What Was The First Music

First Music

There are many legends among many peoples of how music began. The Bible tells of Jubal, the father of musicians. An old Spanish book describes how Jubal listened to Tubalcain’s forge and noticed that the sounds then low tones made by pounding the anvil differed in pitch. He tried imitating these sounds with his voice and … Read more

What Was The First Land Animal

First Land Animal

Not everybody accepts the of evolution; but according to those who do, animal life (which includes fish, birds, and insects)  more than 500,000,000 years ago, after the earth’s surface had cooled and the oceans were formed.  Most scientists believe that there was life in the sea before there was any living thing on land.  The land had no life … Read more

What Was The First Gun Like

First Gun

The first small firearms appeared late in the fourteenth century and were known as hand cannons. They had copper and iron tubes (barrels) closed at the rear. Near this end (the butt) waa drilled a small “touch hole” for setting fire to the powder inside. The butt ended in a hollow socket. Into this fitted … Read more

What Was The Alamo

Alamo

The Alamo is a building in San Antonio, Texas. It is actually the chapel of being Mission San Antonio de Valero, which was founded by Franciscans in 1718. A popular name for it became “the Alamo mission” because it fitted in a grOve Of COttOfi WOOd trees and the Spanish name for this tree is alamo. The mission … Read more

What Was Pompei

Pompei

If you ever make a trip to Italy, one of the most fascinating sights to see in Pompeii. For here is a city, almost 2,000 years old, that you will be able to see and study in greater detail, and better preserved, than almost any other ancient city. Why Is This So? On August 24th, … Read more

What Was Papyrus

Papyrus

The first man-made writing material was papyrus, made from the papyrus plant. Papyrus was invented about 2000 B.C. by the Egyptians. For about 2,5tD years or more, it was the only writing material used by man. Papyrus is a reedlike plant belonging to the family of sedges. It grows to a height of from 1 to 3 … Read more

What The Body Do With Food

Food

We might say that what the body does with food is “digest” it. But what exactly does this mean? Our digestive system has two basic jobs to do with the food we take in. The first job is to break down large food molecules so that they can be carried through the body. It is … Read more

What The Biggest Whale

Biggest Whale

The biggest whale also happens to be the largest animal in the world. It is the blue, or sulfur-bottom, whale, which may be more than 30 meters long and weigh 125 tonnes. It may be found in all waters but is most common in the Pacific Ocean. It belongs to the group of whales known as “the whalebone whales” (the … Read more

What Makes The Weather

Weather

It is simply what the air or atmosphere is like at any time. No matter what the air is—cold, cool, warm, hot, calm, breezy, windy, dry, moist, or wet—that’s the weather. The weather may be any combination of different amounts of heat, moisture, and motion in the air. And it changes hour to hour, day to day, … Read more

What Makes The Stars Shine?

Stars Shine

A star is a ball of very hot gas that shines by its own light. planets as you know, and our moon, too, shine only by light reflected from the sun, and planets shine with a steady light while stars appear to twinkle. This is caused by substances in the air between the star and … Read more