The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel in 1781. It's the only planet named after a figure from Greek mythology rather than Roman nudes
The longest place name on the planet is 85 letters long and it’s in New Zealand! Taumatawhakatangihanga-koauauotamateaturipukakapikimaung-ahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu:)
Have you ever wondered why rats are always being used in laboratory experiments? Yes, rats are not only highly intelligent animals, but they also have great memories too. Rats are able to map out a room and will remember all of the routes to get around f
The Code of Hammurabi is one of the earliest written legal codes, established by the Babylonian king Hammurabi. The code consists of 282 laws with scaled punishments, depending on social status (slaves, free men, etc.).
Earth’s magnetic poles flip roughly every 200k to 300k years, but the last reversal was about 780k years ago. Some scientists think we’re overdue, but the timing is unpredictable and could take thousands of years. A flip might disrupt technology and
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.
