Picture Of The Day: Buffalo Bill

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Aug 122015
 

A very interesting picture of “Buffalo Bill”.

Buffalo Bill

“Buffalo Bill”, American Civil War soldier and western showman. (Colorized Photo) 1889.

William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was an American scout, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), in Le Claire but he grew up for several years in his father’s hometown in Canada before his family moved to the Kansas Territory.

Buffalo Bill started working at the age of eleven after his father’s death, and became a rider for the Pony Express at age 14. During the American Civil War, he served for the Union from 1863 to the end of the war in 1865. Later he served as a civilian scout to the US Army during the Indian Wars, receiving the Medal of Honor in 1872.

One of the most colorful figures of the American Old West, Buffalo Bill started performing in shows that displayed cowboy themes and episodes from the frontier and Indian Wars. He founded his Buffalo Bill’s Wild West in 1883, taking his large company on tours throughout the United States and, beginning in 1887, in Great Britain and Europe.

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What Your Handwriting Says About You

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Aug 122015
 

Try writing out a sentence. Suggestion: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” Then, keep reading to see what your handwriting says about you.

What Your Handwriting Says About You

Your handwriting reveals much more than you might imagine.

There’s a whole science behind analyzing handwriting for personality traits called graphology, which has been around since the days of Aristotle. Today, it’s used for a variety of purposes, from criminal investigations to understanding your health. Some employers even use handwriting analysis to screen potential employees for compatibility.

We talked to master graphologist Kathi McKnight about what the seemingly insignificant details in your writing say about you. “Just from analyzing your handwriting, experts can find over 5,000 personality traits,” she says.

McKnight readily admits that the information she provides below is a basic overview, so it won’t apply to everyone in every situation. Yet these factors can show you aspects about yourself that you may not have considered before.

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The Backwards Brain Bicycle

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Aug 122015
 

A good demonstration of how we learn and unlearn tasks like riding a bicycle.

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Destin of Smarter Every Day fame has a challenge for your brain: a bicycle where the handlebars turn the front wheel in the opposite direction of a typical bike. For example, turning the handlebars left turns the wheel right and vice versa. He warns you it’s harder than it looks.

The hack that pulls this off is a simple one compared to bike hacks we’ve previously covered. Gears on the head tube make this possible. It was built by his welder friends who challenged him to ride it. He couldn’t at first; determined to overwrite his brain’s memory of bike riding, he practiced until he finally succeeded. It took him eight months. When it was time to ride an old-fashioned bike, it only took him about twenty minutes to “un-learn” the Backwards Brain Bike. Destin’s biking illustrates neuroplasticity, memory, and learning in a fun way (fun for us; no doubt frustrating for him).

As a testament to the sponge-like brains of youth, Destin’s son learned to ride the Backwards Brain Bike in only two weeks.

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The Backwards Brain Bicycle

 

Random Riddle: 8-12-2015

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Aug 122015
 
My first is in some but not in all.
My second in into but not in tall.
My third in little but not in big.
My fourth in pork but not in pig.
My whole is made in nature’s way.
For clothing rugs used every day.
 
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