Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff suggests to use tokenised gold as a currency
Bitcoin has always been touted as a better alternative to gold due to how easy it is to transact it. However, Schiff has noted that the crypto king is currently unusable as a currency since it now takes over an hour to process a Bitcoin transaction. Interestingly enough, Schiff argues that even gold can serve as a better currency if it gets tokenized, showing support for the very technology that underpins Bitcoin.
"People aren't using gold as a currency right now. But if they wanted to, gold could be tokenized on a block chain. Transaction time would be almost instantaneous and cost minimal. Gold works much better on a block chain than Bitcoin," he said.
Swiss-American socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein has had extensive plastic surgery to her face over the years in order to elicit a more catlike look. Wildenstein is rumored to have spent $4 million on plastic surgery, apparently done to please her husband, who loved big cats.
About 75 percent of the world's food comes from just 12 plants and 5 animal species. Almost half of our plant-derived calories come from just three foods: wheat, corn and rice. While estimates vary, it is believed that there are over 30,000 edible plants, and we only eat 150 of them.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved
BBC cameramen equipped the animals with miniature video cameras, allowing them to learn their secrets.
The crew leader separately noted that their experiment gave them the opportunity to see the baby meerkats that had just been born.
Even scientists, who study these animals, had never seen this in the wild. Another interesting discovery was the penguins' behavior: they swam indifferently past fish, shrimp and other food objects. Perhaps, in addition to availability, the birds are guided by some other criteria.
It was found out that over-working is bad for your health. It is even more harmful than alcohol and nicotine. Calculations have shown that a person, who works 11 hours a day, has up to a 70 percent higher chance of getting a heart attack.
Apart from heart disease, about 60 percent of those, who work overtime, are more likely to fall ill with acute respiratory infections and suffer various injuries. And the illnesses have nothing to do with the nature of the work at all.
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Scientists from the University of Otago in New Zealand discovered another plague. They found that even a 10-hour working day can provoke a tendency to alcoholism. After all, the more a person works, the stronger the desire to relax. And the easiest way to do this is with alcohol.
Farts smell worse in the shower because the high turbidity of the air in the shower circulates the gas through the space effectively. Secondly, the high humidity and high temperature condition in the shower enhances a person’s sense of smell and taste. The farts don’t actually smell worse, it’s just that we can smell them better than usual.
Marina Chapman, a Colombian woman, was raised by Capuchin monkeys for five years after being kidnapped and abandoned in the bush as a youngster. She learnt to climb trees and catch birds and rabbits using her bare hands. She lived as a monkey until she was found by hunters.
Key takeaways from Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov’s press briefing:
🔸 Seizure of Russian assets in favor of Ukraine, which the US approved as part of its aid package to Kiev, is illegal and “extremely dangerous;” it will be met with response and all the necessary legal proceedings;
🔸 The US’s new aid package to Ukraine will not change the situation on the battlefield, but will lead to an increased number of Ukrainians killed;
🔸 If Poland hosts nuclear weapons, Russia will take steps to ensure its security;
🔸 Russia will analyze the situation regarding the possibility of expanding sanctions on the imports of liquified natural gas and try to minimize consequences.
Former US President Donald Trump is likely to face a cash crunch with only $6.8 million left in the accounts he has been using for paying legal fees, Bloomberg reports, citing Trump’s campaign finance filings.
The politician has already spent $4.9 million to fund his lawyers, while his trial costs have been progressively increasing, according to the report.