Top 10 Crazy Monarchs of the Ancient World Who doesn’t love a story about a crazy monarch. The world is full of people who just do not like to fit in with the social conventions of their time. These days, of course, we recognize that much of this is down to mental health disorders or… Continue reading Top 10 Crazy Monarchs of the Ancient World
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Top 10 Fastest Animals in the Ocean
10 Fastest Animals in the Ocean In the animal kingdom, both predators and prey species utilize one of two things to survive—stealth or speed. Both on land and beneath the sea, those who master either evasion or capture through these methods will thrive, living to reproduce and achieve the unspoken directive of their species. While… Continue reading Top 10 Fastest Animals in the Ocean
Top 10 Strongest Animals In the Ocean
Top 10 Strongest Animals in the Ocean The five oceans contain some of the greatest mysteries on the planet, and scientists estimate that nearly two-thirds of marine life remain completely unknown to us. Marine life is incredibly diverse and sometimes feels as old as time, and some of the oldest animals in existence live in… Continue reading Top 10 Strongest Animals In the Ocean
Top 10 Facts About Who Invented the Internet
Cover photo: 360b / Shutterstock.com 10 Things You Should Know About the Inventor of the Internet There has been a long standing debate about who invented in the Internet. Was it the government? Was is Xerox? Was it really Al Gore? The origins of the Internet are murky and go back further than most people realize. Nikola… Continue reading Top 10 Facts About Who Invented the Internet
Top 10 Facts About Russian Leader Vladimir Lenin
10 Fascinating Facts About Russian Communist Revolutionary Vladimir Lenin Arguably the most influential man of the 20th Century, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was responsible for the establishment of the first ever communist regime. Taking advantage of the political turmoil unleashed by the First World War the middle class Lenin rode the wave of instability to head… Continue reading Top 10 Facts About Russian Leader Vladimir Lenin
Top 10 facts about the Vikings
Top 10 facts about the Vikings Everybody loves reading about and seeing pictures of Vikings. They became a popular source of inspiration for art and writing in the 19th century and we have been fascinated by them ever since. We know them as fierce warriors with horned helmets, long beards and straggly, dirty hair who… Continue reading Top 10 facts about the Vikings
Top 10 Amazing Facts about Leopards
Top 10 Amazing Facts about Leopards The leopard is the least visible and least understood of all of the world’s big cats. Despite being closely related to lions, tigers and jaguars, who live in groups or packs, leopards are animals who prefer to live alone and are difficult to track because of their stealth and… Continue reading Top 10 Amazing Facts about Leopards
Top 10 Interesting Facts about Thomas Edison the Inventor
10 Interesting Facts About the Life and Times of Inventor Thomas Edison A small town in the Midwest was the birthplace of one of the most inventive geniuses of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Milan, Ohio on February 11, 1847, Thomas Alva Edison suffered through several illnesses during his infancy and… Continue reading Top 10 Interesting Facts about Thomas Edison the Inventor
Top 10 Strongest Animals on Land
10 Strongest Animals on the Land The planet Earth is filled with millions of species. Although the exact amount is not known, estimates put the number at 6.5 million different species on land and 2.2 million species found in the oceans. Many of these species are known to exhibit astonishing feats of strength that… Continue reading Top 10 Strongest Animals on Land
Top 10 Fastest Animals on Land
10 Fastest Animals on Land The animal kingdom is full of animals that have shown impressive physical skills and adaptable abilities. Some of them are known for agility, while others are known for strength. The lion is the most powerful animal in Africa and is known as the “King of the Beasts,” but most… Continue reading Top 10 Fastest Animals on Land