Daily Dose of Curiosity
Dighton Rock was originally located in the Taunton River in Berkley, Massachusetts. It was partly covered at high tide and has since been moved to a museum. The rock is covered with petroglyphs, the origins of which remain unresolved. The rock is 5 feet high 9–1/2 feet wide and 11 feet long. It originally faced … Read more
When Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met at the home of Wilmer McLean near Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, to discuss terms for the surrender of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, Lee did not know exactly what to expect. A few hours before, he had told one of his officers that … Read more
The Romans had names that described points in the month. Ostensibly these names came into existence during the Roman lunar calendar. The Ides of a lunar month would be the full moon. Although we believe these terms to originate on their lunar calendar, we have no record of a Roman lunar calendar. The Romans followed … Read more
This answer is in honor of all the beautiful ladies out there. Gandhi once said: “Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity, if by strength is meant moral power, then the woman is immeasurably man’s superior, if non-violence is the law of our being, the future is with women.” He had … Read more