Random Facts About Everything 1. Orange, in Fact The fruit orange isn’t named after the color; it’s the other way around. Before the late 15th century, orange was considered a shade of red. That's right: until the Renaissance, "yellow-red" was the only term the English language had...
6. Bruce Dickinson, 'The Chemical Wedding' Having failed to convert fans to his, shall we say, more quixotic solo musical adventures after exiting Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson re-commissioned his air-raid siren, recruited fellow Maiden man-in-exile Adrian Smith, and set out to beat his old ...
The confusion about her name came from her father’s surname, d’Arc. Joan’s preferred moniker for herself was Jehanne la Pucelle, which translated to "Joan the Maiden." She Chose Not To Engage In Combat Photo: Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons While Joan of Arc led t...
Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, Canada’s de facto first lady, recently used a hyphenated version of her name, igniting a discussion on this topic. Despite the legal stipulations, she chooses to use both her maiden name and her husband’s surname, symbolizing her personal identity and partnership. Fo...
In Congreve's "The Way of the World" (1700), the trend of restoration continues, but marriage becomes more about contractual agreements and greed than love. Millamant and Mirabell iron out a prenuptial agreement before they marry. Then Millamant, for an instant, seems willing to marry her ...
Aug. 20, 1988 saw the staging of the annual Monsters of Rock show at Castle Donington, U.K. As usual, the bill was a who's-who of hard rock and metal acts, headlined by Iron Maiden and featuring Kiss,David Lee Roth,Megadeth,Guns N' Rosesand Helloween. Tragedy struck during GNR's...
Her favorite bands include: Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Metallica, AC/DC, and Judas Priest. Lady Gaga picked up her preference for hard rock during her time as a waitress in a metal bar! 131 votes Did this surprise you? See what is ranked #1 The Best Lady Gaga Songs of All Time V...
Chile has the world’s largest reserves of copper—around one-quarter of the global supply—and is the number one exporter of copper in the world. Chile also has the second largest reserve of lithium and has substantial reserves of iron, silver, salt, zinc, manganese, molybdenum, gold, coal...
However, the ship sank during her maiden voyage to Stockholm Harbor in 1628. Many attempts to raise the ship from the seafloor in the ensuing years proved fruitless. Finally, the Vasa was rediscovered in 1961, and the remnants of the ship are housed in the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, where ...
The Moon was formed about 4.5 billion years ago. The Moon has mountain ranges, valleys, and plains. The largest crater on the Moon is the South Pole-Aitken Basin. The Moon’s interior is believed to have a small, solid iron core. The Moon doesn’t make its own light—“moonlight” ...