In China, there has long been rumours of the missing Treasure of Zhang Xianzhong. This treasure supposedly originates from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, where Zhang Xianzhong, the leader of a peasant's revolt was killed, and a large amount of gold and silver treasure was sunken into the Minjiang River. Many people did not believe the stories, but in 2017, archaeologists uncovered a large amount of artifacts in the river.
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2020-06-18
2020-06-14
Coolest Anagrams
Anagrams are different words or phrases that use the same letters, but just in another order. Many of these exist throughout the English language, and below are some of the best ones below.
Dormitory | Dirty Room | |
Astronomers | Moon Starers | No More Stars |
Twelve Plus One | Eleven Plus Two | |
The Morse Code | Here Come Dots | |
Funeral | Real Fun | |
Statue of Liberty | Built to Stay Free | |
The Detectives | Detect Thieves | |
The Countryside | No City Dust Here | |
The Cockroach | Cook, Catch Her | |
Statue of Liberty | Built to Stay Free | |
A Decimal Point | I'm a Dot in Place | |
Butterfly | Flutter By | |
Slot Machines | Cash Lost in 'em | |
The Morse Code | Here Come Dots | |
William Shakespeare | I Am a Weakish Speller | I'll Make A Wise Phrase |
One cool thing with the "Twelve Plus One" anagram that you might not have noticed is that it has 13 letters, which the the sum of twelve and one.
Google also has a cool hidden anagram easter egg. If you search "anagram" on Google, it asks "Did you mean: nag a ram".
Google also has a cool hidden anagram easter egg. If you search "anagram" on Google, it asks "Did you mean: nag a ram".
2020-06-12
Latin Abbreviations Commonly Used in English
The English language is a complex language that pulls many roots and inspirations from other languages. A good example of this is English's incorporation of Latin in everyday use.
Abbreviation | Latin | Meaning |
---|---|---|
AD | anno Domini | In the year of the Lord |
c. | circa | approximately |
CV | curriculum vitae | course of life |
D.G. | Dei gratia | by the grace of God |
et. al. | et alii | and others |
etc. | et cetera | and the rest |
e.g. | exempli gratia | for example |
i.e. | id est | in other words |
lbs | libra | scales |
p.a. | per annum | through a year |
per cent. | per centum | for each one hundred |
Ph.D. | Philosophiae Doctor | Doctor of Philosophy |
P.S. | post scriptum | after what has been written |
P.P.S. | post post scriptum | after P.S. |
Re | in re | concerning |
REG | regina | queen |
R.I.P. | requiescat in pace | may they rest in peace |
stat. | statim | immediately |
vs. | versus | against |
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