Tag Archives: History
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25 Interesting Facts About the 1980s
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About the 1980s. 1-5 Interesting Facts About the 1980s 1. “The Safety Dance” is a protest against bouncers stopping dancers pogoing to 1980s new wave music in clubs when disco was dying and new wave was up and coming. – Source 2. Murder rates were so high during the 1980s…… Read More »
American Versus British English: Dialects vs. Languages
Few days ago we did an article on the History of English and promised to write another article detailing the difference between “American Versus British English: Dialects vs. Languages”. It’s an interesting question exactly what the difference between a language and a dialect is. And you may be wondering why I picked this picture of…… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact 13012 – More Dads Changing Diapers
WTF Fun Fact 13010 – The Invention of the Chocolate Chip Cookie
WTF Fun Fact 13009 – Cats Domesticated Themselves
WTF Fun Fact 12998 – The Oldest Recipe In The World
WTF Fun Fact 12996 – Swami Vivekananda
25 Interesting Facts About Sunken Ships and Subs
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About Sunken Ships and Subs. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Sunken Ships and Subs 1. Two years after Titanic sank, the Empress Of Ireland sank in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and lost 68.5% of all passengers (0.5% more than Titanic). The event was buried in the papers because of WWI.…… Read More »
10 Influential Inventions in History
Here is a list of 10 human inventions that changed the face of mankind. 10. The Wheel Before the invention of the wheel in 3500 B.C., humans were severely limited in how much stuff we could transport over land, and how far. Wheeled carts facilitated agriculture and commerce by enabling the transportation of goods to…… Read More »