Laysan Island’s ecosystem was devastated after rabbits introduced in 1903 stripped away native vegetation When German immigrant Max Schlemmer brought a small number of domestic rabbits to the isolated Pacific atoll of Laysan in 1903, he hoped to create a profitable meat-canning business. He also saw the animals as a source of entertainment for his…

Texas Roadhouse said they investigated and found no such private Facebook group where white staff discuss about spitting in the food of Black guests. Texas Roadhouse clapped back at the viral social media claim that its white servers were discussing spitting in Black customers’ food in a private Facebook group as a hoax and confirmed…

Aristotle (Image: Wikipedia) The pursuit of pleasure is often treated as one of life’s simplest goals, but Aristotle offered a more measured view of what it means to live wisely. In his Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle wrote: “The man of practical wisdom aims at avoiding pain, not at attaining pleasure.” The statement appears in his discussion…

Georgia artist Eddie Owens Martin In 1957, eccentric folk artist Eddie Owens Martin returned to his rural roots near Buena Vista, Georgia, and began turning a seven-acre family property into a colourful world of painted totems, geometric designs and tall masonry walls. Over the next 29 years, Martin, who called himself “St. EOM”, built six…

Target said sorry for its Halloween costume (left) after backlash that it looked like caricature. Target acknowledged and corrected its mistake after one of its children Hallowen costume triggered a massive outrage. The retain giant said it had pulled down the costume from sale after social media users pointed out that the circus clown evoked…