Mankind’s struggle with sweat and body odour dates back to time immemorial. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans all had methods for combatting B.O.; mostly consisting of making perfumes from different spices or wearing a container of flowers around the neck like jewelry. French aristocrats even installed fragrance-emitting…
As I’m sure we’ve all noticed, we’re living in a fast-paced, competitive world where, whether we like it or not, the little things can make a big difference. When important decisions are affected by nuances and minute details, there is no better edge a person can hope to…
You’ve tried everything: having a friend jump out and scare you from around the corner; standing on your head, holding your breath, or both at the same time; eating something sour, eating something sweet, eating something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. But those pesky hiccups…
Reading is, in many ways, one of the great equalizers of life. It is no accident that so many countries use literacy rates as a measure of the wellness of their society. When Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in the mid-1400s, he quite literally revolutionized the world…
Many people would assume that money is the most valuable possession a person can have. Folks bust their backsides trying to reach that highly venerated million dollar plateau, while never realizing that there is another even more valuable resource abundantly at their disposal. In fact, we may actually…
