The earliest microscopes were called flea glasses because they were predominantly used to observe small insects such as fleas!
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The first season of ‘American Idol’ had two hosts. Ryan Seacrest hosted alongside Brian Dunkleman, who quit the show after the first season and appeared later on ‘Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp’ years later in 2008. Dunkleman is a regular stand-up comic and is host of ‘Family Feud Live’ in Las Vegas.
Oxford may be now renowned as civilized and academic city, but it once played host to a short but brutal war between students and townsfolk! Way back in 1355, a student irked the locals by complaining about his brew in a local tavern. Things got heated, word spread and serfs from around the countryside poured in with cries of “Havac! Havoc! Smyt fadt, give gode knocks!”. The fallout? 30 locals and 60 students dead! Today’s Oxford students better be careful when out at the local Wetherspoons or it could all kick off again.
The board game Sorry! is a westernized version of the Indian game Pachisi, which goes back to at least the 16th century! The goal of the game is to impede the progress of your opponents. The earliest version of the modern game was trademarked in 1929.
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The first season of ‘American Idol’ had two hosts. Ryan Seacrest hosted alongside Brian Dunkleman, who quit the show after the first season and appeared later on ‘Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp’ years later in 2008. Dunkleman is a regular stand-up comic and is host of ‘Family Feud Live’ in Las Vegas.
Oxford may be now renowned as civilized and academic city, but it once played host to a short but brutal war between students and townsfolk! Way back in 1355, a student irked the locals by complaining about his brew in a local tavern. Things got heated, word spread and serfs from around the countryside poured in with cries of “Havac! Havoc! Smyt fadt, give gode knocks!”. The fallout? 30 locals and 60 students dead! Today’s Oxford students better be careful when out at the local Wetherspoons or it could all kick off again.
The board game Sorry! is a westernized version of the Indian game Pachisi, which goes back to at least the 16th century! The goal of the game is to impede the progress of your opponents. The earliest version of the modern game was trademarked in 1929.
Unborn babies are able to hear music that is played outside the womb. It has even been shown that a fetus’s heart-rate can be affected by music. Premature babies who listened to lullabies exhibited slower heart rates and higher caloric intake, demonstrating that their moods were most likely enhanced.
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