In the 1920s The Ford Motor Company (Ford) controlled nearly all the raw materials that went into the making of a car, all except one rubber. Brazil had been the world’s principal supplier of rubber. This situation changed when a British explorer named Henry Wickham smuggled thousands of rubber plant seeds out of Brazil and […]
Month: September 2020
The origins of the magical saying Hocus Pocus
In the religions of Christianity and Catholicism, there is a service/ritual called Communion or the formal name of transubstantiation. In the ceremony the pastor/priest takes a piece of bread/cracker/wafer which represents Jesus Christ’s body and a glass of wine/ grape juice which is representing Jesus Christ’s blood. The pastor/priest offers the items to the congregation […]
Revisiting J. Marion Sims Medical Legacy
James Marion Sims was an American physician and a pioneer in surgery. He was known as the father of modern gynecology. His most significant work was the development of a surgical technique for the repair of vesicovaginal fistula, a severe complication of obstructed childbirth. He is also remembered for inventing Sims speculum, Sims sigmoid catheter, […]
Flower Circle = Airplane Game = Pyramid Scheme
A Susu is a form of rotating savings and credit association, an informal savings club arrangement between a small group of people who take turns collecting the pot. The name comes from African and Caribbean cultures. The basic principle is that each member of the group makes a standard contribution to a common fund once […]
