Zinc and Blackjack
Sphalerite also known as blackjack is the chief ore of zinc.
What’s beyond the edge of the universe you ask? The universe has no edge; spacetime is curved.
Staring at a solar eclipse is dangerous to your vision. Your pupils dilate.
Known as El Angel, the Angel of Independence was ordered built by President Porfirio Diaz, and today is found in the Paseo de la Reforma in Maxico City, where it is a traditional gathering place.
Mined in Germany, Cobalt (Co) is named for a kind of goblin that was blamed for the substance’s impurities.
Founded in 1639, Urga was built on the site of the Buddhist monastery of Da Khuree. In 1924, it was renamed “Red Hero,” in honor of Suhbaatar, who liberated the country from Ungern von Sternberg’s troops. Ulan Bator is the capitol of Mongolia.
Known as the Paris of the East in the 1930s, Shanghai city has a historic nightclub district known as the Bund.
Famous painter -Pablo Picasso- dropped his father’s name (Ruiz) and instead painted under his mother’s name.
The word “admiral” comes from “commander of the sea” in Arabic language.
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