There are two main types of vitamins: water-soluble (all eight B vitamins and vitamin C) and fat-soluble (vitamins A, D, E, and K). Water-soluble vitamins dissolve in water and are generally…
Synthetic plastic was patented in the early 1900s. It was known as Bakelite, and it sparked a boom in durable and affordable consumer goods. Soon, companies started selling different kinds of…
The onomatapoeia theory is, as far as I’m aware, correct stemming from 1852. It’s first published use was from Henry Thoreau who referenced the sound of sleeping locusts when he first wrote “…the dry-z-ing of the locusts is heard.”