“Origin” is biographical drama film written and directed by Ava DuVernay starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.
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Why are turkeys called ‘turkeys’?
How did turkeys get their name and does it have to do with the country ‘Turkey’? The answer is ‘yes’. [Read more…] about Why are turkeys called ‘turkeys’?
Which came first, orange the fruit or orange the color?
Unlike the question of chicken and egg we know the answer to the similar question of orange the fruit and orange the colour. [Read more…] about Which came first, orange the fruit or orange the color?
What is the origin of the word ‘jeans’?
Genoa in Italy, called ‘Gene’ by sixteenth – century Europeans, was the first city to make denim cloth and was famous for its cotton corduroy. [Read more…] about What is the origin of the word ‘jeans’?
What’s the origin of the word ‘orange’?
Neither ‘orange’ in English, nor ‘naranja’ in Spanish or ‘arancia’ in Italian, come from the Latin word for ‘orange’, which was ‘citrus aurentium’. [Read more…] about What’s the origin of the word ‘orange’?
What languages did Cleopatra speak?
Cleopatra, the last active pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, was not only a powerful and beautiful woman but also a person who could speak many languages, due to her strategic duties.
Where was croissant invented?
Did you know that ‘kipferl’ is an ancestor of the croissant, which has been first documented in Austria around the 13th century? [Read more…] about Where was croissant invented?
Who invented popcorn?
Popcorn has an exceptionally interesting history dated back in the 16th century and the Aztec Indians. [Read more…] about Who invented popcorn?
The origin of the word “nickname”
Have you ever given a nickname? Did you know that nicknames’ existance dates back to 1303? What’s the etymology of the word? [Read more…] about The origin of the word “nickname”
Who invented paper?
The word “paper” has an Ancient Greek etymological origin, that of “papyros”. But who invented paper? [Read more…] about Who invented paper?