Math can be downright interesting! For example, most mathematical equations were written in words before the 16th century! Could you imagine what that must have looked like?!
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Many experts agree that the oldest tree in the world is Methuselah, a bristlecone pine tree that is over 4,700 years old! Methuselah is in California’s White Mountain range. Not too far away in Nevada, another bristlecone pine was cut down in 1964 and age-dated to be 4,900 years old!
It is believed that oranges get their name from the Sanskrit word for fragrant – naranja. The use of the word 'orange' to describe a cross between red and yellow wasn't recorded until three hundred years after the fruit appeared in Europe.
Zimbabwe House in London’s strand district caused upset when they decorated with stone phalluses. The Zimbabwean Embassy allowed sculptor Jacob Epstein to display his naked sculptured representing the ‘Ages of man’ upon their building. This irked a local priest, Father Bernhard Vaughn, who complained: “As a Christian living in a Christian City, I claim the right to say that I object most emphatically to such indecent statuary being thrust upon my view.” The problem was compounded when one phallus dislodged and hit a pedestrian!
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Many experts agree that the oldest tree in the world is Methuselah, a bristlecone pine tree that is over 4,700 years old! Methuselah is in California’s White Mountain range. Not too far away in Nevada, another bristlecone pine was cut down in 1964 and age-dated to be 4,900 years old!
It is believed that oranges get their name from the Sanskrit word for fragrant – naranja. The use of the word 'orange' to describe a cross between red and yellow wasn't recorded until three hundred years after the fruit appeared in Europe.
Zimbabwe House in London’s strand district caused upset when they decorated with stone phalluses. The Zimbabwean Embassy allowed sculptor Jacob Epstein to display his naked sculptured representing the ‘Ages of man’ upon their building. This irked a local priest, Father Bernhard Vaughn, who complained: “As a Christian living in a Christian City, I claim the right to say that I object most emphatically to such indecent statuary being thrust upon my view.” The problem was compounded when one phallus dislodged and hit a pedestrian!
Fridge magnets can be great at reminding you of important stuff, except when the fridge is too big, like the LHC (Large Hadron Collider). This particle accelerator is a staggering 27 kilometres (17 miles) long and features the largest fridge in the world.
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