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The birth of the printing press

  Imagine a world without the printing press and no internet, how would we learn about things? An inventor was needed. That person was Johannes Gutenberg who in 1452 invented the printing press. So, was… 

Who invented the telephone, was it ….?

You would think this was a silly question because we all know that it was Alexander Graham Bell who invented the telephone, but did you know that in fact there was a dispute because Elisha… 

Who invented the Compass?

Well, we do know that the Chinese were known to use a magnetic compass during the Han Dynasty between the 2nd century BC and 1st century AD. Like the one on the left.  It wasn’t… 

Ancient Rome’s Financial Crisis

Did you know that in 2008 they used 2000-year-old solution to save our economy! The 33AD Finacial Crisis It was in 33 AD that a financial crisis hit Ancient Rome and the solution Emperor Tiberius… 

‘Oh no it isn’t, oh yes it is’.

Pantomime grew out of Music Hall and by the late 19th and early 20th centuries they became the home of pantomime. When you think of our current world of TV, DVDs and computers it is… 

Where did the Circus Come From?

This is disputed, as people say that circus started in the 18th century. However, they did have what they called circus in Ancient Rome. Ancient Rome circus The problem is that the Ancient Rome’s circuses… 

How did we get Pantomimes?

They evolved from Commedia dell’Arte became “Harlequinades” that went on to be the roots of the Pantomimes we see today.  Today’s Pantomimes are a fusion of eccentricity, ambiguity, and absurdity, which have become a public…