Ancient Egyptians Used Honey as an Antibiotic
Egyptians used honey and moldy bread to treat wounds thousands of years before the discovery of penicillin. Honey’s antibacterial properties made it a natural healing agent. nudes
If you were to lay out all the blood vessels in the human body end to end, they would stretch over 60,000 miles. That's enough to circle the Earth more than twice!
A 2016 study suggested that eating ice cream for breakfast may increase mental alertness. However, the study did face criticism for not clarifying whether it was the ice cream itself or the affect of cold temperatures on the brain.
Thanksgiving did not become a national holiday in the United States until the fall of 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation declaring that the last Thursday in November would be a day of national thanksgiving.
The tallest bridge the world is the Millau Viaduct, a cable-stayed type bridge, located in Millau, France. The structural height of the Millau Viaduct is 1,104 feet (336.4 meters).
Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, fell to the Ottoman Empire on May 29, 1453. This event marked the end of the Byzantine Empire and is considered one of the key events that signified the end of the Middle Ages.