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There has been a myth for so long that a cow owned by Kate O’Leary started the Great Chicago Fire. According to the myth, the cow kicked the lit lantern that started the flames. The story then became the subject of kids’ poetry: Late one night, when we were all in bed, Mrs. O’Leary lit a lantern in the shed. Her cow kicked it over, Then winked her eye and said, “There’ll be a hot time in the old town tonight!” Destruction by The Great Chicago Fire: The fire claimed somewhere near about 3.3 square miles of Chicago, Illinois. The...

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...

Battle of Gettysburg is known as the bloodiest battle in America. The three days long brutal battle was fought in the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Situated at the junction of 10 roads at a time when most places were served by either one or two lanes, and it was only about 30 miles away from two key supply routes, it shouldn’t be very much surprising that the Confederate and Union troops ran into each other in Gettysburg. What is the surprising part about the Battle of Gettysburg is that many historians believe that the battle was started because of new...

When we think of thousands of years ago it can be easy to get confused. Game of Thrones is a completely fictional show despite many, many, people on the internet believing it is set during a certain period of history. Dragons are not real, there was never an animal that could breathe fire and fly through the air. Yet the inspiration for dragons and many stories like that in Game of Thrones does come from real life. Today we do have Komodo dragons that walk the Earth and in the past dinosaurs did roam the world. Yet humans and dinosaurs...

What is your ideal home? Well, while people are rushing to own high-end homes, Simon Dale has a different idea altogether! This article highlights his creativity that has left many designers awestruck: Dale has successfully built a fairy tale home for only $ 5,000! Yes, he has chosen to be different. His intrinsic motivation to design an eco-friendly home for his family finally paid off. It is during his usual design work routine that he got an idea. He needed to build a fairy home for his family. He started by drawing the plan, after which he waited patiently for...

For the last 15 years, one man has been at the forefront of the tech industry revolution. The laid back, charming, and at times enigmatic Elon Musk is his name, and he has more accomplishments than you can count. To say that Elon Musk is a successful businessman is an understatement. The man has pioneered the space and automobile industry to heights that were once thought unimaginable. With this in mind, here are some of the top accomplishments of Elon Musk that have seen his name showered with praise in the tech and engineering spectrum. Tesla Of course, we had...

The world is facing a wide variety of problems and some times it can be a little bit depressing. Whether it is poverty, climate change, disease, the economy or something else there is always something to cover on the news. One of the causes commonly attributed to all issues is overpopulation. We are constantly told that the world is overpopulated but not many of us know what that really means and if it is true? The truth is that for the world to be overpopulated you have to mean it in terms of something. If people mean in terms of...

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 often highlight the structures of the ancient Egyptians as proof that the people of 3,000 years ago were a lot more intelligent than we previously realized. The astounding architecture found in the pyramids of Egypt at a time of limited technology shows how intelligent these people were. While some argue that it means aliens visited Earth and loaned out some epic technology, it is far more likely that these people were simply very smart. If we go back a few thousand more years and look at Stonehenge it is another incredible piece of architecture that defies our ideas of...

Most great stories have been made into some movie or tv show by now. We have seen countless movies telling the stories of the Romans, the Vikings, the Egyptians, the Celts, and many more. Yet there is one nation that has an incredible story that sounds like a movie that is yet to be made (by modern cinema at least). It is a story that may never be told and if that is the case then you need to visit Sri Lanka to get a sense of this civilization that only existed for a short while. Today we refer to...