Growing up in Canada, I was always confused by the use of both the imperial and metric systems. I remember in school when my teacher asked us to measure the length of the classroom in meters, I accidentally used feet instead, and ended up giving a very wrong answer. This became a running joke in …
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The word “hello” is a simple greeting, but it carries a lot of meaning. It’s a word used to express a variety of sentiments, from joy to surprise to curiosity, depending on the context. The most common use of “hello” is as a greeting. It’s often used to start a conversation or to show that …
“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” — Henry David Thoreau For almost 150 years, Japanese fishermen have been practicing the art of gyotaku fish printing. Every year, massive fishing contests would be held. But, as this was before the time of photography, judges sought out …
When it comes to cooking and baking, it’s imperative to know how much a teaspoon and a tablespoon can measure. They’re typically units of volume used for smaller (but incredibly important) spices, extracts, and oils in all of our favorite recipes and dishes. They also help because using a scale to weigh these would be …
The largest city in the USA is currently New York, located in the state of New York, as of 2022. Lots of people are curious about which cities are the biggest, whether its to answer a trivia question, win a simple bet, or even write an essay for geography class. Well, here are the 100 …
The biggest dog breed in the world is the English Mastiff. These giant fluffy boys originally evolved from Roman dogs used for purposes of war (poor pups). They typically weigh in at 170 to 240 pounds, but the largest dog ever recorded was an English Mastiff that weighed in at a whopping 343 pounds (156 …
The largest shopping center in the world is currently the Dubai Mall, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The massive complex’s size is 1,124,000 square meters (12,098,635 square feet), which is equivalent to more than 200 football fields. It first opened in November 2008 and has constantly been running since then. There are over 1,200 …
The biggest fish in the world is called the Rhincodon typus or, to the rest of us normies, the whale shark. The giant beast moves at a slow pace throughout the ocean where it lives. It’s also not your normal kind of shark most of us think about. Instead of large spiky scary teeth, a …
Whether it’s in a trivia game, for an essay, or even just to satisfy your curiosity, the topic of which generation different people were born in is a common question. As for me, I’m part of the Me Me Me Generation, otherwise known as millennials. But enough talking about myself, I can always do that …
During my last visit home to Canada about a year ago, I noticed a new interesting trend at the time. There were a series of boutique shops that only sold eco-friendly bamboo clothing. “Bamboo clothes? What?” I thought surely this first store was a one-off thing. But then I searched Google Maps and saw several …
