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Geography is an amazing subject. When you consider that the continents of the world were all once joined up it starts to tell stories of the emergence of life across the world and how certain animals on one continent can resemble animals on the other side of the world. One animal that is native only to Africa is the hippo. It can be found in 26 African countries. Yet it can also be found in one South American country, Colombia. How is it that hippos can be found in 26 African countries and Colombia? Is it due to the separation...

Is there anything better than a Sunday spent in IKEA? Walking the endless aisles, not needing to buy anything but knowing you will leave with a trolley full of wonders. IKEA is a playground for adults. Somewhere to spend that small bit of extra cash, we work so hard for and end up wasting on something we don´t need. It appears that recently, it has become a veritable playground as people have started to use the large IKEA stores as arenas for epic games of Hide and Seek. Can you remember the last time you played Hide and Seek? The worst...

In our everyday vocabulary, we all have a set of slang words or phrases that we use with no real idea of what they mean or where they originated. Often, I will wonder about the etymology of a phrase I have used for years without giving any previous thought to it. Most recently, I thought, what exactly is a "couch potato"? So, I pulled out my laptop and Googled "couch potato". It turns out that the etymology of couch potato is one of the very few terms that can be traced back to exactly when it was first created. Apparently,...

The official date of the beginning of the Beatles is hazy and often argued topic. However, according to historians, it was July 6, 1957, when the official career of the Beatles began. The early life of John Lennon John Lennon was a young guitar player with a troubled background. He was a part-time shoplifter and a full-time egomaniac who was often considered as the local trouble-maker. He was playing at a few local gigs for a year or so, with a band called “The Blackjacks.” The music band was comprised of a few of his schoolmates. After sometimes, the band...

There are some questions that most people are just too afraid to ask. Perhaps there are some questions that people are afraid to know the answer to as well. While many people have once asked the question “how do blind people dream?” few have ever asked the question “how do blind people know when to stop wiping?” after… well, you know. This question may be a little cruder but it is still a great question. Today, we answer both. Dreams for most people are heavily visual, so for a person who can’t see, the question is if they see anything...

So you want to review all the Star Wars movies again? Or you know someone who has not seen any of them before and you want to properly introduce them to the series? Well, depending on how you feel about some of the revelations throughout, you may want to view them one way. But if you like things presented in order, you may want to review them a different way. Here is a breakdown of your most common options. Release order If you want to see the movies in the same way that diehard fans (and probably your parents) saw...

Many people have a dream home in mind. For some it is a bungalow surrounded by trees, for others, it is a mansion on a cliff edge. For one man who has become a YouTube sensation, it is a medieval castle. He decided to take the time to build his own castle using shipping containers and he put the whole process on YouTube. Andrew Camarata is a computer science graduate with a passion for construction. He grew up helping his dad with various projects and soon fell in love with the handyman lifestyle. He started his own business focusing on...

Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown read their vows on 18th July 1992 in front of 800 guests. She wore a “one-of-a-kind” gown for her wedding that took place on Houston’s estate. They were part of each other’s life from the past three years, i.e., after they met in 1989 at the Soul Train Music Awards. About her wedding Whitney was 29 at the time of her marriage, and Bobby was just a 23-year-old man. Her father, John Houston, walked her down the aisle on the grounds of her estate in Mendham region, New Jersey. In 1992 they got married, and...

For millennia, composers have understood the powerful effects that music has on the human soul. Indeed, different tunes can speak to our emotions and help us empathize with ourselves. Whether we are going through a breakup, mourning a loved one, or celebrating a milestone in our lives, music helps us get deeper into our feelings. Keeping this in mind, here are a few songs that really hit the soft spot when it comes to resonating with our different emotions. Taylor Swift- “Lover” Source: Pexels There’s nothing sweeter than finding the perfect match who completes you entirely. You find it impossible...

Sometimes you find the most fascinating stories hidden in the most mundane topics. Duct tape, for example, will not be the central figure of any novels this year, and rightly so. However, when I learned the origin of duct tape recently I found it truly amazing. Read on to find out more about duct tape, its origin, and its many uses. Duct tape was born during wartime but amazingly it was created by a caring mother. Her sons worked in a factory packing ammunition for the war. These boxes were packed, taped and waxed to make them waterproof and ready...