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
The highest denominated U.S. dollar is the $100,000 banknote, featuring President Woodrow Wilson, which the Bureau of Engraving and Printing printed from 1934-1935. The $100,000 bill, however, was not released and circulated in public. Federal Reserve Banks were the only ones that used them for their internal transactions. While it can still … Read more
The dollar, the standard unit for money in the United States, Canada, Australia, Mexico, and several other countries, has a fascinating history, and so does the sign which is generally used to represent it. The word “dollar” comes from the German word “Thaler,” which is an abbreviation of “Joachimsthaler.” Joachimsthal is a … Read more
There was perhaps a time in your childhood that you enjoyed playing house roles, setting up camping tents, or playhouse. Or maybe you like beach time, playing with sands forming mini-castles, and acting like kings and queens. It was fun old days playing with clay and sands to form a massive thing … Read more
When Finland’s Nokia Company, which occupies a leading position in the field of the cell phone, started its business operations in 1865, leave alone mobile phones, even the ordinary phone was not invented. World’s first telephone was made by Alexander Bell in 1876. Nokia Company entered the telephone business at the beginning … Read more
It is hard to have everyone agree on something. But when we talk about the Olympics’ race events, everyone can agree that it should be run in an anti-clockwise direction. Don’t you wonder why all races are run in that direction? Certainly, answering “because the rules say so” is not enough. Every … Read more
The tennis ball is made from synthetic materials and about ten different chemicals. The sheets covering the ball are made from these materials, and they are cut into strips shaped like the number 8. Two strips are then heated up to a certain temperature inside a pressure chamber, and the edges of … Read more
When you’ve been advised by your doctor to take a specific medication, it’s hard not to notice the Rx symbol on their prescription pads. Moreover, once you go to the pharmacy, you can also see the sign anywhere. Everyone links the symbol to prescriptions, but what does Rx actually mean and was … Read more