WATCH THIS AWESOME VIDEO ABOUT THE HANGING GARDENS the most expensive gift in history. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one of the wonders that may have been purely legendary. MORE OF WTF-FUN-FACTS are coming HERE funny and weird facts ONLY
Across history, there have been many reports of races of jackal-headed or dog-headed people. Even the Greeks and ancient Egyptians knew and wondered
How well do you know Chinese History ? China has a long and extremely rich history. The Great Wall is considered one of the seven Wonders of the Ancient World. China is famous for the Forbidden Cit…
How well do you know Chinese History ? China has a long and extremely rich history. The Great Wall is considered one of the seven Wonders of the Ancient World. China is famous for the Forbidden Cit…
This text about the history of clothing is quite difficult and meant for advanced students. There are several discussion topics and a adjective exercise. If you want to revise clothes vocabulary, you can find worksheets here:https://en.islcollective.com/mypage/resources?Tags=fashion&searchworksheet=GO&type=Printables&id=5163 - ESL worksheets
With its fascinating history, sprawling metropolis, incredible landscape and world class cuisine, China is truly a treasure - 7 day itinerary
Photo: Ken Lennox Towering 25 ft above the ground, a 20 x 10ft flower basket known as ‘The Hanging Gardens of Paddington’, contains over 100 different varieties of plants and flowers, including orchids, roses, ivy, daisies, gerberas, ferns, conifers and moss. Photo: the Mischief Group The world’s largest hanging basket weighs more than ¼ ton […]
Explore the ancient wonders of Delphi, the Navel of the World. Learn its rich history and must-visit sites. Find out the best ways to get there & more!
Worms, located on the west bank of the Rhine River, is one of Germany’s oldest cities. Known for its churches and medieval sagas, this town is worth a visit
You know all those Roman Colosseum Facts you learned in school? Turns out a lot of them are false. Here are the 5 biggest myths.
Richard III Was Such a Poet - Captioned Portraits of Yore
Dorset is beautiful and one of the most popular destinations in England. Home to the Durdle Door, one of the most historic stone arches in the world, these are the best things to do in Dorset.
Colosseum, Rome • Forum, Rome • Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Rome • Parthenon, Athens • Theatre of Dionysus, Athens • More ...
Adding to the list of names among the greatest libraries of the past, the Bayt al-Hikmah (translated as ‘The House of Wisdom’) was established in Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid Empire, around the 8th century by Caliph Harun al-Rashid (reign from 786-809 CE) during the time of the Islamic Golden Age.
Lesley Brown, the first woman to give birth after IVF treatment in 1978, has died after a short illness.
What would you say if you were asked to name the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? You’d probably say the pyramids of Egypt at Giza. Maybe you’d think of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Could you name the other five? Could your kids?
Holland is a region situated on the western coast of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. "Holland" is often mistakenly used to refer to the entire country.
I'm sure you always use Legos for your history lessons, well our Legos made the discovery of Iceland much more interesting to the kids, come see how they did.
A mysterious package received by Cambridge University Library over a century ago has finally been opened and its contents contained a cache of posters from the early 20th-century.
When an elderly pensioner died at the Edinburgh boarding house of William Hare in 1827, the proprietor and his friend William Burke decided to sell the body to a local anatomy school. The sale was so
This Sunday is Halloween. But more importantly, it’s Reformation Day—when the church celebrates and commemorates October 31, 1517. It was on this day (a Saturday) that a 33-year-old theology professor at Wittenberg University walked over to the Castle Church in Wittenberg and nailed a paper of 95 theses to the door, hoping to spark an academic discussion about their contents. In God’s providence and unbeknownst to anyone else that day, it would become a key event in igniting the Reformation. I thought it might be helpful to ask a few questions of Carl Trueman, Professor of Historical Theology and Church...
The Isolator is a bizarre helmet invented in 1925 that was used to help increase focus and concentration by rendering the wearer deaf, piping them full of
“For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.” Matthew 24:21
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Learn all about the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the seven ancient wonders of the world, and find out why Egyptians built it hundreds of years ago.
Sublime landscape paintings are one of art history’s most enduring and iconic subjects, from the dreamy spires of the Renaissance to swirling 19th Romanticism and the experimentation of contemporary times.
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Science, technology, engineering, and math are more important than ever, so we’ve put together a list of books to encourage girls to persevere in these subjects.
The power of the Greek and Roman civilization was mainly due to their powerful knowledge and scientific bases that have been benefiting the whole world. Greeks and Romans are the ones who exported sci
Lost Dr. Seuss Cartoons Show Another Side Of The Author
One of the most shocking, and upsetting, moments of your adult life was probably learning the full story of Christopher Columbus. Almost every elementary school textbook hails him as a hero who "discovered" America, whose tireless crew on the Niña,…
