The world’s first motel is in San Luis Obispo, which was built in 1925. When opened, it cost $1.25 for a two-room bungalow with a kitchen and a private adjoining garage. Scotlandwas one of the few countries able to hold off being conquered by the Romans in the first century A.D. ...
The number four – is the only number that has the same number of alphabets/ letters. The Eye Power The human eye has the ability to identify and differentiate over 10 million colours. Albert Einstein’s Eyes Did you know; Albert Einstein’s eyes are preserved in a safe in New York. Na...
The paper, published inConservation Letters, claims that the areas beneath rainforest canopies where most species live — known as Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) — are facing a temperature crisis that threatens to unravel the ecosystems that thrive there. Because of this trend, the paper's author...
"To the east, a shoulder of snowy Shasta and an unseen neighbor lookout on Eagle Peak; further to the south, the high jagged edge of Trinity County and, just discernible with the glasses, a shining new cabin on Packers Peak; in the west, behind Orleans Mountain with its ever watchful oc...
Try to put yourself in the seller’s shoes. You get 5 letters. 4 of them require a phone call. But one of them stands out, it says you’re able to go to a website to get an offer. Which method would you choose? Your sellers feel the same way. ...
One of the fun facts for whenever you feel excluded: All 26 letters of the alphabet can be found in the periodic table except for the letter J. Out of the 118 elements, not once is J used. A man once won a horse race after he died. This one will have you saying, “What the...
Afterward, she was credited with commercializing Valentine's Day Cards in the United States. Additionally, she is known as the "Mother of the American Valentine." The Washington Post started a tradition in the 20th century, offering free Valentine's Day postage for love letters. It became a ...
Rodin was commissioned to create busts of many famous people as his star rose, however, his sculpture of Honoré de Balzac for the Society of Men of Letters burst his bubble. He worked tirelessly on the sculpture for several years, casting as many as 50 versions of it, before he presente...
If somebody's dumb enough to ask me to go to a political convention and say something, they're gonna have to take what they get [on his infamous speech to an empty chair]. There's a rebel lying deep in my soul. I always thought of myself as a character actor. I never thought of...
“Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.” - Richelle E. Goodrich The holiday season is a magical time when friends and family gather together. It's a time for cozy nights by the fireplace, sipping hot co...