Did you know that the ancient Aztecs and Incas invented the extremely nutritious peanut butter, although it didn’t have its smooth texture back then? [Read more…] about Ancient Aztecs and Incas first to invent peanut butter
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How many people did the Great Plague of London kill?
There was an extended period (1347 – 1750) in which Europe suffered from intermittent bubonic plague epidemics. [Read more…] about How many people did the Great Plague of London kill?
Which victim of Jack the Ripper was murdered indoors?
Jack the Ripper is a name given to the world’s most famous serial killer. He murdered several women in London in the 1880s and 1890s, especially prostitutes who worked in the slums of London and whose throats were cut prior to abdominal mutilations. [Read more…] about Which victim of Jack the Ripper was murdered indoors?
Thomas Edison taught his wife secret code
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman, who developed many devices, such as the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. [Read more…] about Thomas Edison taught his wife secret code
Freud offered cocaine as a gift to friends
Sigmund Freud, the famous Ausrtrian neurologist, carried out several self-experiments with cocaine, in which he had swallowed various quantities of it, finding it useful in reducing levels of depression and anxiety. [Read more…] about Freud offered cocaine as a gift to friends
Carrot soup saved thousands of lives back in the 1900s
Many babies in Germany were killed by diarrhea in 1908 due to acute gastrointestinal infections. [Read more…] about Carrot soup saved thousands of lives back in the 1900s
How many names did the first telephone book have?
It was back in 1878 when the first telephone book was published in New Haven, by the New Haven District Telephone Company. [Read more…] about How many names did the first telephone book have?
On which hand did Romans use to wear their wedding ring?
Romans used to wear their wedding ring on the left ring finger as they considered it to ‘trap’ the vein which leads to heart. This is why they had named it as “Vena Amoris”, which means “vein of love”. [Read more…] about On which hand did Romans use to wear their wedding ring?
Which were the hobbies of Freud?
Sigmund Freud, the Austrian neurologist who became known as the founding father of psychoanalysis, was appointed a university lecturer in neuropathology in 1885 and became a professor in 1902. [Read more…] about Which were the hobbies of Freud?
Six things you didn’t know about Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath, among others painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer, whose genius epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. [Read more…] about Six things you didn’t know about Leonardo da Vinci