What We Have To Be Thankful About On Columbus Day
I know, you are probably thinking, "He's late. Columbus Day was Monday." Well, the recognized Columbus Day was Monday, this is true. However, it was on this date in 1492 that Columbus landed in what is now El Salvador. The day has been an official holiday in the United States since 1937, even though it was celebrated since colonial times. For those of you who don't know (I mean the ones who haven't entered school yet), Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 and discovered America - even though the people living here already knew where it was. He went on to enslave the indigenous people, who he misnamed as "Indians" and took their land and gold. Some of those people he kidnapped and brought with him back to Spain. On this list of myFiveBest, I want to give thanks to what we now have because of Christopher Columbus. Read more...
Categories: History Tags: christopher columbus, columbus, el salvador, hispaniola, Indians, nina, pina, santa maria, spain
5 Things You Might Not Have Known About The Pineapple
Pineapple is a wonderful, tasty treat. Full of Vitamin C (131% DV) and Manganese (45% DV), the pineapple is indigenous to South America. It is eaten fresh, canned, and juiced and can be used in a variety of dishes. You often see pineapple served with meat, such as ham, because the enzyme bromelain found in the pineapple works as a tenderizer and adds the sweet sugar content to the meal. What do we really know about the pineapple? We know it is delicious, but do we understand the plant, itself? Here is a list of five things you might not know about this plant. Read more...
Categories: Health and Exercise Tags: anana, christopher columbus, golden supreme, hawiian pineapples, pine cones, pineapple, smooth cayenne, south america, spanish red, sugar loaf
myFiveBest Things About Turkeys
Turkey is the most popular Thanksgiving entree in the United States and Canada. On one day, more turkeys are consumed than the rest of the year! But what do we really know about this holiday bird? There's a lot of trivia behind the turkey that helped to shape the early days of this country. Here are five things about turkeys you might not have known, including their important spot in our national identity and the foundation of a famous costume that every child will recognize! Read more...
Categories: Trivia Tags: bald eagle, ben franklin, Big Bird, christopher columbus, early americans, gobbler, hens, national bird, native americans, poults, tom turkey, turkey farms, turkeys
Legend Vs. Reality: Debunking History
Back when you were in school (or maybe you still are in school) they told us stories from history that helped to mold the way we saw things about our ancestors. The accounts, while they make a great story, are not always true. Movies have been made over these great tales, but most of them have been based on the legend, not the true story. Tales of valor where one stood against many or legends of discovery just aren’t the same and become more “human” once you hear what really happened. Here are five of those tales.
Categories: History Tags: american indians, battle of the alamo, benjamin franklin, christopher columbus, civil war, colonel travis, davy crockett, jim bowie, king leonidas, king xerxes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, native americans, persians, plymouth rock, San Antonio, santa ana, spartans, the 300, the battle of Thermopylae, the pilgrims, zack snyder
Five Lies About America You Thought Were True
If you live in the United States, you should know this information. However, they don't really teach this stuff in school, so you might have had to stop playing Farmville for ten minutes to find this out. This all came about as I was reading the comments by people on a discussion board and realized "Hey, nobody gets this stuff!" So here it is. Five lies we've been told about America that have no basis for fact. It's bunk. Lies, literally, told to children because it fits into the mold that makes everything neat and tidy. Enjoy! Read more...
Five Things Archaeologists Told Us That Were Wrong
Archaeologists have been telling us for years about how things work. They tell us that the dinosaurs were around, died out, then came man, and so on... If this is the case, then how do these anomalies exist? This stuff shouldn't even be possible from what we've been told. Could it be that we've been lied to all of our lives because some things don't fit into the way things are "supposed to be"? Find out about these five strange discoveries that aren't supposed to exist: Read more...
Categories: Weird News Tags: age of earth, ancient greeks, ancient hebrews, ancient man, christopher columbus, Coelacanth, dinosaurs, leif erikson, minoans, sea monsters, Trilobytes, Vikings
