Andy Warhol was born on August 6, 1928. He is considered the pioneer of the “pop art” movement in art. It was an art movement during the 1950s. Fun fact: the pop art movement actually started in Britain during the 1950s, but was quickly initiated in America during the late 1950s. During his time, Warhol … Read more
Most of the people that have more than a billion dollars are well known in the public. Bill Gates, Mark Zukerberg, Warren Buffet, Amancio Ortega, Larry Ellison, Jim and Alice Walton, Michael Bloomberg and so on. However, what you do not know is that there are also billionaires that not many people have heard of. … Read more
Five hundred years ago the world was in a different place. At the time, we only discovered the continent America and started to realize it existed. We had no idea about Australia. England and Scotland were separate kingdoms. And each had its own royal family. And at that time, the Tudors ruled England. The … Read more
Our brain is really smart. In fact, it is the smartest organ in our body. Jokes aside, but out brain is definitely messing with us from time to time. Here are five ways in which our brain shows is just too smart for us. Change blindness This is a common phenomenon. It happens when a … Read more
There are many different legends how roulette was born. Some say that roulette was a game invented by the devil itself. Of course, that is not true. There is also a story about a priest who committed suicide when he saw the full amount of numbers. Some legends say that Roman and Ancient Greek soldiers … Read more
The Celtic World covered Central and Western Europe, but it was never unified in a single country or politically unified. As a result, there are many variations of Celtic symbols and meanings. However, there are some that are common for all variations. Celtic Mythology nowadays is mostly associated with the Irish and Ireland, who are … Read more
Andrew Jackson might be “living” his last days on the $20 bill, as a huge movement is gaining ground in the US to put a new face on the bill. For the first time in history, there might be a woman heroine on the $20 bill in the face of Margaret Sanger. Born in 1879, … Read more
The Queen’s Gambit reached unprecedented popularity on TV in the past few months. The Netflix original series follows the life of Beth Harmon, from her time at the school for kids without parents, to becoming the best chess player in the world. The show cites several chess players and inspirations. But what about the main … Read more
William James Sidis is believed to be one of the smartest people who have ever lived. The problem is, his IQ was never officially measured. According to his sister, his score was “the very highest that had ever been obtained”. Sadly, any records of his IQ testing have been lost to history. What makes William … Read more
Mercedes Raquel Barcha Pardo was born in November 1932. Her love story with Gabriel Garcia Marquez is one of the most loving and emotional in literature history. Gabriel met his future wife on the dance floor when she was only 13 years old. The young Marquez said this to her, “I just found out that … Read more