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How Playing An Instrument Benefits Your Brain

How Playing An Instrument Benefits Your Brain

VIA “educateinspirechange.org” When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What’s going on? This video explains the fireworks that go off in musicians’ brains when they play, and examines some of the long-term positive […]

8 Incredible Archaeological Finds You Probably Don’t Know About

8 Incredible Archaeological Finds You Probably Don’t Know About

VIA “buynongmoseeds.com” Sure, we’ve all read about the Pyramids and the Pharaoh’s tombs in egypt, but some of the most interesting archeological finds in history are seldom mentioned in history books. It’s doubtful that all archeology is as interesting as Indiana Jones or Robert Brown makes it seem. In fact, I’d venture a guess that […]

America Loves K-Cups, But Their Creator Regrets Inventing Them

America Loves K-Cups, But Their Creator Regrets Inventing Them

VIA “takepart.com” by Liz Dwyer Kill the K-Cup before it kills our planet.” That was the key message about the nonrecyclable, nonbiodegradable coffee pods of a sci-fi-style clip released in January by Canadian-based video production outfit Egg Studios. The video’s infamous K-Cup monster and accompanying hashtag went viral across social media. Now it seems that John […]

Parents Get Tattoo of Daughters Birthmark So She Wouldn’t Feel Different

Parents Get Tattoo of Daughters Birthmark So She Wouldn’t Feel Different

VIA “elitedaily.com” by Sean Levinson Two British parents have gotten tattoos of the same red birthmark that covers their daughter’s body so she wouldn’t feel alone. The Mirror reports that 18-month-old Honey-Rae Phillips was born with a birthmark that has grown right along with her and now occupies nearly half of her entire right side. […]

Buddha Statue Discovered To Contain The Mummified Remains of A Monk From 1100AD

Buddha Statue Discovered To Contain The Mummified Remains of A Monk From 1100AD

VIA “visualnews.com” by Paul Caridad on February 20, 2015 You can’t judge a book by it’s cover and apparently the saying goes for statues too. For centuries it was thought that this Buddha statue is just that, but a recent CT scan reveals that it is actually the vessel for the mummified remains of Chinese […]

Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow

Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow

VIA “collective-evolution.com” by Joe Martino We live in a society where we are very used to doing something we don’t enjoy for long periods of our life so we can put food on our tables, partially see the world, have material objects etc. and so forth. According to a recent Gallup Survey, 70% of employed […]