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Picture of A crowd of people watching Fela Kuti as he feeds his pet donkey Yakubu, which he named after General Yakubu G...
02/08/2025

Picture of A crowd of people watching Fela Kuti as he feeds his pet donkey Yakubu, which he named after General Yakubu Gowon the head of state at the time, 1975.

The world's youngest grandmother ever was a Nigerian and was only 17 years old.A girl known as Mum-Zi was just 8 years a...
06/07/2025

The world's youngest grandmother ever was a Nigerian and was only 17 years old.

A girl known as Mum-Zi was just 8 years and 4 months old when she gave birth to a her daughter named "Zi" in 1884.

Zi, Mum-Zi's daughter, became a mother as well at the age of 8 years 8 months. Zi gave birth to a healthy baby boy in 1892, who was also fathered by a 9-year-old. They are the youngest recorded parents, in combined age. They are from Nigeria, on an island called Akwa Akpa, now known as the city of Calabar

The First Visitor on New Year’s Day Brings Luck in Greece and ScotlandIn Greece and Scotland, it is believed that the fi...
31/12/2024

The First Visitor on New Year’s Day Brings Luck in Greece and Scotland
In Greece and Scotland, it is believed that the first person to enter your home on New Year’s Day will determine whether the year brings good or bad luck. The tradition encourages positive energy by entering with the right foot.

Chinese New Year Lasts for 15 DaysChinese New Year is a 15-day celebration that follows the lunar calendar. This vibrant...
31/12/2024

Chinese New Year Lasts for 15 Days
Chinese New Year is a 15-day celebration that follows the lunar calendar. This vibrant festival, filled with parades and family gatherings, is one of the longest and most colorful New Year’s celebrations worldwide.

The island nation of Kiribati in the central Pacific is the first place on Earth to celebrate the New Year each year, as...
31/12/2024

The island nation of Kiribati in the central Pacific is the first place on Earth to celebrate the New Year each year, as it sits just west of the International Date Line. On the flip side, American Samoa is among the last places to ring in the new year.

The Roman Calendar Had Only 10 MonthsIn the early Roman calendar, the year had only 10 months, adding up to around 304 d...
31/12/2024

The Roman Calendar Had Only 10 Months
In the early Roman calendar, the year had only 10 months, adding up to around 304 days. The Romans celebrated New Year on March 1st before January and February were added later to align the calendar with the solar year.

New Year Celebrations Date Back 4,000 YearsThe earliest records of New Year celebrations come from ancient Babylon, arou...
31/12/2024

New Year Celebrations Date Back 4,000 Years
The earliest records of New Year celebrations come from ancient Babylon, around 4,000 years ago. They celebrated the arrival of the new year during the first full moon after the spring equinox, marking it as a fresh start with grand festivities.

New Year Celebrations Date Back 4,000 YearsThe earliest records of New Year celebrations come from ancient Babylon, arou...
31/12/2024

New Year Celebrations Date Back 4,000 Years
The earliest records of New Year celebrations come from ancient Babylon, around 4,000 years ago. They celebrated the arrival of the new year during the first full moon after the spring equinox, marking it as a fresh start with grand festivities.

A copy of Uthman's Quran from 624 A.D., kept in Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. It is believed to be the oldest tran...
25/03/2024

A copy of Uthman's Quran from 624 A.D., kept in Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. It is believed to be the oldest transcript of the Quran.

The world record for the time without sleep is 264 hours (11 days) by Randy Gardner in 1965.The 17-year-old Gardner stay...
02/01/2024

The world record for the time without sleep is 264 hours (11 days) by Randy Gardner in 1965.

The 17-year-old Gardner stayed awake for 11 days and 25 minutes (264.4 hours), breaking the previous record of 260 hours held by Tom Rounds

In Igboland, Ifá is known as Afa and is performed by a specialist called Dibia. The Dibia is considered a doctor and spe...
02/01/2024

In Igboland, Ifá is known as Afa and is performed by a specialist called Dibia. The Dibia is considered a doctor and specialises in the use of herbs for healing and transformation.

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