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Yayyy, So we are at that period of the year again!!! It's the Christmas season,my favorite time of the year and here are 10 interesting fact about this season you probably don't know. Let's go! 1. 'Jingle Bells' was the first song played in space On the 16 December 1965, the song 'Jingle Bells' made history by becoming the first song to be played in space during NASA’s Gemini 6A space flight.  2. It was Princess Charlotte who popularised Christmas trees in England Usually when we think about Christmas trees, we think about Prince Albert (Queen Victoria’s consort) popularising them in England, but the first known Christmas tree was set up at Queen’s Lodge Windsor in December 1800 by Princess Charlotte. 3. Coca-Cola is not actually responsible for how we perceive Santa Claus The Coca-Cola company is often credited with creating the red coated modern image of Santa Claus we know and love today but this isn’t true! Most of his modern image was put together by Th...

  DIPLOMAT OF THE WEEK   CHARLES COTESWORTH PINCKNEY Pinckney (February 25, 1746 – August 16, 1825) was born into a powerful family of Southern planters. He practiced law for several years and was elected to the colonial legislature. A supporter of independence from Great Britain, Pinckney served in the Revolutionary War, rising to the rank of brigadier-general.  Pinckney received tutoring in London, attended several preparatory schools, and went on to Christ Church College, Oxford, where he heard the lectures of the legal authority Sir William Blackstone and graduated in 1764. Pinckney next pursued legal training at London's Middle Temple and was accepted for admission into the English bar in 1769. He then spent part of a year touring Europe and studying chemistry, military science, and botany under leading authorities. Late in 1769, Pinckney sailed home and the next year entered practice in South Carolina. His political career began in 1769, when he was elected to the p...

                KNOWING COUNTRIES THROUGH THEIR CULTURE. This week on knowing countries through their culture, we will be taking a trip to Togo, a country in West Africa. Togo's culture reflects the influences of its 37 tribal ethnic groups, the largest and most influential of which are the Ewe, Mina, and Kabye. French is the official language of Togo, but many native African languages are spoken there as well. Despite the influence of Western religion, more than half of the people of Togo follow native animistic practices and beliefs. Ewe statuary is characterized by its famous statuettes which illustrate the worship of the twins, the ibéji. Sculptures and hunting trophies were used rather than the more ubiquitous African masks. The wood-carvers of Kloto are famous for their "chains of marriage": two characters are connected by rings drawn from only one piece of wood. The dyed fabric batiks of the artisanal center of Kloto represent stylized and ...

HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE BANK THE BATTLE OF PHARSALUS With the war with Julius Caesar raging, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey) ordered the Roman Senate to flee to Greece while he raised an army in the region. With the immediate threat of Pompey removed, Caesar quickly consolidated his position in the western parts of the Republic. Defeating Pompey's forces in Spain, he shifted east and began preparing for a campaign in Greece. These efforts were hampered as Pompey's forces controlled the Republic's navy. Finally forcing a crossing that winter, Caesar was soon joined by additional troops under Mark Antony. Despite being reinforced, Caesar was still outnumbered by Pompey's army, though his men were veterans and the enemy largely new recruits. Through the summer, the two armies maneuvered against each other, with Caesar attempting to besiege Pompey at Dyrrhachium. The resulting battle saw Pompey win a victory and Caesar was forced to back away. Wary of fighting Caes...

HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE BANK; REAL LIFE STORY OF THE HAUNTED DOLL When you think of haunted dolls, it’s likely the creepy old Victorian-looking porcelain kind that springs to mind. None of which you probably have laying around. Still, don’t get too comfortable around any kids toys too soon, though: a Disney’s Frozen Elsa doll that was gifted for Christmas 2013 in the Houston area made headlines earlier this year when it seemingly became haunted. The doll recited phrases from the movie Frozen and sang “Let It Go” when a button on its necklace was pressed. “For two years it did that in English,” mother Emily Madonia said. “In 2015, it started doing it alternating between Spanish and English. There wasn’t a button that changed these, it was just random." The family has owned the doll for more than six years and never changed its batteries. The mother says the doll would randomly begin to speak and sing even with its switch turned off. READ THIS:  10 DIY Daily Students life H...

BREAKING RULES: It had to be us by Anastasia White book cover Getting back together with her high school sweetheart Jake seemed like a good idea to Isabella at first. Yet, the trading of the new quarterback to the New England Patriots caused her life to do a 360-degree turn. Alexander Walker is gorgeous, hot and successful. He had everything handed to him on a silver plate because of his talents, and this bad boy now has his eyes set on his teammate's fiancee. Playing with fire never was more attractive than it is now...... Because Xander always gets what he wants. This book is a sequel and its majors on Abuse, betrayal, Love among others. There are some triggers in the book like abuse which should be watched out for. It's a strong 9 as this is one of the best book written by the author This book is available on INKITT and its a must in every reader's library. https://www.inkitt.com/stories/romance/739396?utm_source=shared_ios join us for more updates;

EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW  WITH DABIRI SAMUEL OLUWASEGUN  IN CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DISABLED PERSONS. ' there is no difference between the the sighted and the blind, one just has the eye. So, any thing you are feeling, I also feel the same too, don't look at me like an Alien or someone from another world.' Hello Everyone!  It's World Disabilities Day!!! And so I welcome you all to an exclusive interview with our very guest 😀 Dabiri Samuel Oluwasegun .Join me as we have an interesting moment and as we celebrate World Disabilities Day! Let The Interview Begin! DSNA : Hello My Very Guest on today's interview.  How are you doing? Samuel : I am doing great! Thank you . DSNA : Yeah that's good to hear and you are welcome to this interview session 😀  Would you please give a brief introduction of yourself? Samuel : Little introduction about my self! I am Dabiri Samuel Oluwasegun, from a family of ten children, a native of Alimosho local Government in Lagos sta...

DSNA 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS LIVING IN HOSTELS As Students, you must have had different experiences living in hostels as a result of the types of students living in your hostels. These students either make you hate your hostel, or enjoy your hostel.  Which of these students exist in your hostel and which of them are you? Go ahead and drop a comment ✓ The Singers These category of students are always singing and disturbing the peace of others in hostels. When they are not around for a day, you will always know and wonder what's happening to them. In their mind they are the the future Justin Bieber and Sia🌚. My own be say no just dey disturb me when i wan sleep 😏 ✓ The music players These set of students always wants to destroy your ears with their loud music as if you told them that you want to dance to their music. The only time that you can have peace of mind is when they are not around. You will unfortunately most times find yourself singing to t...

MOST INTERESTING😁 UNKNOWN FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW❕❕📢: 1️⃣. Hot water💦 will turn into ice🧊 faster than cold water.🥶😱 2️⃣. The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.😳 3️⃣. The sentence, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language.🤔🤠 4️⃣. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue👅.😲 5️⃣. Ants 🐜take rest for around 8 Minutes in 12 hour period.😹 6️⃣. "I Am" is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.🤓🤌🏾 7️⃣. Coca-Cola was originally green.🐵 8️⃣. The most common name in the world is Mohammed.✍🏾👀 9️⃣. When the moon🌕 is directly overhead, you will weigh slightly less.☑️ 1️⃣0️⃣. Camels🐫 have three eyelids to protect themselves from the blowing desert sand.😺 1️⃣1️⃣. There are only two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious."👏🏽😼 1️⃣2️⃣. The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they star...

As a student, you are just steps away from taking total control of your life, you might be surprised at the level of freedom you have but you just have to face reality and get yourself right before the realities of life start setting in. Here are a few hacks to get yourself in order, read through and leave your comments. 1. keep Your Budget Starting from the very basic and essential student life hack, and that is money. If one learns how to manage money, then they have solved a sizeable amount of their problem . Make the most of daily or monthly finances, let go of stuffs that costs a lot and is of no use. Save the money that goes on junk food; it will keep your bank account filled and health fit. 2. Wake Up On Time If you struggle waking up on time even after setting many alarms, try this hack. Before going to sleep, set the alarm and put your phone in a glass or cup. Place it a little far from you. Doing so will make the alarm louder, and the distance will make you get up from bed an...

Today on a culture you don't know we will be taking you on an adventurous ride to Mali in the interior of West Africa at the center of the Sahara.    Mali may be one of the most poorest countries today, but was one of Africa's mightiest empires in it's glory days. The Malian people are justifiably proud of their diverse cultures which enables them to peacefully interact with each other.. Mali recorded history began with the Ghana Empire which extended to the boarder of present day Mali and Mauritania during the  4th and 11th centuries. By the 14th century Mali was one of Africa's largest gold suppliers and most powerful States.     The culture of Mali derived from the shared experience, as a colonial and post colonial polity, and the interaction of the numerous cultures which makes up the Malian people. Malian musical traditions are often derived from Mende griots or jails, a family based caste of performing poets. Today ,griots are often seen as praise sin...

HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE BANK: HORRIBLE HOTSPOT.  The awesome ancient world was one hot sizzling place you wouldn't want to visit. It was full of beastly battles, squabbling cities, crackpot Kings, backstabbing politicians and gory games (mmm.... times have changed much, have they?) 1 The Egyptians were fierce but fabulous, especially the Pharaohs. Some even offered their servants jobs for life with amazing travel opportunities! When a Pharaoh died, his servant could be sacrificed so they could travel to the after-life together. 2 They may have loved their mummies but the awesome Egyptians didn't get to rule a mighty empire without being fierce too. In battle, Egyptian soldiers had a hideous habit of hacking off the right hand of each enemy's corpse to prove how many men they'd massacred 3  Everyone goes on about the ancient Greeks being 'civilized' but that really just meant they lived in cities. Some cities like Athens were cult...