Tag: facts
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English Language Oddities
There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger. No does a pineapple contain any apples. English muffins weren’t invented in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. If we explore the paradoxes of the English language, we find quicksand…
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Surprising Facts of Life In 1902
The average life expectancy in the US was forty-seven. Only 14% of the homes in the US had a bathtub. Only 8% of the homes had a telephone. A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars. There were only 8,000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads.…
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Visual Illusion – Lines
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Visual Illusion – Haze
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Visual Illusion – Circle
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Visual Illusion – Colour