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Who invented Super Mario Brothers and when?
The now famous character Mario was created by Shigeru Miyamoto and has appeared in over 200 video games. Mario’s first appearance was in Donkey Kong (ドンキーコング) in 1981, which is another iconic arcade game developed by Nintendo. In Donkey Kong, Mario was known as “Jumpman” the carpenter.
In later games, Mario is depicted as a short [...]
When was the first Groundhog Day celebration and who created it?
On February 2nd each year, Groundhog Day is celebrated in the U.S. and Canada. The holiday originated as a Pennsylvania German custom in southeastern and central Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries, and has its roots in ancient European weather lore, where a badger or sacred bear is observed as a predictor instead of [...]
Who invented Money and why?
Money is defined as anything that can be accepted as payment for goods or services. It is also used as payment of debt.
Early uses of money began with the bartering of goods almost 100,000 years ago. Goods were exchanged for other goods and this developed the commodity money system. Commodity money is money whose value [...]
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2 CommentsHow Old Is the Wedding Ring?
Not all people in the world practice the custom of exchanging rings at marriage. But in some places, the custom has been followed for so long that no one knows where it started.
In some primitive tribes, it was a custom for the man to place an arm or leg bracelet on a married woman to [...]
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Leave a commentHow Old Is the Kiss?
In ancient times, kissing was more often an act of respect or homage than of affection.
In Persia, a man showed his respect for another man by kissing him on the lips if they were social equals, or on the cheek if they were not. The Greeks and Romans also used to kiss as a sign [...]
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Leave a commentWho Invented the Flush Toilet?
If by flush toilet we mean any toilet hi which water is used to clean the bowl after its use, then the flush toilet is close to 4,000 years old! The palace at Knossos, Crete, which was built around 2000 B.C., contained latrines that were cleaned by water stored in a reservoir and delivered to [...]
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3 CommentsWhat Was the First Kind of Lock?
The first locks that we know about were used by the Egyptians more than 4,000 years ago. They were made of wood, and were very large.
The Egyptian lock consisted of two pieces: a crossbar or bolt, and another piece of wood with a slot in it. This second piece of wood was attached to the [...]
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Leave a commentWhere Did the Peanut Come From?
You might think that the peanut comes from the southern part of the United States, for it was there that the peanut’s true value was first realized.
Or you may believe it comes from Africa, since peanuts were often associated with African slaves in America. But actually, the peanut hails from South America!
Spanish explorers who visited [...]
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Who was the first woman in space and when?