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Lightning strikes are dangerous when they hit a structure resulting in a fire, or electrocution if they hit a person.

An umbrella, as well as a parasol, is a folding canopy supported by wooden or metal ribs that is usually

A crayon is a stick of pigmented wax used for writing or drawing. Wax crayons differ from pastels which use

The words ‘rocking chair’ appeared in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1787. Benjamin Franklin was credited with the invention in

Overalls were originally essential workwear intended to be worn over the wearer’s clothes. The design of overalls is a bib

How did early builders ensure the structures they were erecting were plumb vertically and horizontally? The principle they had observed

Do you wonder about the history of women’s undergarments? From the time of our origins until the 1500s, NO underwear

The Zamboni ice resurfacer was invented by Frank Zamboni, an Italian immigrant born at the turn of the century. In

The European holiday customs centered around St. Nicholas, a charitable Catholic Turkish Bishop born in the 4th century, was associated

Stockings refer to over-the-knee hosiery. They have been worn by European noble men for horseback riding since the 15th &

In the western world, from the 6th-19th centuries, most writing instruments were “quills” made from the large wing feathers of

The 1862 Homestead Act, signed by Lincoln prior to the Civil War, was an important piece of legislation about federal

We aren’t the first to wear feather accessories! The Neanderthals wore the darker feathers of birds of prey. Later, high-ranking

Hillerich & Bradsby, Co. and Adirondack, Inc. dominated bat manufacturing during the early days of American baseball history. Following is

A firework requires three key components: an oxidizer, a fuel and a chemical mixture to produce the color. When any

Salt, sodium chloride (NaCl), is one of the oldest forms of food seasoning and is essential to human and animal

Do you recall the series of 6 red Burma-Shave advertising signs along the country highways? In 1925, Clinton Odell and

What did humans use to clean themselves in the days BEFORE toilet paper? Naturally, they used what was readily available.