Emperor Theodosius I, aRomanruler, banned the Greek Olympics due to thereligiouselement of the celebration. He considered the Olympics to be apagan festival, which had no place in hisChristiancountry. So, that was the end of the Olympics until1896, when a man namedBaron Pierre de Coubertinst...
Join National Geographic Kids as we get the lowdown on one of our planet’s most fascinating insects in our ten facts about honey bees! Facts about honey bees 1. Honey bees are super-important pollinators for flowers, fruits and vegetables. This means that they help other plants grow!
Delta Monocerotis is a white main sequence star with the stellar classification of A2V. It has an apparent magnitude of 4.15 and is about 375 light years distant from the Sun. It is the third brightest star in Monoceros. ζ Monocerotis (Zeta Monocerotis) Zeta Monocerotis is a massive,...
Since the early history of Labradors back in the 1800s; From times when other breeds were being crossed into the St Johns Dog to ‘improve’ the breed; From the times before the Labrador was even recognized by the major kennel clubs and became an official breed…The silver (or gray) col...
Most of the Unicorn constellation appears within the Winter Triangle. Egyptian X The Egyptian X (or Egyptian Cross) is formed by the stars of the Winter Triangle –Sirius, Procyon and Betelgeuse – with Naos in the constellation Puppis and Phact in Columba. Naos and Phact form a triangle ...
The most prevalent picture on the soapstone stamps of the Bronze Age Indus Valley culture (“IVC”) from the decades about 2000 BCE is a creature with a single horn, commonly known as a unicorn. It has a cow-like body with a curving horn that travels forward and up at the tip. The ...
21 fun facts about the UK you did not know. 1. The United Kingdom is actually made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. 2. The UK is home to the world's oldest unde...
Polar Bears, the famous carnivore species, roam throughout the Northwest Passage. Narwhal, whales that have “unicorn” tusks, are a mysterious species found here. One can also find Walrus, Seals, and Bowhead Whales, among other marine species here. Different bird species also exist here, ...
6. The Earth is tiny in comparison with the rest of the universe – it could fit into the Sun 1.3 million times. How small does that make you feel?! Check out this cool clip for fascinating facts about the sun… 7. In 840AD Emperor Louis of Bavaria died of fright when experiencing ...
Join National Geographic Kids as we get the lowdown on one of our planet’s most fascinating insects in our ten facts about honey bees! Facts about honey bees 1. Honey bees are super-important pollinators for flowers, fruits and vegetables. This means that they help other plants grow!