What is the most expensive meal you have ever eaten? What is the biggest sum you have spent on food? Can you remember? If you feel squeamish when it comes out to fork out above the average money to pay for food and think that a night out at the local KFC is the pinnacle of fine dining, you might be a tiny bit shocked with the following list. This top aims to focus on …
There is something sinister and at the same time romantic about castles, don’t you think? I find that they evoke a palpable sense of both melancholy and wonder. When I think about them, I have a whirl of emotions that I can’t really explain. These ancient fortifications brim with mystery and history. They are a symbol of the past – a live reminder that quests, battles, knights and chivalry were not always exclusive of fantasy …
10. Javanese Primary Country: Indonesia Total Countries: 3 First-language Speakers (millions): 84.3 9. Japanese Primary Country: Japan Total Countries: 3 First-language Speakers (millions): 122 8. Russian Primary Country: Russian Federation Total Countries: 16 First-language Speakers (millions): 162 7. Bengali Primary Country: Bangladesh Total Countries: 4 First-language Speakers (millions): 193 6. Portuguese Primary Country: Portugal Total Countries: 11 First-language Speakers (millions): 202 5. Arabic Primary Country: Saudi Arabia Total Countries: 59 First-language Speakers (millions): 223 4. …
In the following slides, find the top 10 countries with the greatest carbon dioxide emissions in 2011. 10. United Kingdom Estimated 2011 CO2 Emissions in metric tonnes: 470 million 9. Indonesia Estimated 2011 CO2 Emissions in metric tonnes: 490 million 8. Canada Estimated 2011 CO2 Emissions in metric tonnes: 560 million 7. South Korea Estimated 2011 CO2 Emissions in metric tonnes: 610 million 6. Germany Estimated 2011 CO2 Emissions in metric tonnes: 810 million 5. …
This is so true when it comes to the strangest foods around the world. I mean, some people do eat the strangest things. Writing this article was very interesting for me, because being a Portuguese gal, I am used to a rich and varied cuisine within a perfectly normal range of food ingredients. I admit that there are some things that we eat that might be seen as little bit weird, such as escargots, chicken …
Alphabets, or phonemic alphabets, are sets of letters, usually arranged in a fixed order, each of which represents one or more phonemes, both consonants and vowels, in the language they are used to write. A true alphabet has letters for the vowels of a language as well as the consonants. The first “true alphabet” in this sense is believed to be the Greek alphabet, which is a modified form of the Phoenician alphabet. 18. Xibe …
You’ve heard of the Illuminati, but do you know who they are or what they do? Here are 15 facts about the Illuminati conspiracy to show you that this conspiracy theory is more fact than fiction. 1. Illuminati is a Latin word meaning “enlightened ones.” The Illuminati is a group of individuals who believe that they are more enlightened than everybody else. When Adam Weishaupt organized the Bavarian Illuminati on May 1, 1776, he intended …
Some mysteries are thousands of years old and others only date back to 1979, but they still offer people many reasons to speculate about their meaning. This invites people to suggest their own explanations for these unsolved mysteries, and if one cannot be proven to be right, people may continue to offer conspiracy theories and inferences alike for these unsolved mysteries for some time to come. 1. Jack the Ripper The serial killer who committed …
Over the years, there have been many amazing coincidences that defy all rational explanation. These coincidences continue to fascinate people around the world. Here are the most shocking coincidences that have been verified: 1. James Dean’s car curse Legendary actor James Dean was killed in a tragic car accident in September 1955. The following events took place after his death, all involving the Porsche that he was driving: a. The car was towed from the …
Who hasn’t heard that the United States government and NASA faked the moon landing in 1969? Or that there are aliens and alien spacecraft hidden at U.S. military base Area 51? These conspiracy theories are some of the more famous speculations produced in the past fifty years, but schemes such as these have been proposed for hundreds of years. Conspiracy theories are ideas that attempt to explain a case or situation based on a plot …