Who newt that a newt used to be an ewt?
In English, the words newt, umpire, adder (snake), and apron used to be ewt, numpire, nadder, and napron respectively. But after so many years saying "an ewt", "a numpire," "a nadder" and "a napron," they slowly became "a newt", "an umpire", "an adder" and "an apron".[1]
The dark underbelly of truffle flavouring.
The wheel may only have been invented as a functional device once in history.
In history class, the Mesopotamians and Egyptians are often presented as the earliest examples of how access to water is essential for the rise of civilisation.
Everyone and their mum has a "cure" for hiccups. What if I told you that there is actually a well-tested solution?