Thứ Bảy, 30 tháng 9, 2017

7 Mysterious Relics Sink Under The Ocean

The old city relics and the story behind the ruins always stimulate people to find answers. However, unlike terrestrial constructions, the underwater architectural complexes are much more ruined and incomprehensible than open-ended questions. It is not only the home of the terrifying sea monster, but is also famous for the most mysterious anecdotes in the world.

7. Pavlopetri - Greece



Located at a depth of 3-4 meters off the southern Greek island of Laconia, Pavlopetri is one of the world's most famous ancient cities submerged under water.Studies show that the city was formed during the Mycenaean period, dating from 1600 to 1150 BC.The remnants of the city are the foundations of buildings, streets, temples, and about 37 stone tombs, spanning an area of about 9,000 square meters.Pavlopetri was not the original name of the city but was named after the Christian saints by Greek officials. The ancient name of the city has not yet been decoded.For centuries, Pavlopetri was a prosperous port city of the Mediterranean region.The city may have been submerged around 1,000 BCE because of the successive earthquakes that this area suffered.

6. Lion City - China




The ancient city of Shi Cheng, also known as the Lion City, was founded 1,300 years ago. In the picture is a sketch of the old city a while.More than half a century ago, the city officially disappeared as the Chinese government decided to build an artificial lake and a hydroelectric plant in the area. The Lion City is now located under the artificial lake Qiandao in Zhejiang Province.The Lion City has five main gates, four large towers and is about 60 times the size of a football field. The roads in the city are made of pebbles and paving stones.Although forgotten for a long time and under water at a depth of 26-40 m, but buildings such as gates, statues, pillars, door handle dragon image ... of the ancient city still Stay in good condition and keep the architecture intact. An handler nouveau found found in the state of vista at the city under the lake.City of Lodz is an exploration of divers and researchers.

5. Dwarka - India


Dwarka was discovered in 2000. According to ancient history, Lord Krishna built this city but later fell into the sea. Lord Krishna's city consists of 70,000 palaces made of precious metal like silver and gold but they were submerged in the sea after his death. The ruins at depths of 40 meters below Dwarka's surface today have proven the existence of an ancient civilization on Earth. Archaeologists claim that the city was built between 9,000 and 12,000 years ago. There are a variety of buildings and a street network, a seaport and protective walls made of sandstone.

4. Atlit - Israel


This neo-Neolithic geologic site was discovered in 1984 off Atlit near Haifa, and is estimated to have been built between the years 6900 and 6300 BC. Excavations have found homes, stone wells, ritual facilities, artifacts and bone graves. This monument provides the clearest evidence of where people have converted from hunting to agricultural settlement.

3. Baiae - Italy


The city of Baiae of Italy was once considered Las Vegas of the Roman Empire. The city lies on the volcanic peaks and is famous for healing methods. Some of the most powerful figures of ancient times like Nero, Cicero and Caesar came to Baia, even building resorts there. However, Baia's heyday was short-lived, as the Saracens arrived in the 8th century. By 1500, the city had become desolate and most of its ancient ruins sank under the shallows of a bay close to the river. Naples. You can take boat trips, dives or see the buildings and symbols are quite intact under water.

2. Antirhodos - Alexandria - Egypt


This ancient underwater island is believed to have been engulfed by quakes around the 4th century, and was found in 1996 near Alexandria harbor. In addition to the location of the Alexandria Lighthouse - one of the Ancient Wonders of the World - is perpetually missing, explorers also find a marble palace built in the third century. Cc. The palace is said to belong to Queen Cleopatra. The incomplete palace of Mark Antony (lover of Cleopatra) is also located on Antrihodos. Jewelry, pottery and even antique shipping boats have been found on this island. The fine island is just meters from the water, making it easy to discover even for the island.

1. Buddha statue at the bottom of the sea - Indonesia


Based on its architectural shape and design, the great possibility is that it dates to the Borobudur Temple in the 7th-8th century AD. This Buddhist temple is located in the sea not far from Borobudur. Indonesia is located in a volcanic area that has been active since ancient times. Large and small volcanic eruptions have caused many natural disasters and altered the crust. Thus, in the history of Borobudur, buried by volcanoes and relics of the submerged Buddhist shrine, may have encountered this plight. There are also some Buddhist temples with similar architecture because of the natural change that has changed the shape and geographic location.

Thứ Hai, 25 tháng 9, 2017

10 Modern Fashion Trends And Their Fascinating Histories

Did you ever notice that the buttons on a shirt are on opposite sides for men and women? Curious to find out how World War II changed women’s shaving habits? Ever thought about why men stopped wearing high heels? And what makes the fourth finger on our left hand the “ring finger”?These aren’t just random happenings or frivolous decisions by fashion magazines. Sometimes, war or other serious considerations influenced how we dress. In fact, there is a fascinating history behind many modern fashion trends. Read on to get the scoop behind some of our more puzzling style choices.

10. Why Women Shave Their Legs



Under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, who was a trendsetter of her time, women weren’t expected to remove body hair. But leg hair? No need to shave. So why did that change?The simple answer is World War II. During the war, the US experienced a stockings shortage as the government redirected the use of nylon from stockings to war parachutes. For women, the nylon shortage meant having to bare their legs in public. To be deemed socially acceptable, women began to shave their legs.

9. Why Girls Wear Pink And Boys Wear Blue



In a baby breast, blue is for men and pink for girls. But things are not always in this way. In the 1900's, colors began to be used as sex signals. For example, a June 1918 article from a well-known fashion magazine states, "The general rule of thumb is to accept pink for boys and blue for girls. more assertive and stronger color, more suitable for the boy, while blue, more subtle and elegant, more beautiful for that girl. When future parents learn the sex of their newborn, they start shopping for "girl" or "boy" goods. Retailers notice and personal clothing to increase their sales. Mostly, this trend seems to have been stuck.

8. Why Women’s And Men’s Buttons Are On Opposite Sides



Odds are you own a button-up shirt. Take a look at which side the buttons are on. If you’re a man, chances are the buttons are on the right. If you’re a woman, you’ll likely find your buttons on the left. There’s an interesting historical reason for this. Melanie M. Moore, who created women’s blouse brand Elizabeth & Clarke, explains: “When buttons were invented in the 13th century, they were, like most new technology, very expensive.Since most people were right-handed, this made it easier for someone standing across from you to button your dress.”

7. Why Men Stopped Wearing High Heels



For generations, a pair of high heels has signaled feminine beauty. But before then, high heels were a staple in men’s closets.  When the soldier stood up in his stirrups, the heel helped him to secure his stance so that he could shoot his bow and arrow more effectively.”About the 15th century, when Persian-European cultural exchange heightened, European aristocrats adopted high-heeled shoes as a symbol of their wealth.  and men began to renounce the impractical high heel.

6. Why We Paint Our Nails



Did you know that the world’s oldest manicure set, made from solid gold dating to 3200 BC, is over 5,000 years old? The ancient Babylonians, who created that set, were known to have loved caring for their nails.Ming Dynasty elites were also fans of painted nails, using a mixture of egg whites, gelatin, and rubber to dye their nails crimson and black. In England, Elizabeth I, a fashion icon of her day, was widely admired for her manicured nails and beautiful hands.During the 1920s and ’30s, the French manicure was in.

5. Why Long Hair Became A Thing For Women



While hair trends have fallen in and out of fashion, one thing across cultures and millennia has remained fairly constant: the expectation that women would have long hair. We’ve seen it from the depiction of a long-haired Aphrodite to St. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, in which he wrote, “If a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her.”Kurt Stenn, author of Hair: A Human History, says that women almost always have longer hair than men. “You have to eat well, have no diseases, no infectious organisms, you have to have good rest and exercise.” He adds, “To have long hair, you have to have your needs in life taken care of, which implies you have the wealth to do it.

4. Why Some People Sag Their Pants



In 2014, the Ocala, Florida, city council passed an ordinance banning the practice of sagging (wearing one’s pants below the waistline or, in some cases, the buttocks) on city-owned property. An offender would receive a $500 fine or six months in jail.Similar bans have surfaced from New Jersey to Tennessee. The rationale behind this sort of legislation usually goes something like this: Sagging represents a dangerous lack of self-respect and an embrace of gang culture. It is a symbol of moral decline.

3. Why We Wear Wedding Bands On The ‘Ring Finger’



“With this ring, I thee wed.” The ring is slipped onto the fourth finger of the left hand, and there you have it—a bride and groom! But have you ever asked yourself why we slip our wedding bands onto the “ring finger”?The tradition can be traced back to Roman times. The Romans believed that a vein ran directly from the heart to the ring finger. They named it the vena amoris (“vein of love”). Naturally, they thought it’d be fitting to place one’s wedding band on that finger. Quite romantic!By the way, modern science has proven that all fingers have a vein connection to our hearts.

2. Why Men Wear Ties



Ties. So why do men wear them? Most neckwear historians agree that the necktie grew in prominence around the time of the Thirty Years’ War in the 1600s.King Louis XIII liked them as sartorial adornments. Indeed, he made these early neckties mandatory dress for formal gatherings and named them after the Croatian mercenaries: cravate. To this day, that means necktie in France.Curiously, Croatia celebrates national Cravat Day every October 18. In 2003, they commemorated the holiday by tying an 808-meter tie around the historic Roman amphitheater in Pula.

1. Why Women Shave Their Armpits



Women and men have had armpit hair for millennia. So why do roughly 95 percent of women shave or wax their underarms? Well, we can thank a 1915 Harper’s Bazaar advertisement for that. The ad told women that modern dancing and sleeveless dresses were the next big thing and that “objectionable hair” was out. The ad featured a photograph of a young woman in a sleeveless dress. Her arms were arched over her head, revealing perfectly clear armpits.Within a few years and after an onslaught of advertisements promoting the trend, hairless armpits were a thing and natural hair was something embarrassing.

Thứ Tư, 20 tháng 9, 2017

10 Ancient Pain Relievers

Many believe that patients before the early 20th century had to endure dental repairs, tooth extractions, or general surgery in agony, largely unrelieved except by slugs of whiskey or wine. Archaeology suggests that such was not the case—at least, not for everyone.Some of our ancient ancestors were quite creative when it came to medicine. Although we don’t know exactly how they acquired their knowledge and beliefs, they made good use of natural substances when it came to relieving or blocking pain.

10. Opium



As far back as 3400 BC, opium poppies were grown in lower Mesopotamia.The knowledge involved and extracting opium from them passed from the Sumerians to the Assyrians to the Babylonians to the Egyptians. In 330 BC, Alexander the Great brought opium to the Persians and the Indians. By 1527, it was again employed for medicinal purposes.As an anesthet, but it was also used for recreational purposes and was involved in smuggling, drug trafficking.

9. Henbane



Hyoscyamus niger, which is better known as henbane, can have psychotropic effects. It’s been used as an anesthetic since ancient times. Henbane was used in the first century AD to allay pain. Taken as a pill or smoked, it was used to relieve toothaches, earaches, and other maladies.As a toothache remedy, henbane was used to fumigate the mouth. After a patient rinsed his or her mouth with warm water, henbane seeds, were sprinkled over hot coals. The rising smoke entered the mouth, alleviating the pain of the toothache.

8. Acupuncture



The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine is the first text in which acupuncture is set forth as “an organized system of diagnosis and treatment.” A concept important to treating various conditions by inserting needles in precise locations associated with these channels. Thereafter, the use of acupuncture spread to Japan and throughout Europe and the United States.Critics of the procedure suggest that its effectiveness as an anesthetic and as an agent for treating other conditions is mostly due to placebo effects.

7. Mandragora



One of the first anesthetics to actually render patients unconscious appears to be Mandragora. The wine was made from the mandrake plant and caused a profound sleep to overtake surgical patients. In 13th-century Italy, Ugo Borgognoni  introduced the use of the “soporific sponge” to induce an anesthetic sleep. “A sponge was soaked in a dissolved solution of opium, Mandragora, hemlock juice, and other substances dried and stored.” After being moistened, it was held over the patient’s nose until its fumes caused him to lose consciousness.

6. Datura


Datura was a popular ancient pain reliever and sleep inducer. The drug had several serious side effects. A drachma taken with wine could cause hallucinations, while two drachmas could cause madness for as long as three days. Greater quantities could cause permanent insanity or even death.Although Datura was effective in relieving patients’ pain during ancient surgical procedures, it also resulted in their deaths when it was improperly administered. 
5. Ethylene



Apollo's Pythian nuns uttered prophecies after inhaling the gases from the line at the foot of the temple of the sun god. These gases may include ethylene, inhaled anesthetics. According to a surgeon who used ethylene in 800 operations, the substance that caused the patient to pass out in "three to eight minutes ... usually has no excitement or choking sensation." Its effects are also rapid after the loss of anesthetic. Ethylene has some disadvantages. On the small side, it smells bad. But ethylene can be used. for any other type of activity.

4. Cannabis




As far back as 2900 BC, Chinese Emperor Fu observed that cannabis was known to be a pain reliever. From China, the practice of using cannabis to alleviate pain spread to other regions of the world.About 1000 BC, Indians began to mix cannabis with milk to create a painkiller known as Bhang. Later, cannabis was used to alleviate pain associated with earache, swelling, and inflammation. By AD 800, Arabic physicians used cannabis to relieve the pain of migraine headaches.

3. Corydalis Plant



In ancient China, the tubers of the Corydalis plant were dug up, boiled in vinegar, and used to alleviate the pain caused by headaches and backaches. Ancient Chinese doctors believed that the Corydalis plant remedied pain because it improved the flow of the life force chi. Current research has shown that DHCB acts in a way similar to that of morphine. Scientists believe that the DHCB produced from the Corydalis plant’s tubers may become the drug of the future in combating several types of pain.

2. Carotid Compression



One of the means of alleviating pain was to render a patient unconscious. Ancient doctors sometimes squeezed the carotid arteries in their patients’ necks, thereby reducing, if not temporarily shutting off, the blood flow from the heart to the brain. A sculpture on the south side of the Parthenon in Athens shows a centaur compressing the left carotid artery of a Lapith warrior. This also indicates that the ancient Greeks were aware of the effectiveness of this technique in rendering an individual unconscious.

1. Willow Bark



The bark of the willow tree was used as an anti-inflammatory remedy that relieved pain.Dioscorides noted its power to reduce inflammation.Modern research suggests that willow bark is an effective painkiller because it contains salicin. Studies have also found willow bark to be more effective in treating pain than aspirin and at lower quantities. Due to its effectiveness, this centuries-old remedy is still used to relieve pain due to headache, backache, and osteoarthritis.

10 Surprising Things That Are Toxic For Your Pet

Anyone who owns a pet knows that animals have no qualms about trying to eat random objects they find lying around the house. Cats chew on various plants, rats and mice nibble practically anything, and dogs work part-time as vacuum cleaners when food is dropped on the kitchen floor. However, many things that people wouldn’t ordinarily give a second thought to can actually be incredibly toxic to common household pets. Animals don’t have the same metabolisms as humans; a compound that human bodies can break down effortlessly may prove to be lethal in a smaller animal at the same dose. Here, we will explore several foods and plants that you may not realize are present in your pet’s reach—and the potential medical dangers they can bring if consumed.

10. Chocolate
Chocolate contains two closely related compounds: theobromine and caffeine. These substances stimulate the activity of the brain and heart muscle / bones, primarily by inhibiting cellular receptors and certain enzymes and increasing free calcium levels. At high doses, these effects can overwhelm the muscles, which can lead to abnormal heart rhythms; humans can break theobromine faster and more efficiently than the dog's metabolism. Care must be taken to keep out of reach of dogs, cats, and other animals.

9. Onions

Onions are very poisonous to cats and dogs due to compounds known as N-propyl disulfide and sodium n-propylthiosulfate. When ingested, these chemicals reduce the formation of an important antioxidant called glutathione, which ultimately causes toxic hydrogen peroxide levels to rise up. This alteration causes hemoglobin proteins to unravel and clump together, forming clumps called Heinz bodies.The formation of Heinz bodies can cause red blood cells to burst, which increases the risk of anemia and subsequent organ failure.  Symptoms to look out for include weakness, vomiting, diarrhea, pale gums, discolored urine, and overactive saliva production.

8. Macadamia Nuts


Dogs can also get a few bonus side effects if they consume these delicious snacks: vomiting, weakness or mild paralysis, hyperthermia, and muscle tremors.The exact cause of macadamia nut toxicity in canines is unknown; it is theorized that it could be a natural product in the nuts themselves, something introduced during manufacturing, or toxic fungal side products. With proper medical attention, macadamia nut toxicity is generally treatable.

7. Grapes And Raisins


It is known that consumption can cause dogs to develop acute kidney failure. Symptoms commonly include vomiting and diarrhea, weakness, loss of appetite, lack of urine production, and others.Unlike macadamia nuts, this type of poisoning is very severe and often fatal. Immediate medical attention is required. If kidney failure occurs, it is extremely unlikely that the dog will survive. The toxic reaction still occurs in seedless and skinned grapes, implying that the deadly reagent is found in the fruit’s flesh. 

6. Sweeteners

Xylitol is a sugar alcohol commonly added to sweets such as chewing gum and candy as a low-calorie sugar substitute. When ingested by dogs, however, xylitol triggers a large release of insulin, a compound that induces cells to take up sugar from the blood. This sudden surge of insulin flowing into cells can result in a sudden decrease in the dog’s blood glucose, resulting in a condition known as hypoglycemia.  Symptoms of hypoglycemia include seizures, loss of coordination, and vomiting. Xylitol has also been implicated in canine liver failure as well.

5. Lilies


Various species of lilies are popular household decorations—and extremely poisonous to cats. Consumption of any part of the plant will cause symptoms such as vomiting, depression, dehydration, and abnormal urination patterns. Although the exact mechanism of toxicity is unknown, it is known that the kidney is the toxin’s primary target, and the cat may experience kidney failure if left untreated.Check to see if it’s from the genus Lilium or the genus Hemerocallis; these contain the main toxic species.

4. Avocado


Which has been demonstrated to cause heart muscle and mammary gland necrosis in various species. While cats and dogs haven’t been known to exhibit well-documented side effects, other potential pets such as horses, rabbits, mice, sheep, and other domesticated animals have exhibited harmful symptoms after the repeated consumption of avocado. Along with the toxic persin mentioned previously, the large inner seed presents a choking hazard. Birds in particular seem to be incredibly susceptible to avocado poisoning. Symptoms include weakness, depression, messy plumage, reluctance to perch, and respiratory issues.

3. Bread Dough


Upon consumption, the warm, damp environment of the stomach can induce yeast cells to undergo ethanol fermentation, a metabolic process in which sugars are broken down into carbon dioxide and ethanol.The expanding dough could potentially cause a gastric blockage and make the animal’s stomach distended and bloated. The ethanol byproduct released by fermentation will be absorbed into the bloodstream, causing alcohol poisoning. Watch out for symptoms such as vomiting, weakness, central nervous system depression, elevated heart rate, hypothermia, and a distended stomach.

2. Sago Palms


The plant contains numerous toxins with varying effects, the most prominent being a compound called cycasin. Upon consumption, cycasin is broken down into a compound called methylazoxymethanol. This causes liver failure by damaging liver cells and interfering with the liver’s ability to produce glucose. MAM is also carcinogenic and can cause harmful mutations. Common symptoms of sago palm toxicity include vomiting, blood in excretions, increased thirst and urination, easy bruising/bleeding, and neurological signs. Poisoning has been observed in dogs, sheep, cattle, and other animals.

1. Fireflies

Fireflies contain self-defense poisons called lucibufagins that, when ingested, have proven to be highly lethal to various potential pet reptiles, including chameleons and lizards such as the bearded dragon. Amphibians like frogs are also at risk.After eating the insects, lizards often retch or vomit and experience a dark change in skin color. At this point, death often follows after about two hours.

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