You know the drill when it comes to engagement rings: in most cases, it’s the man who purchases it and waits for the right moment to pop the question. In 1926, jewelers and advertisers joined forces to try and popularize the concept of male engagement rings. The rings even had ultra-macho names: the Pilot, the Stag, the Master. But these campaigns flopped, as the public couldn’t shake the association of engagement rings with femininity.
There certainly are many myths and urban legends when it comes to Disney and its theme parks, but this one is absolutely true. The tunnels were built as a response to characters having to run through other ‘lands’ to get to their posts which spoiled the magic.
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The ‘Devil’s Horn’ hand sign for example, which is usually thrown up in rock concerts can be offensive in other countries. In European and South American countries, this hand sign implies that a man’s wife has been unfaithful.
Dressing the Queen is no simple task. Angela Kelly, who’s official title is Personal Adviser to Her Majesty, is responsible for curating the Queen's wardrobe. That includes running a meticulous spreadsheet in order to keep track of all of the monarch’s dresses, coats, shoes, handbags, and hats. And of course, there is also a spreadsheet to prevent outfit repetitions. 
This might sound like a granny fable, but it is actually a time-tested method. If you’re not sure how old an egg is and if it’s still good to use, simply pop it in water. If it floats, it’s old; if it sinks, it’s a fresh egg and you’re good to go.
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Fifteen seconds is how long it takes humans to lose their consciousness in space due to a lack of oxygen to the brain. In 1965, a technician inside a vacuum chamber at Johnson Space Center in Houston accidentally depressurized his spacesuit by disrupting a hose. He lost consciousness after 15 seconds, but his suit was repressurized at 27 seconds.
According to Scientific American, the man recalled “the moisture on his tongue beginning to boil as well as a loss of taste sensation that lingered for four days following the accident.
These are just a handful of words we use every day, that have their roots in the Arabic language. The word alcohol comes from the Arabic al-kuhl, (the kohl) which is a form of eyeliner. Because the cosmetic was made via an extraction process from a mineral, European chemists began to refer to anything involving extraction or distillation as alcohol.
Algebra has its roots in al-jabr, which describes a reunion of broken parts, and magazine comes from makzin, which means storehouse.
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