Where did the tennis scoring system come from?
2023 The are multiple theories of where the tennis scoring system came from. I’ve summarized those here. In sports, if you don’t score, a common saying is that you scored…
2023 The are multiple theories of where the tennis scoring system came from. I’ve summarized those here. In sports, if you don’t score, a common saying is that you scored…
FM radio stations end in odd numbers to prevent interference. The reason they are odd numbers rather than even numbers is that 1 (odd number) is the first number we…
Pull out a dollar bill or use this image for reference as you read through this post. THE PYRAMID The pyramid and the eagle on the back of the dollar…
St. Patrick‘s Day is the celebration of the arrival of Christianity in Ireland and Irish culture in general. But who is St. Patrick? St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. He…
Halloween started as an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain where people would wear costumes to scare off dead spirits and ghosts. If all you want to know is where Halloween got…
Some speculate that the military salute dates back to Roman times when soldiers raised their hands as a form of greeting or respect, however, there is no definitive evidence of…
The origins of Valentine’s Day are shrouded in mystery. What is known is that February has historically been celebrated as a month of romance and that it contains traces of…
Groundhog day has its origins in an ancient Celtic festival called Imbolc, which was held on each year on February 1st.
The inaugural game was not officially known as the Super Bowl. In a 1966 letter to then-NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle, AFL founder and Kansas City Chiefs owner, Lamar Hunt, wrote…
No one knows for sure why Friday the 13th is considered unlucky but the most widely accepted explanation is based on Christianity.