Turn a Blind Eye: This phrase is attributed to Admiral Horatio Nelson during the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801. Nelson, who was blind in one eye, reportedly ignored a signal to retreat by lifting his telescope to his blind eye, thus "not seeing" the com nudes
Ancient Roman concrete arches contained volcanic ash, which helped them self-heal when cracks formed by reacting with water. This made them incredibly durable, lasting for millennia.
Dogs do have a sense of time, but it differs from the way humans perceive it. A dog’s concept of time revolves around routine, daily patterns, and associative learning. Dogs can’t understand time in the abstract sense of hours and minutes, but they d
Tumbleweeds originated in Russia and Siberia and they were brought to the United States in the 1870s, hidden among imported flax seeds. It only took 20 years for the plants to spread throughout the western United States and parts of Canada.
In 1518, a Town Danced Itself to Death
The Dancing Plague of 1518 struck Strasbourg, France, where hundreds of people danced uncontrollably for days without stopping. Some died from exhaustion and heart failure. Historians believe it was caused by mass
The first photo of a person was an accident. In 1838, Louis Daguerre took a photo of a Paris street that appeared empty due to the long exposure time—except for a man getting his boots shined, who stood still long enough to appear in the image.