Big History Quiz

“If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.” ― Dorothy Parker

We typically think of 'Fall' as the North American version of the word 'Autumn', but it was in fact in widespread usage in England until relatively recently. Originally a shortened phrase ‘fall of the leaf’, was common in England in the 17th century.

Spiders usually have as many eyes as they have legs: eight! In most cases, this means they are in two rows of four on their heads, but the exact arrangement depends on the type of spider you're looking at. The specific eye arrangement is often used by experts to identify spiders when studying them.