Tag: History

Stuff I Didn’t Know: The Eiffel Tower Was Designed to Last for Only 20 Years | via marfdrat

  That’s right – it was only designed to last for 20 years past its debut in 1889, but it’s still standing today, and is expected to stand for another two or three centuries. via Stuff I Didn’t Know: The Eiffel Tower Was Designed to Last for Only 20 Years | marfdrat. Pretty cool.

How King James influenced our language

King James Bible: How it changed the way we speak BBC News Magazine No other book, or indeed any piece of culture, seems to have influenced the English language as much as the King James Bible. Its turns of phrase have permeated the everyday language of English speakers, whether or not they’ve ever opened a …

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