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When you are trying to plan your next vacation, you obviously are thinking of rolling beaches with perfect tides and the right amount of sunlight. Maybe you prefer snow-covered mountains where you could eat marshmallows near a bonfire during the...
English is a funny language, they say. And the fact that it has interesting idioms cannot be denied. Have you ever wondered how and why these common English idioms came into existence? The surprising origin stories of these common English...
Nature never really fails to surprise us, does it? The silhouettes that the sun casts as it waves goodnight to one side of Earth, the hues of blue that the sky paints and the waves of lush green that sing...
Trees withstand the harsh reality of time and change. They’ve watched the skies change colors, have enhanced the sanctity of nature and have experienced stories that got lost with time. Let’s take a look at the amazing trees that have...
Human history is littered with inventions that have served multiple purposes – from saving lives to enhancing our standard of life. At the same time, some mad geniuses have brought to life some pretty weird ideas. Let’s take a look...
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...
While we may all be familiar with the unicycle, a single-wheeled vehicle that was invented as a spin-off of the Penny Farthing bicycle back during the eighteenth century, there has yet to be another one-wheeled vehicle in working existence. However,...
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...
When we think of mechanical automation and robots of today’s era, we often think of Boston Dynamics and their BigDog robot. This is a stable, military-grade robot that can move and walk across rough terrain. Its intention or purpose was...
The Interesting Origins of 5 Common English Idioms
Jan 14, 2020
