Category: Omnibit

Alexander the Great founded at least 17 cities that he named for himself.

17 Cities William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-19-18

The Aral Sea was once the world’s fourth largest lake in the world. The Soviet socialists, however, managed to destroy it.  The eastern part is now called the Aralkum Desert. Socialism is bad for the environment.

Socialism is bad William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-18-18

Who were the Chinas? They were people mentioned in Indian literature from the first millennium B.C. Guess where they were from.

Chinas William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-17-18

The famed Pony Express was in operation for but 18th months until the transcontinental telegraph put it out of business in October 1861.

Pony Express William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-16-18

Root beer is traditionally made from the sassafras root which American Indians used as a medicine. It started being sold in confectionary stores in the 1840s and was marketed as a medicine.

Sassafras ended as an ingredient in 1960 when the FDA banned safrole, the oil it contained. Laboratory animals developed liver damage and cancer after getting large doses.

Sassafras William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-15-18

So what is ivory black? It’s a blue-black color made by burning elephant tusks. Rembrandt used a lot of it.

Ivory black William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-13-18

Happy traditional Columbus Day. Yes, America is America but Amerigo Vespucci who gave it his name probably never visited. He did make it to Brazil though. And Guyana.

Amerigo Vespucci William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-12-18

 

Pink dolphins live in the Amazon river.

And in China too.

Pink dolphins William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-11-18

 

Chicago was the nation’s fifth largest city when the Great Chicago Fire happened in 1871 and left a third of its population homeless.

Fifth Largest City William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-10-18

For more than 1,000 years, Uruk — founded about 4,000 B.C. — was the largest city in the world. Some think Iraq is named for it.

Uruk William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-9-18