Dominoes dates back to the 12th century! It was played in China during the Yuan Dynasty and was referred to as 'pupai'!
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The yummy sandwich restaurant Subway started a few years earlier under a different name. Over in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Fred DeLuca (with a small loan from his friend Peter Buck) opened what was then called Pete’s Drive-In: Super Submarines. It wasn't until 1968 that it got its current name of Subway.
This is pretty cool. Scientists in Germany have concluded that peanut butter can be turned into diamonds because it is so rich in carbon. All one would have to do is extract the oxygen from the carbon dioxide and then apply immense pressure on the carbon left behind. And then voila! Diamonds!
Have you ever looked up at the night-time sky, admired the stars, and wondered what space smells like? Well, according to some former astronauts, space has a lingering and distinct odour. Oddly enough, it has been described as smelling a lot like hot metal or searing steak!
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The yummy sandwich restaurant Subway started a few years earlier under a different name. Over in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Fred DeLuca (with a small loan from his friend Peter Buck) opened what was then called Pete’s Drive-In: Super Submarines. It wasn't until 1968 that it got its current name of Subway.
This is pretty cool. Scientists in Germany have concluded that peanut butter can be turned into diamonds because it is so rich in carbon. All one would have to do is extract the oxygen from the carbon dioxide and then apply immense pressure on the carbon left behind. And then voila! Diamonds!
Have you ever looked up at the night-time sky, admired the stars, and wondered what space smells like? Well, according to some former astronauts, space has a lingering and distinct odour. Oddly enough, it has been described as smelling a lot like hot metal or searing steak!
‘The Life of Pi’, a novel written by Canadian author Yann Martel, was rejected by more than five publication houses before it was finally accepted. In 2001, it was finally published and won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. It also won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature in Best Adult Fiction. Over ten million copies of the novel have been sold worldwide.
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