Tag: Culture

On March 1st, 1954, American scientist John Clark huddled inside a bunker on a remote Pacific island, waiting anxiously as he prepared to detonate the most powerful hydrogen bomb ever tested.

In a secluded grove in Northern California stands Hyperion, rising higher than any known living tree on Earth. At 380 feet tall, this giant coast redwood pierces the sky, taller than Big Ben or the Statue of Liberty.

Our tale opens under African skies in 1969, where actress Tippi Hedren (The Birds) and producer husband Noel Marshall sailed on winds of optimism. As wealthy Hollywood royalty on a glamorous safari vacation, they thrilled like giddy children to magnificent prides of lions roaming wild near their Tanzanian lodge cabin.

Coffee, is an aromatic, eye-opening beverage that millions of people worldwide can't seem to start their day without. But, imagine being ruled by a leader who believed that coffee was a threat to public morality, to the extent that he threatened to behead anyone caught drinking it publicly.

While most of us think of vegetables as being naturally occurring, there's one vegetable that defies convention - broccoli. Surprisingly, it's not a naturally occurring plant at all, but rather a human-made creation that has been selectively bred over the centuries to become the delectable treat that we know and love today.

Florence Nightingale is a fascinating personality that was born into a wealthy Victorian family. However, throughout her life she chose a tough life of service. She was known for her work during the Crimean War. During the war she tended to wounded soldiers and helped revolutionize nursing practices.