Big Joe is Tommo and Charlie’s brother and Mrs. Peaceful’s son. He had meningitis as a baby, which left him with brain damage. Big Joe is nearly always cheerful and smiling, and he devotes himself completely to his family and his beloved pets. How does Tommo […]

Why do humans need others? But connecting with others is more important than you might think. Social connection can lower anxiety and depression, help us regulate our emotions, lead to higher self-esteem and empathy, and actually improve our immune systems. By neglecting our need to connect, we put our health at risk. Why do people […]

Is it legal to send prescription pills mail? You are only permitted to mail prescription drugs via the USPS if you are a pharmacist or medical provider mailing such drugs to the patient they have been prescribed to. This means that without proper medical licensing you can receive prescription drugs, but you cannot, under any […]

Can you fission carbon? The short answer is it is possible for other substances other than plutonium to undergo fission. Other elements (or compounds containing these elements) such as technetium (Tc), polonium (Po), and even carbon (C) also can undergo fission. Why is nuclear fission not possible? Normally, fusion is not possible because the strongly […]

Why did my pickles float to the top of the jar? You’d have to heat the cucumber slices thoroughly before packing to prevent it, but in the case of pickles, sometimes floating is preferable to the loss of crispness. Other possibilities are packing the slices too loosely and/or air left in the jar. Should store […]

Is Neil Sedaka religious? NPR’s Scott Simon talks with the entertainer about his career and return to his Jewish musical roots. While growing up in a non-religious family in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach neighborhood, Sedaka says he did learn to appreciate Jewish customs and traditions — and he loved the music. What happened to Neil Sedaka’s […]

Why is it called a honeycreeper? Oberholser with the red-legged honeycreeper as the type species. The name combines the Ancient Greek kuanos meaning “dark-blue” and herpēs meaning “creeper”. Why is the Hawaiian honeycreeper going extinct? The honeycreepers are threatened by recently introduced predation, competition, parasitism, degradation of habitat, and infectious disease including mosquito-borne avian malaria. […]

Can a country develop without natural resources? While many countries of the world have been able to develop their economy through natural resources, it is interesting to know that what some countries lack and still develop (natural resources), some countries possess them in abundance and have still remained poor over the decades. Which country has […]

Does Haldir die in the book? Haldir did not come to Helm’s Deep at all in the novel. Although Haldir dies in the battle at Helm’s Deep in the film, there is no mention of his death in any of Tolkien’s published works. Was Haldir in The Lord of the Rings books? Haldir is an […]

Is an acid ionic or covalent? Acids generally contain polar covalent bonds. Are any acids ionic? … molecular acids, two classes of ionic acids emerge from the new definition. The first comprises anions derived from acids containing more than one acidic hydrogen—e.g., the bisulfate ion (HSO4−) and primary and secondary phosphate ions (H2PO4− and HPO42−) […]