Brazil was until today the only country that used to produce the classic 56-year-old VW camper van but not anymore. [Read more…] about Brazil stops the production of the Volkswagen bus
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Mongols never washed their clothes or themselves
Did you know that people of the Mongol empire did not use to wash their clothes or themselves? [Read more…] about Mongols never washed their clothes or themselves
What words does Edgar Allan Poe call out as dying?
The famous American writer Edgar Allan Poe was taken to the Washington Medical College in 1849, after he was found in on the streets of Baltimore delirious, “in great distress, and… in need of immediate assistance”, as Joseph W. Walker, said. [Read more…] about What words does Edgar Allan Poe call out as dying?
What you don’t know about ‘Pandora’s Box’
The phrase ‘Pandora’s Box’ has been accepted due to a bad translation by the humanist Erasmus of Rotterdam. [Read more…] about What you don’t know about ‘Pandora’s Box’
The Twelve Labours of Hercules
There are several lists with the Twelve Labours of the Greek mythological hero Hercules but we present you the one which is found in Bibliotheca, showing a traditional order. [Read more…] about The Twelve Labours of Hercules
Ancient Babylonians first to brew beer
For the beer-making process the basic ingredients are water, a starch source, a brewer’s yeast to induce fermentation and a flavouring, such as hops. [Read more…] about Ancient Babylonians first to brew beer
Man could not sleep for 40 years
Until his death in 1955 Paul Kern, a Hungarian soldier, was unable to sleep, as he has been shot in the frontal lobe during the WWI. [Read more…] about Man could not sleep for 40 years
Everyone could access Churchill’s number in the early 1950s
Did you know that in the early 1950s everyone could access Winston Churchill as the phone number of the Prime Minister was in the phone book? [Read more…] about Everyone could access Churchill’s number in the early 1950s
Six English words originated from an extinct language
Did you know that the English words moose, opossum, pecan, raccoon, skunk, and squash are originated from the now – extinct language that the Algonquian people used to speak? [Read more…] about Six English words originated from an extinct language
WWI: France lost more men than the U.S. has ever lost
During the WWI France lost 1,397,800 men, which is more than the number of people that the U.S. has ever lost. [Read more…] about WWI: France lost more men than the U.S. has ever lost