Charles Darrow developed Monopoly in 1933. When he sold the game to Parker Brothers, the cards were handwritten, and the houses were made from wooden molding scraps.
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It is believed that a language, or a dialect, goes extinct every two weeks. There are more than 230 completely extinct languages and 2,400 of the world’s languages are considered to be in danger of going extinct. Chinese is the most spoken language in the world and has over 50,000 characters!
The etymology of the word “iris” comes from the Greek language's word for "rainbow". This makes sense since the iris is responsible for eye color! According to myth, Iris is the personification of the rainbow and the messenger for the gods in the epic poem the "Iliad".
Samsung Electronics Company was founded on January 13, 1969, and has its HQ in Suwon, South Korea. At the time, Samsung was known for fertilizers and sweeteners, but with time, it proved itself by working with Japanese companies manufacturing similar products. Now it's the biggest TV and smartphone manufacturer in the world!
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It is believed that a language, or a dialect, goes extinct every two weeks. There are more than 230 completely extinct languages and 2,400 of the world’s languages are considered to be in danger of going extinct. Chinese is the most spoken language in the world and has over 50,000 characters!
The etymology of the word “iris” comes from the Greek language's word for "rainbow". This makes sense since the iris is responsible for eye color! According to myth, Iris is the personification of the rainbow and the messenger for the gods in the epic poem the "Iliad".
Samsung Electronics Company was founded on January 13, 1969, and has its HQ in Suwon, South Korea. At the time, Samsung was known for fertilizers and sweeteners, but with time, it proved itself by working with Japanese companies manufacturing similar products. Now it's the biggest TV and smartphone manufacturer in the world!
The autumn equinox signals a colorful spectacle, and not just with the leaves changing their coats, but more specifically the ‘Aurora season’. According to NASA, geomagnetic storms are twice as frequent as the annual average during the fall.
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