It was back in 1949, when Marilyn Monroe attracted the attention of the photographer Tom Kelley, who offered her $50 to pose nude. [Read more…] about The only time that Monroe was paid for nude posing
How much of San Fransisco’ s pollution comes from East Asia
The postdoctoral researcher Stefanie Ewing concluded that 29% of San Francisco’s air pollution comes from China. [Read more…] about How much of San Fransisco’ s pollution comes from East Asia
Sean Connery wears a toupee in all the James Bond movies
Sean Connery used to wear a toupee in all of the James Bond movies, as he started being bald at the age of 21. [Read more…] about Sean Connery wears a toupee in all the James Bond movies
Why was Kryptonite introduced to the Superman series
It was back in June of 1943 when “Kryptonite” was introduced to the Superman radio series, as the actor Bud Collyer was about to take few days off. [Read more…] about Why was Kryptonite introduced to the Superman series
Leeks on Elizabeth’ s coronation dress in 1953
Elizabeth’ s dressmaker Norman Hartnell designed leeks on her coronation dress for the coronation ceremony back in June 2, 1953. [Read more…] about Leeks on Elizabeth’ s coronation dress in 1953
There has been a month with 19 days
Calendar changes are pretty common through history. Since people have been trying to merge standards throughout the wrold, and there is definitely a long way to go, some countries had to pay the price. In this context, the United States had a pretty rough September in 1752, when they decided to adopt the Gregorian over the Julian calendar.
Bill Gates is the richest man in the world again!
Having donated most of his wealth in charity work, through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates had long lost his place as richest man in the world since he retired from Microsoft. The, 57-year-old enterpreneur, is now valued at 72.7 billion dollars, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and is on top of the billionaires list since May, again!
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Why are pineapples called “pineapples”?
Guess you can find the resemblance between pine cones and pine apples? Well with the two pictures above, the resemblance is pretty obvious. In the late 14th century, the Spanish explorers that found the pineapples clearly saw the resemblance. It looks like a very very large pine cone but it is a fruit. Apple seemed to be the generic fruit at the time (even potatoes are called earth-apples in many languages – as in “pomme-de-terre” in french) and so the name pineapple seemed the most appropriate.
Biologists call the fruit Ananas Comosus which is derived from the name “nanas” that was the name the brazilians gave to the fruit and “comosus” which means tufted, presumably by the stem of the fruit!
10 uncredited inventions of Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla was by most accounts the greatest inventor of his era, and maybe of modern history. He was Although you probably have heard about him, you might not know the kinds of inventions he pioneered but are misattributed to other inventors most of the times. [Read more…] about 10 uncredited inventions of Nikola Tesla
Earth’s mass is literally nothing for our solar system
Compared to the mass of the solar system, you can say that the mass of the earth is insignificant and get away with it. It really is. Everything you have ever travelled upon, every image of every forest, mountain and ocean you have ever seen accounts for an absolutely insignificant amount of mass, not only compared to the universe, but our solar system as well. [Read more…] about Earth’s mass is literally nothing for our solar system