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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In Britain, the word ‘pudding’ is used for the dessert course of the meal regardless of which kind of sweet food you’re having. You can also get savoury puddings though – think black pudding! Christmas pudding is perhaps the most famous British pudding dish.
It was the British that came up with the ‘sandwich’ – this was invented by the Earl of Sandwich who was such a gambler that he didn’t want to stop for lunch. He instructed his servant to simply put some food in-between two slices of bread.
The Sullivan Island Light in Charleston, SC is the most powerful lighthouse in the Western Hemisphere. It originally had 28 million candelas, but the light was too strong, and the power was lowered to 1.2 million candelas. Even with this change, light beaming out of this lighthouse can be seen over 26 nautical miles away!
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In Britain, the word ‘pudding’ is used for the dessert course of the meal regardless of which kind of sweet food you’re having. You can also get savoury puddings though – think black pudding! Christmas pudding is perhaps the most famous British pudding dish.
It was the British that came up with the ‘sandwich’ – this was invented by the Earl of Sandwich who was such a gambler that he didn’t want to stop for lunch. He instructed his servant to simply put some food in-between two slices of bread.
The Sullivan Island Light in Charleston, SC is the most powerful lighthouse in the Western Hemisphere. It originally had 28 million candelas, but the light was too strong, and the power was lowered to 1.2 million candelas. Even with this change, light beaming out of this lighthouse can be seen over 26 nautical miles away!
When the Amazon Kindle was first released, it sold out in five-and-a-half hours. The groundbreaking e-reader remained out of stock for 5 months! The device's name came from branding consultants Michael Cronan and Karin Hibma, who suggested ‘Kindle’, meaning to light a fire.
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