Plastic is an organic material prepared from cellulose which is the basic component of the walls of plant cells. Plastic can be molded after it has been heated but can still retain its original shape when it is cooled. Alexander Parkes goes down the records for having been the first man to invent plastic between the years of 1813—1890. However, in 1862, the Great International Exhibition which [...]

The initial inhabitants of India included the Dravidians, Tamils as well as the Malayalam peoples. As early as 2700 B.C Sumerians from the land of Mesopotamia had began to trade with the inhabitants of India. Later on, other people like Babylonians, Elamites and Assyrians followed suit. Around 2000 B.C, a group of Aryans invaded India and conquered it, bringing with them their religion, which later [...]

Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island found in the United States. Originally the island was inhabited by the Arawak Indians who were about sixty thousand in number. At the time the island was known by the locals as Borinquen or Boriken which when translated to English means, the great land of the valiant and noble god or the land of the great lords. They are also known as Taino Indians. History has it [...]

Boxing, which is at times referred to as pugilism or western boxing presents a combat sport that usually involves two people who have the same mass weights fighting with each other using their fists. According to the legends, Apollo was the one that invented boxing. The sport was later on launched in 688 BCE as part of the Olympic Games. While boxing, all the boxers had to put on himantes, which were [...]

Albinism is a genetic illness that occurs when an individual has little or no melanin in their skin, eyes and hair. The first person to scientifically recognize this illness was known as Sir Archibald Garrod. This was done in the year 1908. One of his books known as Inborn Errors of Metabolism was released in 1909 and distinguished chemical individuality as the basis of the illness. In another of his [...]

The original inhabitants of New Zealand were Polynesians and it is believed that they settled there around 1000 B.C. the descendants of the first settlers came to be known as Maoris who have an evident culture that is exclusive to them. Another similar group known as the Moriori settled on the Chatham Islands on the eastern part of New Zealand. These original settlers exploited the vast resources on [...]

Monopoly is a game that is played by two or more people and was invented by Charles Darrow in the year 1931. This was during the great depression and he could not find a job. This gentleman earned his living by creating games and puzzles for sale to toy makers. After he created the monopoly game, he sold it to the Parker brothers on royalty. There were numerous sales of the game that Darrow became [...]