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Ever since we started finding their fossils in the ground, humans have been fascinated by the strange and interesting-looking animals of the past. We now know that humans coexisted with several large, hairy animals, well-adapted to the cold weather of...
The 1800s, also known as the 19th Century, is probably most well known today as the birth of heavy industry and, reacting to that, the Labor movement calling for better working conditions. But what are some weird things you probably...
Beluga whales and narwhals are the only two living species in their family. Their neck bones are not fused or joined together, giving them the ability to turn their head without turning their entire body. Neither species has a dorsal...
What’s the difference between porcelain, china, and bone china? It’s largely in how they are made; this article has a lot of interesting details, but the basic idea is that porcelain is very functional, china is a special kind of...
Whether you’re a pirate, a prospector, or pretty much anyone else, you’d probably love to get your hands on some gold. However, you may have heard of a common pitfall — accidentally uncovering “fool’s gold”, instead. What’s the difference, anyway?...
Anytime dragons are mentioned, the first names that come to mind are Smaug in The Hobbit, the Dragon in Merlin and, of course, Daenerys and her legendary dragon babies from Game of Thrones, among others. When it comes to dragons,...
They both live in the water! They both have long pointy things on the fronts of their faces! They look like they would love to fight a fishy duel! Still, while it’s easy to see how we could confuse the...
The fight to uphold women’s rights is something that everybody’s been hearing about these days. People called “feminists” often seem to fight for their rights. Unfortunately for them, feminists aren’t seen in a positive light by a number of crowds,...
Sanitation is a very important basic right that involves the safe management of waste, collected from the toilet, and disposed of safely. Proper waste management, will help control diseases such as cholera, dysentery, and typhoid. These diseases, currently affect an...
Every year the competition between the car manufacturers gets stronger while they strife to build the best designs that fit all the needs of customers from the automobile market, that means building the best cars that balance all the elements...
The Interesting Origins of 5 Common English Idioms
Jan 14, 2020
