1. Why does the Tower Of Pisa lean?
The Tower of Pisa, officially known as the 'Torre pendete di pisa' (The Leaning Tower of Pisa) is located in Cathedral Square situated in the city of Pisa. Tourists all around the world come to visit it and climb the stairs to view the beautiful countryside. But what causes this tower to lean? It is tilted so much and we feel like it can tumble over any time. While constructing the tower, the architects didn't realise about the unstable soil beneath it. When about 3 storeys where constructed, the tower started to lean. After a century, a war took place in the Pisa and this gap helped the the tower to settle down, or else it might have toppled down in real. After the war, the engineer reconstructed it. To correct it's tilt they built the rest floors in such a manner that it is one side taller than the other. Yet, it tilts a millimetre further for every year. But, this feature of the tower's leaning makes it unique from the others.
2. What is an oxymoron?
Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two opposite words come together in a sentence giving an meaningless idea. It verbals an poetic effective and can be used in creativities. Actually, the word 'oxymoron' is also an oxymoron. It comes from the Greek word 'oxumōros' (oxus = sharp, moros = foolish).
Some examples :
She is seriously funny.
The open secret was revealed out.
He is walking slowly, but fast.
There was a small crowd standing near the shop.
3. How did Tea originate?
China was the first place where tea was originated. It was firstly discovered by a Chinese Emperor, Shan Nong, in 2737 B.C. Shan Nong have a habit of drinking water after boiling in it. One day in his garden, accidentally few tea leaves fell in his cup of water, giving it a high aroma. Therefore, this technique of brewing begun in China. China was among the leading exporters of various tea. Taiwan (Formosa), has been an recent major supplier of pan fried tea. The monks brought tea from China to Japan and the Japanese created different styles of preparing tea.
India is famous for black teas. The major hubs here for lack teas are the Nilgiris, Darjeeling and Assam. Thus, the origin of tea came.
4. Why do leaves change colour in autumn?
Leaves prepare food for the plant via photosynthesis. For this, they absorb water, sunlight and capture carbon dioxide from the air. But for this phenomenon, plants require a chemical substance found in leaves which is green in colour. After the summer gets over, the autumn begins. So, the days get more shorter. Therefore, the plants need to prepare for upcoming winter. Unfortunately, there isn't ample light and water due to autumn, they can't synthesise food and plants just shut down their food factories. So, the green chlorophyll starts to get disappeared. Thus, we can see attractive and pretty shades of yellow, red, and orange in leaves during autumn.
5. Who invented doughnuts?
The delicious doughnuts (donuts) was said to be discovered by Hanson Gregory, a Dutchman. He was a sailor. Elizabeth, his mother was known to make a good olykoek (oily cake). One day, his mother decided to give him some oily cakes for his voyage. Unlike doughnuts, these cake doesn't have hole in them. The sea captain invented the doughnut by impaling on of the cakes to the ship's one of the spoke in steering wheel, to keep his hands free during a sudden storm which occurred in June 22, 1847. This made a hole in the cake. He was pleased with this taste and ordered his cook to prepare like this for the rest of the voyage. Another legend says that a cow kicked a pot of boiling oil over some pastry mix, thus inventing the golden brown delight.
