Oneida, a large, international tableware company, was founded in 1848 as a religious sect that coined the phrase “free love” and included, among other practices, older women serving as sexual guides to teenage boys and a focus on men refraining from climaxing during intercourse (coitus reservatus).
Fun Facts
Adding a small amount of salt to black coffee can make it less bitter and more enjoyable to drink. This can be beneficial for those who need to reduce their sugar or lactose intake for health reasons, and the salt can be decreased over time as your taste buds adjust. Please be aware of any sodium restrictions that may apply to you.
Adding a small amount of salt to black coffee can make it less bitter and more enjoyable to drink. This can be beneficial for those who need to reduce their sugar or lactose intake for health reasons, and the salt can be decreased over time as your taste buds adjust. Please be aware of any sodium restrictions that may apply to you.
Harold Urey chose to forgo the Nobel Prize for Chemistry ceremony in Stockholm in order to be present for the birth of his daughter, even though he had been honored for his discovery of deuterium (“heavy hydrogen”), a component of “heavy water”.
Harold Urey chose to forgo the Nobel Prize for Chemistry ceremony in Stockholm in order to be present for the birth of his daughter, even though he had been honored for his discovery of deuterium (“heavy hydrogen”), a component of “heavy water”.
Despite Sir George Everest having no relation to the mountain and never even seeing it, it was still named after him, which he objected to because “Everest” could not be easily written in Hindi or pronounced by the local population.