Category: Randomness

El Salvador Asks Women Not To Have Babies For 2 Years Due To Zika Virus 

  

El Salvador has asked women not to get pregnant until 2018, a measure that demonstrates the severity of the Zika virus epidemic in the country, according to news reports.

The mosquito-borne virus has been lined to brain damage in infants, the New York Times reported.

The virus has affected Latin America and the Caribbean, and the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned the virus will likely reach nearly all of North and South America.

El Salvador has seen at least 5,000 cases of Zika, according to the paper. In Brazil, a million people have been infected and almost 4,000 children have been born with microcephaly, a condition that gives babies small heads and incomplete brain development.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised pregnant women to avoid travel to places affected by the virus.

Read more about the virus and see a video on Fortune

Georgia To Open First Ever “Pride School” Exclusively For LGBT Kids

   
LGBT kids are widely known to face a great deal of bullying and are prone to being ostracized in school. Now, a new education setting is looking to eliminate the stigma for gay and queer children so that they’re able to focus on their lessons. 

Check out this post in the Atlanta Journal Constitution: 

A first-of-its-kind private school in Georgia aimed at attracting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth and teachers is being established in Atlanta for students who feel bullied or not accepted in traditional schools.

Pride School Atlanta is a k-12 institution designed to be an alternative for LGBT students, though the school is open to any student who believes they’re not getting the support they need for “being different,” says Pride School founder Christian Zsilavetz.

“Kids have full permission to be themselves — as well as educators. Where there’s no wondering, ‘Is this teacher going to be a person for me to be myself with?’” said Zsilavetz, who is transgender and a veteran teacher with nearly 25 years of experience. “This is a place where they (students) can just open up and be the best person they can be.”

Pride School will initially operate out of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta church and is expected to open by September 2016. Tuition will be around $13,000, though Zsilavetz says financial assistance is available for students who need it.

Do you think a children’s LGBT school will be good for its students? 

Walking Fish Found In New Zealand

A walking fish was found in New Zealand, outside its usual habitation. (Source: TVNZ/CNN)

Via BAY OF ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND (TVNZ) – One man’s visit to New Zealand’s Bay of islands ended with an unusual discovery.

James Beuvink travels to the Bay of Islands every summer for a snorkeling trip.

But this year’s trip resulted in him seeing something new to him, a fish with legs. The curious creature is a frogfish, a type of anglerfish, and is an unusual sight in New Zealand.

The fish can not only walk but also possesses a strong bite that’s quite quick. Its jaws’ speed is compared to that of a 22-caliber bullet.

While the fish are not strong swimmers, scientist Andrew Stewart says the fish likely arrived in New Zealand waters as a result of being pushed down from the tropics during storms.