How was the toilet paper invented?
It can be tempting to think back to a time of ample toilet paper supplies in a time of panicked … Continue reading How was the toilet paper invented?
Tag: origins
What is ice kachang?
A continuation of my series on the origins of food. It’s not ice cream in Singapore that helps locals get … Continue reading What is ice kachang?
How did the doughnut come about?
There is heavy controversy about the roots of the doughnut. The idea of fried dough is not limited to one … Continue reading How did the doughnut come about?
Have you used discord?
Slack and Skype are examples of common channels that allow for extremely popular B2B casual and professional communication through text … Continue reading Have you used discord?
How did Christmas trees come about?
Even before the advent of Christianity, for people in the winter, plants and trees that remained green all year had … Continue reading How did Christmas trees come about?
What are dolls used for?
A doll is a figure of a human being (or sometimes an animal) most commonly used as a toy for … Continue reading What are dolls used for?
How did paper clips come about?
Many daily objects — such as the key, or the book, or the phone — evolve over time in gradual … Continue reading How did paper clips come about?
What is a Merlion?
Now and then, nations and cities choose an animal to represent them, one that symbolizes their origins and embodies the … Continue reading What is a Merlion?
How did Udemy start?
In the U.S., compulsory training goes back to the seventeenth century, when Massachusetts became the first state to force tutoring … Continue reading How did Udemy start?
What would you say if you were a chocolate?
I’ve been told to take a different perspective. So here goes. Let me come from the view of a piece … Continue reading What would you say if you were a chocolate?
