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In What Country It Is Embarrassing To Receive A Gift? 

Gift-giving can be tricky even at home, and if the recipient belongs to a different culture, there is an added layer of complexity! In many cultures, gift-giving is an entire ritual, and can easily convey a wrong message if done wrong.

February 2, 2020 11:20

July Birthstone: Ruby

In the past, all blood-red transparent gemstones were indiscriminately called carbuncles. As we learned to identify stones by more than their looks, scientists began to separate rubies, garnets, spinels, and other red colored stones.

February 2, 2020 10:06

What Is Pop Culture?

The types of products we consider to be pop culture have mass appeal, meaning that they target a broad audience and are enjoyed by vast numbers of people.

February 2, 2020 08:53

How Did Rosa Parks Change The World?

Rosa Parks was a famous activist during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s in the United States. She is most well known for the role she played in the Montgomery bus boycott.

February 2, 2020 08:38

What Is Convergence?

We mostly use the term in the context of technology and computing, where it stands for the integration of technologies with different functions into a single device.

February 1, 2020 06:06

What Is The Lemon Law?

The term lemon is used in the name of these laws because it is also often used to describe motor vehicles that don’t work correctly.

February 1, 2020 05:58

Who Was The Queen of Sheba?

The notorious Queen of Sheeba is nothing short of an extraordinary legend, but also a lot more - which is why we are still talking about this elusive woman today. 

January 31, 2020 13:33

10 US States With The Fattest Dogs

More than half of the dogs in America are estimated to be overweight or obese. There are multiple ways to prevent this from happening to our pets.

January 31, 2020 11:58

What Are The Hammurabi Laws?

Found in 1901 by a team of French archeologists in the ancient city of Susa in Iran, the Hammurabi Laws seem to have been created to govern day to day life in Babylonia.

January 31, 2020 09:51

Rosalie Fish - Indigenous Runner Who Made Headlines

Fish is a runner who sprang to national prominence in June 2019 when she participated in the state championship races with a red handprint painted across her face and MMIW written on her leg.

January 29, 2020 10:59

Oldest Languages Still In Use Today

Over the years, many languages have changed, while others have gone extinct or branched out. However, some languages have survived and are still being used to date.

January 28, 2020 13:02

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