Name a thing that you do every day, every hour and at every moment. You do it when you are sad and when you are happy and even when you are bored. You are so good at it at you can do it without even realizing it. Even when you are sleeping, … Read more
Most Europeans and Asians speak one of the Indo-European languages, such as German, Hindi and Russian. However, one language, Basque, which is spoken by people in north-eastern Spain and south-western France, is not related to any other tongue. (See map below.) Its origins are shrouded in mystery and some people have even … Read more
No one is exactly sure how the term “okay” came to be, but there are some interesting stories floating about regarding its origin. One story was made popular by an American humorist who states that Andrew Jackson, who was the seventh president of the United States, used the term on official papers … Read more
Nobody knows for sure, but it is a general consensus that the word is derived from “lamp-post.” For over a thousand years, the working system of messengers running here, there, and everywhere with written messages on their bags eventually developed into the post service. The business really took off in England when … Read more