This belief dates back to ancient Egypt, where, as in many cultures, the triangle was considered a sacred symbol.
A ladder leaning against a wall forms a triangle and to walk underneath it is to defile a sacred space.
Of course, it’s…
Ever notice that sometimes (in spite of Webster) that the “-tre” version of theater is still used in this country? When referring to the art or live performances it’s usually “theatre”, whereas the building structure is a “theater.”
- Ginger
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Here is the one fact I want to share with all of you out there. Two days ago I came to know the actual meaning of “Bless You” when someone sneezes. However, in India, it’s a whole different story. As…
Colonel Massey, who successfully held Gloucester for the parliamentarians for virtually the whole of the English Civil War was probably the modern world’s first true Mercenary. By inclination he was actually a Royalist but had been a professional fighter all…
Ever wondered why Americans spell ‘centre’- center or ‘theatre’- theater?
This was due to an American named Noah Webster, who in 1783 compiled a dictionary with revolutionary changes in English language spellings. He was the one who created words like ‘barbecue’…
I’ve always enjoyed telling my overstuffed friends that pigs stop eating when they get full.
Now you could say - I ate like a horse!
A horse will not stop eating. It will actually eat itself to death.
- Woody H.
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No doubt you have had many responses on this one but just in case, Tasmania is an island but (probably contrary to the wishes of some Tasmanians) also a state of Australia.
- Michelle A
While it was once thought that virtually all of the pelagic fish (which would include sharks and tuna) never rested; this belief is being shaken. On one side, sleeping sharks, first discovered in the famous sleeping shark caves near the…
Well this fear goes back to Middle Ages,when the world believed in witches and demons.
Many women who were thought be witches kept black cats as their pets. And since people believe that a witch could change into her cat whenever…
During the English Civil War the City of Gloucester was being held by one Colonel Massey for the parliamentarians, and they were about to be besieged by the King’s army, approaching from the West.
Now in those days Gloucester was a…