2020-06-18

The Discovery of Zhang Xianzhong's Treasure

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.

Source: https://mini.eastday.com/a/181217102413812.html?qid=02263

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".

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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