TIL that the Big Bang Theory was first proposed by a Catholic priest (www.britannica.com)
The History of Sega on Britannica (www.britannica.com)
TIL May Day, not on the same day as US Labor Day, started "in commemoration of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago (1886)." (www.britannica.com)
In 1889 an international federation of socialist groups and trade unions designated May 1 as a day in support of workers, in commemoration of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago (1886). Five years later, U.S. Pres. Grover Cleveland, uneasy with the socialist origins of Workers’ Day, signed legislation to make Labor Day—already...
Japanese language | Origin, Family, Alphabets, History, Grammar, & Writing (www.britannica.com)
Japanese language, a language isolate (i.e., a language unrelated to any other language) and one of the world’s major languages, with more than 127 million speakers in the early 21st century. It is primarily spoken throughout the Japanese archipelago; there are also some 1.5 million Japanese immigrants and their descendants...
August 10, 1977 - Serial killer David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) was arrested after murdering six people in New York City and plunging the city into a panic. (www.britannica.com)
TIL that the first computer programmer was a woman. Her name was Ada Lovelace. (www.britannica.com)
TIL that the first computer programmer was a woman. Her name was Ada Lovelace. (www.britannica.com)
TIL The statue of young David was made from a flawed piece of marble that had been ruined by two artists, and no one was willing to work on it. Despite the flaws in the marble, Michelangelo accepted the challenge and created this masterpiece. (www.britannica.com)
Michelangelo turned an unfinished statue into an iconic piece of Renaissance art.
SIL Calgary, Alberta was first settled and founded as a NWMP outpost used to deal with the illegal whiskey trade occurring in the area. (www.britannica.com)
Chinese languages | History, Characteristics, Dialects, Types, & Facts (www.britannica.com)
Chinese languages, also called Sinitic languages, Chinese Han, principal language group of eastern Asia, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. Chinese exists in a number of varieties that are popularly called dialects but that are usually classified as separate languages by scholars. More people speak a variety of...
Korean language | History, Characteristics, & Facts (www.britannica.com)
Korean language, language spoken by more than 75 million people, of whom 48 million live in South Korea and 24 million in North Korea. There are more than 2 million speakers in China, approximately 1 million in the United States, and about 500,000 in Japan. Korean is the official language of both South Korea (Republic of Korea)...