Washington, D.C. is home to a lot of impressive architecture. Did you know that one of the gargoyles of the National Cathedral is Darth Vader?
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The lychee was first cultivated in southern China, and was a popular delicacy in the Chinese Imperial Court. It made this impression on a European traveler in 1585: “They haue a kinde of plummes, that they doo call lechias, that are of an exceeding gallant tast, and neuer hurteth any body, although they shoulde eate a great number of them.”
Marie Antoinette was known to love hot chocolate. It was served frequently at the Palace of Versailles. At the time, it was believed that the steaming hot drink would also serve as an aphrodisiac.
In 2014, researchers came up with a game featuring the biggest pop hits from the 1940's. They concluded that ‘Wannabe’ by the Spice Girls was the catchiest song of all time. It took people an average of 2.3 seconds to identify the song! Other catchy songs included ‘Mambo Number Five’ by Lou Bega and Survivor’s ‘Eye of the Tiger’.
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The lychee was first cultivated in southern China, and was a popular delicacy in the Chinese Imperial Court. It made this impression on a European traveler in 1585: “They haue a kinde of plummes, that they doo call lechias, that are of an exceeding gallant tast, and neuer hurteth any body, although they shoulde eate a great number of them.”
Marie Antoinette was known to love hot chocolate. It was served frequently at the Palace of Versailles. At the time, it was believed that the steaming hot drink would also serve as an aphrodisiac.
In 2014, researchers came up with a game featuring the biggest pop hits from the 1940's. They concluded that ‘Wannabe’ by the Spice Girls was the catchiest song of all time. It took people an average of 2.3 seconds to identify the song! Other catchy songs included ‘Mambo Number Five’ by Lou Bega and Survivor’s ‘Eye of the Tiger’.
Scientists believe that humans evolved to have blonde hair to more efficiently synthesize vitamin D! This mutation probably occurred because of the fewer hours of sunlight in Northern Europe. It is estimated that this took place during the last ice age, approximately 11,000 years ago!
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