Want to smell like George Washington? You can still buy the same exact soap our 1st President used!

Want to smell like George Washington? You can still buy the same exact soap our 1st President used!

Caswell-Massey is one of the oldest businesses in America, It was founded in 1752 in Newport, Rhode Island. If you do the math, you'll realize that the company has been around for a little over 262 years, which makes the fact that the company is still in operation that much more amazing!

In 1789, the company attracted the social elites of the Colonies who loved European-style luxuries. There were around 20 different colognes, and were not named but instead numbered 'one' all the way up to 'twenty'. Number Six was the personal favorite of both George Washington and John Adams.

So, if you've ever wondered what George Washington and John Adams smelled like—you can still find out! All you have to do is buy the Number Six cologne from Caswell-Massey. The recipie and ingredients have remained unchanged for the last 262 years.

(Source)

3d wooden brain teasers for you to try via OMG Facts http://ift.tt/KC7hmo

3d wooden brain teasers for you to try from Net Sauce http://ift.tt/1esbaEB

NASA: Global Warming Goes On

A report from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies shows 2013 was another ranking hot year for the planet -- with no slowdown in sight. Continue reading →



via Discovery News http://ift.tt/1cT3lnp

The Ancient Greeks had no word for the color blue!

The Ancient Greeks had no word for the color blue!

The ancient Greeks were beautiful poets. They were able to weave a web of language to describe and explain awe inspiring thoughts and ideas. Not only that, but the poets of Ancient Greece told fantastic stories—despite not having a word for the color blue. If they didn't have a word for it, what did they do to describe it?

An excerpt from Homer's The Odyssey, Book V is often cited when arguing that the Ancient Greeks didn't have a word for the color blue—despite the fact that they had names for other colors. The excerpt says, "..when Zeus had blasted and shattered his swift ship with a bright lightning bolt, out on the wine-dark sea."

As it turns out, a lot of cultures from our past didn't have a word for the color blue. The word 'blue' is not mentioned once in the New Testament. This simple fact has kept historians intrigued for many years, because if we don't have a word for something that exists, our perception of that thing might as well not exist—because we cannot explain it.

(Source)

3d wooden brain teasers for you to try via OMG Facts http://ift.tt/1mqnHtO

3d wooden brain teasers for you to try from Net Sauce http://ift.tt/1dNDiUS

Canned black olives are actually just chemically-treated green olives

Canned black olives are actually just chemically-treated green olives

Like tomatoes, olives change color as they ripen. They start off green and then turn red then purple and finally black. However, when you buy black olives, they haven't naturally ripened. Instead, they're picked when they are green and cured with dilute brine and lye solutions.

This causes the olives to oxidize and turn black. Thankfully, despite what some might expect, they aren't dyed black with chemicals but instead oxidized to turn a uniform black color.

(Source)

3d wooden brain teasers for you to try via OMG Facts http://ift.tt/LQDY0j

3d wooden brain teasers for you to try from Net Sauce http://ift.tt/KBF8eY

Puzzles, Mysteries and a Dragon - New York Times

Puzzles, Mysteries and a Dragon New York Times This is the animating principle behind the Room Two, an attractive, occasionally vexing puzzle game made for the iPad that has become one of the must-play games on Apple's tablet. Each level of this sequel presents the player with a realistic-looking ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J 3d wooden brain teasers for you to try

Pussy Wagon

via You Drive What http://ift.tt/1kVHrtI

3d wooden brain teasers for you to try from Net Sauce http://ift.tt/1jmdIIA

Milk Drinking Still a Mystery

The mutation for milk-drinking evolved in different parts of the world over the last 10,000 years as a result of strong natural selection, but why was it so advantageous?



via Discovery News http://ift.tt/1ebLycj