Daytime dramas are known as soap operas, but where did the moniker come from, and when did it happen? The origin of the soap opera can be traced back to ...
The design of the telephone keypad didn’t happen by chance but resulted from years of research on the best position of the keys on a new telephone device, the push ...
A pimento is probably the most recognizable item that is stuffed in a green olive, but it’s not really known why or when this practice started in the first place. ...
The Mysterious Purple Streetlights A strange phenomenon is happening around the United States with the color of streetlights. You may or may not have noticed it in your area, but ...
In case you didn’t know, VEGEMITE, the spread that is popular in Australia, is a paste made from leftover brewer’s yeast extract that also contains a vegetable extract and spices. ...
Black hole Cygnus X Credit: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss Black holes are the enigma of the universe. They are the only things in the cosmos known to use their incredible gravitational force to ...
A black robe is often associated with a judge in a court, but why do judges wear black robes and not some other color or garment? Wearing a robe has ...
You can probably find a flea market close to you where you can pick up any number of random items, but why are they called flea markets, and do they ...
Flying a flag “half-staff,” or when the flag is halfway between the top and bottom of the flagpole, is done during periods of mourning for a nation or to remember ...
Interstate Highways are the most heavily traveled roads in the United States, and a massive number of drivers use them almost every day. But did you ever stop to wonder ...
Davidt8/Wikipedia There is a small two-story building in Wilmington, Delaware, that is the registered agent address of at least 285,000 American and foreign businesses operating in the United States. The ...
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