World

Europe is an incredible place to travel to. There are so many countries that are so close to each other that it offers the opportunity to sample a variety of cultures within a short distance and over a limited amount of time. The cultures are pretty impressive too. Whether it is the laid back Italian approach to life and incredible cuisine or the simple farming culture of the Dutch, there is beauty in every country in both the landscape and the people. During coronavirus, though it is difficult to get to Europe and tougher still to travel between countries. While...

If you enjoy chewing gum, you are certainly not alone. Just in the United States, 164.83 million Americans were chewing it in 2019. Those are huge numbers, and the history of chewing gum is just as fascinating. So pop a stick or Chiclet in your mouth, and keep reading. If you think that gum is a newer kind of invention, you would be misinformed. Actually, the ancient Greeks enjoyed chewing resin from Mastic trees, and then, there were the Scandinavians chewing birch sap and Native Americans chomping on spruce tree sap. However, it was the Mayans who took gum to...

Sleepwalking is one of the strangest unexplained phenomenons that everyone is aware of. It is odd to think that something so well known can not be explained. Recently the largest study of sleepwalking habits was published. It tried to learn more about sleepwalking, its causes and who it affected. The study was conducted in the USA and found that a surprising 30% of Americans had experienced sleepwalking at some stage in their lives. As sleepwalking is far more common in children it is no surprise to see that the number drops considerably for adults in recent times. The study showed...

We see them every day when we go to work, get out from school, go to visit our friends. And no, we’re not talking about trees, birds, or anything that’s part of nature! We’re talking about the different Lanes, Avenues, Roads, and Streets we walk on every day! Have you ever wondered what those suffixes that define a road or street name actually mean? Turns out there are quite an interest topic in themselves, and here are some interesting facts about street names you didn’t know! Road- The Most Common Suffix Used in Road Names. The term ‘road’ is used in...

The pharaohs of ancient Egypt were buried alongside their belongings. They were very keen to protect their treasure, and it was important to protect it from people who would dig it after the bodies went moldy. The idea of booby traps and puzzles was initiated in the games and Hollywood. It was common for their very own families and the successors of the pharaohs to steal their afterlife retirement plan. But the pharaoh’s power was absolute, and they could do pretty much everything and anything they pleased to do. So, they would have the tombs of their ancestors looted to...

You're bored. We get it. Maybe, you just watched A Bug's Life on Netflix and you thought, hey, why hasn't somebody made a movie called A Bug's Dick. And, you being you, you googled it and now here you are. Check this out. According to Smithsonian Magazine, scientists recently found an exquisitely preserved 50 million-year-old fossil of the assassin bug. The fossil was so well preserved that you can even make out the colored bands on the insect's legs and body. Scientists were even able to make out the critters dingling. Yes, this is a big deal, even though it...

Loch Ness is a long & narrow lake in the Scottish Highlands. The Loch Ness lake is the second-largest Loch in Scotland by surface area and the largest by volume. Loch Ness is also the second deepest Loch with an astounding 755 feet of depth. The water of the Loch Ness lake is dark and murky due to the high levels of peat in the soil surrounding it. The depth, breadth, and low visibility of this Loch Ness lake makes it a prime environment for someone’s imagination to run wild. The first recorded sighting of Nessie was by Saint Columba...

The names of inventors are always well remembered. Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. Steve Jobs invented the iPhone. Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. Issac Newton is often credited with inventing gravity, although that makes no sense. Yet arguably the greatest invention the world has ever seen, since the printing press, is the world wide web and the average person has no idea who invented it. That man’s name is Tim Berners-Lee and he deserves to be remembered. Tim Berners-Lee was born in 1955 and was a standout academic in the area of physics. In 1980 he started to...

Which song, according to you, was the first Rock ‘n’ Roll record to be recorded? Most people believed that “Rock Around the Clock” was the first song ever recorded in this genre; however, this widespread belief is not valid. In fact, “Rock Around the Clock” record was not even the first Rock song recorded by Bill Haley. However, it is true that “Rock Around the Clock” was the first song that hit #1 rank on the pop charts. How did rock music come into existence? The brilliance of Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and many more, transformed...

Jack the Ripper is one of, if not the most, famous serial killer. While names like Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy come near the top of the list you must consider that their murders took place during the 1970s while Jack the Ripper killed his victims in 1888! Despite the murders being so long ago he still holds such infamy. This is because of the type of murders that took place and because his (or her) true identity has never been discovered. Jack the Ripper was a serial killer in London in 1888. It is known with certainty that...