THE SEVEN TYPES OF DOGS

Pedigree dog breeds can be CATEGORIZED into seven groups – providing helpful insight into characteristics and intrinsic traits. The Kennel Club categorizes purebred dogs into seven groups, according to a breed’s origins and initial use. Knowing these can help you to understand your dog’s instinctual behavior – although, of course, each animal is definitely an […]

WHEN I DELETE A FILE ON MY COMPUTER, WHERE DOES IT GO?

When you first delete a file on a computer, it is moved to the computer’s Recycle Bin, Trash, or something similar depending on your operating system. When something is sent to the Recycle Bin or Trash, the icon changes to indicate it contains files and if needed allows you to recover a deleted file. Later, when you empty the […]

How did the idea of Santa Claus originate?

The story of Santa Claus is believed to have originated from the real St Nicholas, who was born in Lycia, Greece (now part of southern Turkey) during the third century. St Nicholas was brought up in a devout Christian family. His parents taught him to be generous and to serve others. He had a reputation […]

101 awesome dog facts!

Your dog is your best friend but there’s a lot you might not know about him! Whether your dog is young or old, these fun facts about dogs will give you 101 new reasons to love your furry friend: Puppies love games such as hide and seek! Hide, then call your pup’s name so she […]

Why Do We Dream?

Overview Dreams are hallucinations that occur during certain stages of sleep. They’re strongest during REM sleep, or the rapid eye movement stage, when you may be less likely to recall your dream. Much is known about the role of sleep in regulating our metabolism, blood pressure, brain function, and other aspects of health. But it’s […]

Where is the Bermuda Triangle?

The Bermuda Triangle (a.k.a. the Devil’s Triangle) is a triangular area in the Atlantic Ocean bounded roughly at its points by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. Legend has it that many people, ships and planes have mysteriously vanished in this area. How many have mysteriously disappeared depends on who is doing the locating and counting. […]

When do we hallucinate?

Hallucinations are those created by the mind and are not really occurring. The hallucinations that commonly occur have the feeling of bodily sensation, that something is creeping on your skin, and that internal organs are moving. Hallucinations make us hear the sounds like music, footsteps, banging of windows or doors and so on. If you […]

What is time?

Everyone knows what time is. We can practically feel it ticking away . . . To many people, throughout history, time would have been one and the same with the rhythms of nature; the passing of the seasons and the cycles of the celestial bodies. However, modern clocks are more accurate time keepers than the […]

What is cloud computing?

Cloud computing is a concept surrounded in myth and confusion. Various businesses and their marketing departments continue to try and define ‘cloud’ but become all the more confusing even to an informed customer. Cloud computing is the use of computing resources – hardware and software – that are provided as a service over a network, […]

What is the history of anaesthesia

In olden times the Chinese used to give patients a mixture of strong wine and herbal drugs derived from the mandrake plant, to alleviate the excruciating pain of surgery. The Greeks and Romans also used mandrake extracts. Opium and alcohol were the most commonly used natural anaesthetics in ancient Europe. In 1844, an American dentist […]