Quirkiest Stories from 2015.
2015 has been a year of Quirkiest News. Some too strange, some too futuristic, and something that catch our eyes! Here are some of those quirkiest stories from 2015.
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History of December 29
1170 - St. Thomas A Becket, the 40th archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered in his own cathedral by four knights acting on Henry II's orders.
1782 - 1st nautical almanac in US, published by...
Logos with Sub-limal Messages
1.Coca Cola:
Coca-Cola which lends a tribute to its European locations with its white font where each "O" crosses to represent the flag of Denmark.
2. Spartan Golf Club:
A golfer and a Spartan – This does...
History of December 28
1065 - Westminster Abbey consecrated
1612 - First observation of Neptune - Galileo observes and records a "fixed star" without realizing it is a planet
1614 - Sperm whale beached at Noordwijk
1816 - American Colonization Society...
Weekly Provisions from Across the World!
Egypt :
Egyptians spend around $78 per week on an average. Egyptian cuisine involves large quantities of legumes and vegetables and this is due to Egypt's rich Nile Valley and Delta producing large quantities of...
History of December 26
1773 - Expulsion of tea ships from Philadelphia
1805 - Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts established, Philadelphia
1854 - Wood-pulp paper 1st exhibited, Buffalo
1865 - The coffee percolator was patented by James H. Mason.
1870 - The...
History of December 24
563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by earthquakes.
1777 - Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook
1818 - Christmas carol...
Strange Christmas Traditions from across the world
1. Banana/ Mango Trees :
In India, only about 10% of the population are Christians; They celebrate Christmas like the rest of the world with midnight mass and presents, but in absence of pine trees,...
History of December 22
1807 - The U.S. Congress passed the Embargo Act, designed to force peace between Britain and France by cutting off all trade with Europe.
1864 - During the American Civil War, Union Gen. William T....
History of December 18
1271 - Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (元yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan Dynasty of China.
1642 - Abel Tasman's expedition sails around Farewell Spit and into Golden Bay, first sighting local...
