A brief history behind the reason we shake hands! Prior to the advent of street lighting and policemen, the streets of many towns and cities tended to be dark and dangerous places. Thus, almost all men carried some form of weaponry. When two men happened to meet it was customary for them to hold…
A brief history of why the military salute! The origin of saluting is thought to date back to the Middle Ages. The gesture first occurred at jousting competitions where competions were organised for knights to show off their combat skills. A local girl would always be chosen to be ‘Queen’ for the day at such…
The story of the sad exodus of the passenger pigeon There’s a good chance you already know the story of the extinction of the dodo. However, do you know the comparable tale on the demise of the passenger pigeon? The passenger pigeon was a species of pigeon that lived in the vast deciduous forests of…
The unanticipated tale of the Red-billed Quelea Have you ever wondered what is the commonest bird in the world? Fowl Play It might come as no surprise that theoretically speaking the commonest bird in the world is the domestic chicken. The population of chickens throughout the world is estimated by some sources to be as…
A quick guide to the world’s smallest sharks Anyone with an interest in sharks knows that the whale shark is by far the largest of all the species. The colossus of the shark world, can measure over 12 m in length and weigh over 20 tonnes when fully grown. The most notorious of all sharks,…
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