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Did Some Southerners Immigrate to Brazil after the Civil War?

January 17, 2022 Leave a Comment

Meet the Confederados

Defeated in the Civil War, some Southerners refused to live in a land without slavery. They also hated the idea of being part of the Union, so they left the United States.

Where did they go? Some 10,000 – 20,000 packed up and headed further south to Brazil, where they would be known as the Confederados. Some returned during the reconstruction, but most stayed and built new lives in their new country.

What Happens When A Country Doesn’t Pay Its Debts?

January 12, 2022 Leave a Comment

Most sovereign governments can, in theory, ignore their debts and default. The repercussions will depend on who lent the government the money.

It is extremely likely that no private investor or enterprise will consider lending more money (in the short term). They might go so far as to cease or curtail lending to private enterprises in that country due to perceived instability and unreliability of the government.

It is also likely the currency will devalue and there will be little incoming investment.

Why Did Japan Think It Was Worthwhile To Attack The US at Pearl Harbor?

January 11, 2022 Leave a Comment

The Japanese leadership had come to the conclusion that they needed national self-sufficiency for their growing military aspirations.

They didn’t have the oil and other natural resources in their own territories to make this a reality.

They had two choices: Take it from Russia in the form of Siberian resources, or take it from Western colonies in SE Asia. The first required a lot more Army units than they had. So, they went with taking them from SE Asian colonies.

The Japanese understood that they could not win a prolonged war with America. Their solution was to destroy America’s offensive ability in the Pacific theater and remove Americas will to fight so that they would sue for peace.

What Is The Referee Doing When He Grabs The Wrists Of A Fighter After They’ve Been Knocked Down?

January 10, 2022 Leave a Comment

First and foremost he is ensuring the fighter is lucid and responsive.

First thing he does is grab the gloves and wipe the knuckle area(s) on his shirt as they likely picked up some dirt/sand/debris from the ring floor.

He often requests the fighter tries to bring his hands up against resistance, expecting a decent push (if it is weak, he will end the fight).

He will instruct the fighter to bring his hands to the defensive position and reaffirm the fighter is lucid and in control.

Why Do Japanese Homes Lose All Their Value After 15 Years?

January 7, 2022 Leave a Comment

Japanese homes only last an average of 30 years, and lose all of their value after 15. As a result, rather than being an investment that a family can build equity in, Japanese homewoners scrimp and save only to see what is often their life’s biggest investment lose 1/15th of its value each year. How did this come to be?

After WW2, the Japanese slapped together a lot of crudely built homes to house its population.

Those home were so shoddy that they didn’t have much resale value, years later, as it was actually cheaper to tear them down and rebuild them than to repair them. And that became kind of a “thing,” in Japan.

12 Americans Reveal Criticisms From Non-Americans That Aren’t Warranted

January 6, 2022 Leave a Comment

1. When they say Americans are stupid. If you knew anything about engineering or natural sciences you would know the US has by far the most spectacular advances in STEM.

In fact, the smartest people from all around the world come to the US to study, research, and work. The US won 2/3 of all Nobel prizes. If you generalize 330 million people based on a heavily edited pedestrian interview on Hollywood Boulevard, you are the dumb one.

Why Do Horses Have To Be Euthanized When They Break A Leg?

January 4, 2022 Leave a Comment

There are several reasons. Horses develop problems in their hooves if they don’t move around enough or are forced to put weight on only 3 legs. You can think of their hoof as a giant fingernail, and the bone behind it is shaped like a wedge pointing forwards and towards the ground. Too much pressure on the other 3 hooves can cause severe pain, swelling, and separation of the bone from the hoof. In severe cases the bone in the hoof can puncture through the bottom or separate from the top.

What Is Intermittent Fasting And What Are Its Benefits?

January 3, 2022 Leave a Comment

Intermittent Fasting (commonly referred to as “IF”) is a way of eating with regular periods of fasting, usually on a daily or weekly cycle. People do IF for many different reasons. Many do it for weight loss, but others do it for other health or lifestyle benefits. The major reason that most people do IF for is to control and reset hormones related to eating and metabolism, in particular insulin.

What Exactly Is A Sociopath?

December 29, 2021 Leave a Comment

It is generally a term used to refer to people who are incapable of empathy. Someone without empathy can’t share the emotions of others, or imagine another persons emotional perspective.

By this definition if Bob is a sociopath, then seeing Laura in pain, or sad, or grieving will either make Bob feel good, or it won’t make Bob feel anything at all.

Sociopaths care about people the same way people care about things. A sociopath decides to hurt you, comfort you, ignore you, kill you, or save your life in order to serve his own interests.

How Did Helen Keller Learn How To Read, Write and Speak?

December 27, 2021 Leave a Comment

Learning to read and write

Annie Sullivan arrived at Helen Keller’s house on March 5, 1887, a day Keller would forever remember as ‘my soul’s birthday’.

Sullivan immediately began to teach Helen to communicate by spelling words into her hand, beginning with “d-o-l-l” for the doll that she had brought Keller as a present.