Football is one of the oldest known sports known to humankind with records found dating over 2,000 years in China. Greece, Rome, and parts of Central America have also made claim to have started this sport and with such a long history, it is only natural that there are some very crazy interesting football facts which any …
1. Mark Zuckerberg’s First Idea Was a Site Called Facemash When Zuckerberg was in Harvard, he had the idea of creating a site that allowed users to compare people’s faces. With the platform, users could pick “who’s hotter.” Not surprisingly, his idea didn’t impress Harvard’s administrators. Zuckerberg’s project was shut down and he was threatened …
Pound cake got its name from its recipe. The early recipes of pound cake called for one pound of butter, one pound of eggs, and one pound of sugar. That’s a huge cake! Most supermarket wasabi is actually horseradish. Real wasabi is challenging to make and expensive. As an alternative, most wasabi for sale is …
The word “halibut” means “holy flatfish” (hali=holy + butte=flatfish) because it was only eaten on holy days.[5] Most fish reproduce by laying eggs, though some fish, such as great white sharks, give birth to live babies called pups.[6] Lungfish can live out of water for several years. It secretes a mucus cocoon and burrows itself under the …
Eyecare is an important part of life at any age. Many people with poor eyesight or eye health issues seek vision correction techniques ranging from wearing eyeglasses and contact lenses to having LASIK and cataract surgery. Eyes are incredibly powerful, complex organs, and there’s a lot you probably didn’t know about them, which is why we’ve compiled a …
Home to some of the world’s most visited attractions and incredible feats of nature and humanity, Europe is one fascinating continent. From the smallest town in the world to the biggest church on earth, and from a knighted penguin to a country free of mosquitoes, there are hundreds of random and fun facts about Europe. 1. The Louvre …
Elon Musk is known for his outlandish claims and ideas. Musk, who is the founder of electric car company Tesla and space exploration company SpaceX, was born in South Africa and has some crazy ideas for the future. Among his ideas are the Hyperloop, a futuristic transportation system, a human colony on Mars aided by …
1. Egypt Is Home To The Only Remaining Ancient Wonder In The World The only remaining monument of the 7 ancient wonders of the world is still standing in Egypt. Only the Great Pyramid of Giza, in El Giza, Egypt has stood the test of time. The Pyramids of Giza are located in the capital city of …
Elephants are gentle creatures that captivate our hearts and imaginations. There are two elephant species on the Earth today—African elephants and Asian elephants. However, some genetic studies suggest that the African elephant is two separate species—savannah elephants and forest elephants.1 All elephants are at risk. Asian elephants roam forests and grasslands in India, Sri Lanka, and Southeast …
1. Earth is not a perfect sphere. Yes, we’ve all been taught that the Earth is not flat, but it may shock you to learn that it’s not perfectly spherical either. As the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) points out, Earth spins while gravity pushes toward the center and a centrifugal force, perpendicular to Earth’s axis, …