In the West the most popular male names are John and James. The most popular female name is Mary. But the most […]

Herbert Hoover held a job as disbursing officer for an US Geological Survey party. When a pack mule was found dead, the […]

The reason why we nod our heads for “yes” and shake it for “no” was first explained by Charles Darwin. He related […]

The word “ton” is derived from the French “tonnerre,” or “thunder,” from the sound wine barrels made when rolled. But there are […]

Only some nations have adopted national flowers: Egypt has the lotus; England, the rose; France, the iris, or fleur-de-lis; Ireland, the shamrock; […]

The muscle that lets your eye blink is the fastest muscle in your body. It allows you to blink 5 times a […]

French may be known as the sexiest language but it actually is just one of the Romance languages. Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, […]

What is the difference between a flag and a banner? A flag has metal rings on the fly end, the side that […]

What runs all around the yard without moving? The fence What is it that someone else has to take before you can […]

In 1905 Einstein showed in his theory of relativity that time is affected by motion so that the faster one goes the […]