Dr Laura Wright, Faculty of English, University of CambridgeWell, we’ve been adding Xs for kisses at the bottom of letters since at least 1763. The very first one we know of had seven Xs. I have to say I haven’t gone to seven...
Pancakes were first made by the Romans. They made a concoction known as Alita Dolcia. This dish was made from flour, eggs, milk, and spices. The first time that the word “Pancake” in English was used was during the 15th century. Although maple syrup would end up being the preferred ...
Where does the term ‘dram’ come from? A‘dram’ originates from the term ‘drakhme’, the Ancient Greek name for coins or treasure. The word later evolved to ‘dragma’ or ‘dragme’ in Latin during the Roman era, describing the weight of the coin, before being translated through Ol...
Why was John F. Kennedy called Jack? Why were Roman emperors called 'caesar'? Why was Branch Rickey nicknamed The Mahatma? Why is Virginia called Virginia? Why is El Salvador called El Salvador? Why is New Jersey called New Jersey? Why were they called the Little Rock Nine? Why is Thoma...
which served me as a starting point for the project. I decided to draw a font based on it. First it was only uppercase condensed bold, then thin and by the end of the project I had a typeface, full identity and signage system – logos, pictograms, arrows etc. packed into one variabl...
The Origin of Philosophy:The Attributes of Mythic/Mythopoeic ThoughtThe pioneering work on this subject was The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man, An Essay on Speculative Thought in the Ancient Near East by Henri Frankfort, H.A. Frankfort, John A. Wilson, Thorkild Jacobsen, and William A. ...
A golden age isa period in a field of endeavor when great tasks were accomplished. The term originated from early Greek and Roman poets, who used it to refer to a time when mankind lived in a better time and was pure (see Golden Age). ...
When I arrived I found out there was some sort of a Sinulog-related performance going on that made it nearly impossible to grab a drink or a seat anywhere! I managed to find a single table open in the indoor section of a Thai restaurant, and by the time I had finished eating the ...
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3: Gold Coins Were the First Sound Money The next step in gold's evolution as store of wealth (and in the advancement of civilization as a whole) was the invention of the gold coin. Gold's combination of high value and small size made it an excellent choice as a means of exchange ...