Saturday is the seventh and therefore last day of the week according to many commonly used calendars, and is also the only day of the week to retain its Roman origin in English. It was named after the Roman god, Saturn who was associated with the Titan Cronus, father of Zeus and many Olympians. He
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If you are an Harry Potter fan, you must have read the book or watched the movie that made reference to this stone. But what is the Philosopher’s Stone, and what were the prevailing thoughts about it? The so-called philosopher’s stone was the most sought-after goal in the world of alchemy, the branch of Science
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Skill Focus: How to be Polite Politeness is having or showing behaviour that is respectful and considerate of other people. So, basically it’s treating people with respect. In English, as in any language, It’s not just what you want to say that matters: It’s also how you say it. So how can we say what we want
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When you see a ring on the left ring finger of a man or woman, you need no one to tell you they are married because it’s a complete no brainer! But have you ever wondered what wearing rings on each of the other fingers signify, as you often see on boys and girls as
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Have you ever tried to use a particular word that fits a situation perfectly? You are aware that you know this word, but just cannot retrieve it for the present use? Most of us have experienced it, and usually when this happens, we often to alternatives to fill the temporary void. The sheer number of
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In the second part of the series, we take a look at each of the animal on the Chinese Zodiac, what it represents in Chinese mythology, and the years that correspond to each of these animals. 1. Year of the Rat 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960, 1948 The rat is seen as a clever
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One of the more popular news today is the Chinese New Year, for which 2016 was named after the monkey, while 2015 like it, was named after the sheep. But you may wonder, what is with the naming of years for animals, what do they mean exactly? The Chinese New Year is the point in
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Sleeping with your mouth open is bad for your teeth, a study has claimed. Researchers said dozing off without keeping your lips together is just as bad for you as gulping down a fizzy drink before bed. This is because breathing through the mouth dries it out and leads to a lack of saliva, which
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We all regret having done something to hurt someone, which may leave you wondering to yourself “Oh why did I say that?” “What must they be thinking” “I hope I didn’t upset them”. It may also be guilt about what you ate, drank, said, or thought. You may feel that you went against the grain
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A simple logic puzzle which can bamboozle a lot of adults has 80% of children solving it near-instantly. The puzzle is this – which way is the bus going? The identical windows at each end of the bus seem to offer no clue as to which direction it’s travelling – but there IS a clue
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