Did oyu know that US is the same size as the entire continent of Europe with half the population The land area of the contiguous United States is 2,959,064 square miles (7,663,941 km2). Alaska, separated from the contiguous United States by Canada, is the largest state at 663,268 square miles (1,717,856 km2). Hawaii, occupying an […]
The 2013 meat adulteration scandal is ongoing in Europe; foods advertised as containing beef were found to contain undeclared or improperly declared horse meat, as much as 100% of the meat content in some cases, and other undeclared meats, such as pork. The issue came to light on 15 January 2013, when it was reported […]
Rodrigo de Jerez was one of the Spanish crewmen who sailed to the Americas on the Santa Maria as part of Christopher Columbus’s first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. He is credited with being the first European smoker. On 12 October 1492, the crew first encountered tobacco at San Salvador island in the […]
The most prolific serial killer in medieval europe, and possibly ever, was executed by having all of his limbs broken and threaded through the spokes of a wheel. He was kept alive and conscious on the wheel for 9 days by a daily dose of a “strong drink”. “As noted by historian Joy Wiltenburg, concerning […]