According to Robert Greenburger’s book The Technology of Ancient China, the Chinese were using iron plows to till farm fields as far back as the 6th Century B.C. But a couple of hundred years later, some ingenious Han inventor came up with the kuan, also known as the moldboard plow.…
On January 22, 2008, Hollywood mourns a talented young actor’s life cut tragically short, after the body of 28-year-old Heath Ledger is found by his masseuse and housekeeper on the floor of his rented apartment in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. Gordon-Levitt was 18 while Ledger was 20…
Are Mandalorians human? Most Mandalorians are, in fact, human, but not all: Other species can be adopted into Mandalorian culture … like, say, “The Child.” On top of being masters of the board game, Mandalorians also fancy art and are rich in artistic culture, which just goes to show you…
After the first clashes of ironclads (both with wooden ships and with one another) took place in 1862 during the American Civil War, it became clear that the ironclad had replaced the unarmored ship of the line as the most powerful warship afloat. Ironclad gunboats came to be very successful…
So yes, mortality rates were high. Even with all the safety precautions, people died and were severely injured quite often. Probably the most famous instance of this was when King Henry 8th was unhorsed. The men fought for over a month, and after 166 battles Suero and his men were…
Marie-Antoinette was the youngest daughter of the Holy Roman emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa and was married to Louis XVI. The relationship between Louis and Marie-Antoinette had a very slow start. The future king rarely s Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette got married on May 16th 1770. He was 16…
1- Abseiling. Take to the abseiling tower and get the adrenaline pumping as you commando jump your way to base. … 2- Aerial Trek. Condover Hall’s Aerial Trek gives children of all abilities a series of fresh rope climbing challenges. … 3- Archery. … 4- Archery tag. … 5- Buggy…
During an interview in the 1992 documentary film MGM: When the Lion Roars, Rooney describes their friendship: Judy and I were so close we could’ve come from the same womb. We weren’t like brothers or sisters but there was no love affair there; there was more than a love affair.…
So, to answer your question, most soldiers from those times would be strong, have a great stamina, be very much used to harships and hard labour, but would not necessarily look fit as we define it in modern terms. Also, there was a five day gap between the march to…
“were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government?…