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Colombia: The Country That Rewrote Its Own Story Colombia: The Country That Rewrote Its Own Story (image credits: unsplash) When most people hear “Colombia,” their minds immediately jump to Netflix’s Narcos and images of dangerous cartels lurking around every corner. But here’s what might surprise you: cities such as Bogotá, Medellín, and Cartagena – once …
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fear of Eggs Made Him Gag Alfred Hitchcock’s Fear of Eggs Made Him Gag (image credits: unsplash) The master of suspense had one of the strangest phobias imaginable – a terror of eggs that bordered on the ridiculous. Alfred Hitchcock was an ovophobic, going “Psycho” if he ever saw an egg, specifically runny …
Social Phobia: When Every Conversation Becomes a Battlefield Social Phobia: When Every Conversation Becomes a Battlefield (image credits: unsplash) Picture this: you’re at a coffee shop, and the barista asks what you’d like to order. Your palms start sweating, your heart races, and suddenly that simple interaction feels like climbing Mount Everest. Social phobia, or …