Where Was The Seven Years' War Fought?

Known by various names -- the Pomeranian War (Sweden), the Third Carnatic War (India), the French and Indian War (USA), La guerre de la Conquête (Quebec) -- it involved all the major European powers and spanned five continent. Which is why the conflict is sometimes called "World War Zero."

Jane Austen, The Sarcastic Social Satirist

Las Lajas Sanctuary of Colombia

Why was a cathedral built in such an odd way? Thank a miracle. Supposedly, in 1754 an Amerindian Maria Meneses de Quiñones and her deaf and mute daughter Rosa were caught in a very strong storm. They took shelter between the lajas (slabs). To Maria's surprise, she heard her daughter suddenly speaking! "The Mestiza is calling me," Rosa said, pointing to a lightning-illuminated silhouette over the laja. The Virgin Mary was given credit for the miracle and the apparition and a pilgrimage site sprang up, as did a straw-and-wood shrine. More miraculous cures were reported and more pilgrims came. Eventually a larger church was needed so the present cathedral, with its amazing architecture, was built between 1916 and 1949.

Did You Know Japan Used To Have Wild Wolves?

Unfortunately, wolves have been extinct on Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu since the 1700s, and on Hokkaido since the 1800s.

Catherine the Great, who ruled as empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.

Need To Remember All The British Royal Houses?

Here's a fun mnemonic: "No Point Letting Your Trousers Slip Halfway!" Which stands for the main British royal families: Normans, Plantagenets, Lancasters, Yorks, Tudors, Stuarts, Hanovers, and Windsors. And in chronological order, too!

Let's Learn Namibia's Geography!

I know I'm undereducated about Namibia. Maybe you are too?

This Dagger Has A Near-Impossible Sheath

Seriously, how do you put this dagger away without scrapping the edges, wearing down the sharpness each time? Despite its impractical sheath, this is a truly beautiful piece of art. Bali, Indonesia, early 1700s. Made with iron-nickel alloy, silver, gold, and wood.

Huge Cache Of 1700s-Era Rockets Found In India

More than a 1,000 were discovered, unexploded, from an abandoned well at a fort in the Karnataka state in southern India. They ranged in size from 12 to 14 inches long. And they were all filled with potassium nitrate, charcoal, and magnesium powder. From their make and their contents, archaeologists identified the rockets as Mysore rockets, the first iron-cased rockets to be used successfully in military combat.

The rockets are believed to have belonged to the Muslim warrior king Tipu Sultan, who ruled over Karnataka’s Shivamogga district at the time. He was also a resolute opponent of the British East India Company. He fought four wars against the British company, ultimately dying in the fourth.

What Was The Second Agricultural Revolution?

The First Agricultural Revolution occurred around 10,000 years ago when humans first domesticated plants. In the early 1700s the Industrial Revolution led to faster and more efficient farming technology, which helped usher in the Second Agricultural Revolution from 1700 to 1900 in developed countries. Many less developed countries are considered to be still experiencing the Second Agricultural Revolution.