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Sunday, 1 January 2017
Why Does the New Year Begin on January First in Many Countries?
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Why is New Year’s day January 1st? Because Julius Caesar said so. Early Roman Calendar Since long before Caesar’s time, date keeping was...
Friday, 16 December 2016
Why Bowie Knives are Called That
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Marcus J. asks: Why are bowie knives named that? James Bowie is a man today known primarily for two things- his participation in the Battl...
Children are more creative than adults
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Most people would agree that children are generally more creative than adults. Children draw more, ask more questions and come up with inte...
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Alternate Solutions
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When we are confronted with a problem, we typically look for a solution by thinking about past problems that we have encountered. Because ...
Reindeer and Why They Are Associated With Christmas
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Unlike Santa, elves or even clean coal, reindeer are real. They may not fly, but there’s a good deal of truth around the many myths of Chri...
Friday, 2 December 2016
Unscramble the Rabbit Puzzle
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The following limerick has had the last word of each line scrambled. Can you figure it out? It is the unfortunate THIAB Of the rabbit to ...
Who Really Invented Monopoly?
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In 1933 at the height of the Great Depression, a down-on-his luck Charles Darrow invented the still-extremely popular board game Monopoly, ...
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