Where does the name of England come from?
The name "England" is derived from the Old English name Englaland, which means "land of the Angles". The Angles were one of the Germanic tribes that settled in Great Britain during the Early Middle Ages. The Angles came from the Angeln peninsula in the Bay of Kiel area of the Baltic Sea.
What was the first bird to be domesticated by man?
The goose was the first bird to be domesticated by man. An ancient story tells how a flock of white geese raised the alarm when Rome was attacked by the Gauls, and thus saved the city.
Are Franklin and Theodore related?
Roosevelt: Theodore and Franklin Share Name, Distantly Related. While many Americans may assume that President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) was the son of Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909), the two former presidents who led the country three decades apart were actually fifth cousins.
Who wrote The Little Mermaid?
"The Little Mermaid" (Danish: Den lille havfrue) is a well-known fairy tale by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince.
How many different types of sea creatures are there?
Over 1 million known species of plants and animals live there, and scientists say there may be as many as 9 million species we haven't discovered yet. Marine animals come in all kinds of weird shapes, sizes, and colors; and they live in all kinds of different environments within the ocean.
How many ants are there in the world?
But no-one knows how many ants there are in the world. The BBC Four documentary claims they number not 10,000 trillion but 100 trillion, though it still suggests the total weight of ants equals the total weight of humans.