Your birthday may not be such a special day after all, you share it with at least nine million others.
There are 30 times as many people buried in the earth as there are people now living.
A Pane-ful Story
Glass was made in prehistoric times, and glass-making was already a well-established industry in Egypt by the 16th century B.C.
The Romans refined the art of glassmaking to a level unequaled until modern times.
They made small windowpanes, hollow ware, and colorful millefiori (thousand flowers) vessels.
After the Crusades, Venice was the leader in making fine glassware for almost four centuries. The city officials tried to monopolize the industry by strictly controlling the glass-workers at Murano.
Artisans were severely penalized for betraying the secrets of their art.
France became dominant in the 18th century with the invention of a process for casting glass. French plate glass was used to line the magnificent Galerie des Glaces at Versailles.
The first glass manufactory on this side of the Atlantic was built in 1608.
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One inch of rain contains the same amount of water as a ten-inch snowstorm.
Australian aborigines are not in the least ashamed of their nakedness, and don't mind defecating in view of others. But they are quite embarrassed to be seen eating.
Think of the problems such mores could create in one of our crowded cities.
