If you say ChatGPT in French, it sounds a lot like the phrase, “Chat, j’ai pété,” which translates to “Cat, I have farted.”
If you’re visiting the Italian Riviera, you can’t walk barefoot in Portofino anymore. And you can only wear swimwear in designated lounging areas.
The ladybug – a beetle in the Coccinellidae family – got its nickname because of a medieval European famine. Farmers were worried about their crops because of aphids and prayed to the Virgin Mary, also known as Our Lady of Seven Sorrows. Ladybugs appeared and ate the aphids, thus saving the crops.
The Rubin Observatory in Chile is expected to be completed this year. In its first year, it will gather more data than all other telescopes in history combined.
In the 1800s and early 1900s, men slicked back their hair with Macassar oil, originally extracted from the Macassar ebony tree. However, the oil would rub off on upholstered furniture. Therefore, the antimacassar was created – a small cloth placed over the backs or arms of chairs or on sofa cushions.
This article appears in July 25 • 2025.