rada11219 (50)in #education • 5 months agoDid you know EMI awards stands for 'Electrical and Musical Instruments'The acronym EMI actually doesn't stand for "Electrical and Musical Instruments" though it's an interesting guess! EMI…rada11219 (50)in #education • 5 months agoDid you know New York's Central Park was opened in 1876While construction wasn't fully completed until 1876, the first sections of Central Park opened to visitors in late…rada11219 (50)in #education • 5 months agoDid you know Icelandic phone books are listed by first names (not surnames)Icelandic phone books traditionally list people by their first names rather than surnames. This is because Iceland has…rada11219 (50)in Did You Know • 10 months agoDid you know 1 square inch of human skin contains 625 sweat glands?Image by Barbara Bonanno from Pixabay 625 sweat glands crammed into one square inch sounds like quite the bustling…rada11219 resteemedyourcorner (52)in Did You Know • 10 months agoDid you know when your face blushes so does your stomach lining?the increased blood flow that causes our skin to redden isn't limited just to our faces. It can also reach other parts…rada11219 (50)in Did You Know • 10 months agoDid you know when your face blushes so does your stomach lining?Image by Alexandr Ivanov from Pixabay While a red face is the most obvious sign of a blush, the blushing effect…rada11219 (50)in Did You Know • 10 months agoDid you know New Zealands first hospital was opened in 1843?While the desire to help the sick and injured existed long before that date in New Zealand, you're actually quite…rada11219 (50)in Did You Know • 11 months agoDid you knoworienteering originated from Sweden?Orienteering did indeed originate from Sweden in the late 19th century. It emerged from military training in land…rada11219 (50)in Did You Know • 11 months agoDid you knowthe most common injury in ten pin bowling is a sore thumb?Image by LaterJay Photography from Pixabay Bowler's thumb is indeed the most common injury associated with ten-pin…rada11219 resteemedyourcorner (52)in Did You Know • 11 months agoDid you know the first rugby club was formed in 1843?There is some debate about the precise title of "first rugby club" depending on how you define it. However, two strong…rada11219 (50)in Did You Know • 11 months agoDid you know the most sung song is happy birthday?"Happy Birthday" holds the undisputed title of the most sung song in the world! It's estimated to be sung 18 million…rada11219 resteemedyourcorner (52)in Did You Know • 11 months agoDid you know the word old English word 'juke' meaning dancing lends its name to the juke box?Image by Victoria from Pixabay The old English word "juke" meaning "dancing" is indeed the origin of the word…rada11219 resteemedyourcorner (52)in Did You Know • 11 months agoDid you know the subject of the first printed book in England was about chess?Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay The first printed book in England, published in 1477 by William Caxton, was…rada11219 resteemedyourcorner (52)in Did You Know • 11 months agoDid you know New York's Central Park was opened in 1876?Image by Leonhard Niederwimmer from Pixabay While Central Park was indeed a long-gestating project, it wasn't…rada11219 (50)in Did You Know • 11 months agoDid you knowEMI awards stands for 'Electrical and Musical Instruments'?Image by Vinson Tan ( 楊 祖 武 ) from Pixabay While EMI did indeed stand for "Electrical and Musical Industries" when…rada11219 resteemedyourcorner (52)in Did You Know • 11 months agoDid you know the Moons diameter is 3,476km?Image by Robert Karkowski from Pixabay The Moon's diameter is indeed 3,476 kilometers, which is about 27% of Earth's…rada11219 resteemedmotlhamme (54)adminin Traditions-Cultures • 11 months ago[traditional food] Turkey Christmas Dinner With All the TrimmingsTender turkey, roasted vegetables, gravy, stuffing made of pork and apples, and pigs in blankets are all staples of…rada11219 resteemedmotlhamme (54)adminin Traditions-Cultures • 11 months ago[Traditional Food] Honey Glazed HamImage by vivienviv0 from Pixabay Although it's not as common as a turkey as a centerpiece, honey-glazed Christmas…rada11219 resteemedyourcorner (52)in Did You Know • 11 months agoDid you know 1 gigayear = 1,000,000,000,000 years?1 gigayear is indeed equal to 1,000,000,000,000 years, which is a truly mind-boggling amount of time. To put it into…rada11219 (50)in Did You Know • 11 months agoDid you know Rio de Janeiro translates to river of JanuaryImage by Larisa Koshkina from Pixabay Rio de Janeiro translates to "River of January" in Portuguese. However, it's…
