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The History and Evolution of Soccer

June 15, 2010 Sports
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Soccer, or better known as football to the rest of the world, is the most popular sport on the entire globe. It is played in every nation on Earth and competitions like the World Cup and Olympic games are held to showcase the best athletes of the sport to the rest of the general public.

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History of FIFA World Cup

June 13, 2010 Featured
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Every four years all of the nations around the world band together to put on one of the greatest sporting events anyone could ever hope to witness. The event? The FIFA World Cup. Nations big and small all gather together in hopes of qualifying to play in the biggest soccer tournament the world has to offer.

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Who Invented the Guitar?

March 3, 2010 Discoveries and Inventions

The phrase ‘guitar’ originated from the very old Greek phrase known as ‘kithara’. Conventionally, this lyre was commonly used by Apollo, who was the music god. When categorized, the guitar falls under the class of the lute that consists of the entire sets of string instruments having necks, from mandolins to the ones having double-basses. [...]

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Who Invented the Car?

January 3, 2010 Discoveries and Inventions

To point to a certain person as the inventor of the car would be incorrect. This is because the invention of the car took a long process. It can be said that the first ever drawings of a car was made by Leonardo Da Vinci. Interestingly the images of the armored car looked more like [...]

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Who Invented Make Up?

January 3, 2010 Discoveries and Inventions

Make up has a log history which can be traced back to the ancient Egyptians who used to make use of items such as berries and kohl in order to add color to their skin or faces. The women of Egypt utilized a moisturizing substance that was known as unguent on their faces so that [...]

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Who Invented Popcorn?

January 3, 2010 Discoveries and Inventions

Popcorns were initially discovered a couple of years back by the Native Americans. When the popcorns made the popping sounds, they believed that the annoyed god who had escaped from the kernel was the one responsible for those noises. The thing that led to the invention of popcorns is the fact that when whole corn [...]

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Who Invented White-Out?

January 3, 2010 Discoveries and Inventions

The white out also known as liquid paper is a correctional fluid which is opaque and is mainly used to cover mistakes made on paper and saving one the trouble of having to retype the entire content. The invention of the white out is attributed to Bette Nesmith Graham who was a secretary at a bank [...]

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