Emmanuel Ucheolisa

Before 1938, the usual style of pen in use was the fountain pen.     A fountain pen. A fountain pen according to Wikipedia is 'a nib pen that contains an internal reservoir of liquid ink. The pen draws ink from the reservoir through a feed to the nib and deposits it on paper via a combination of gravity and capillary action. Filling the reservoir with ink may be achieved manually, via the use of an eyedropper, syringe or a vacuum to transfer ink directly through the nib'.  The pen was efficient but has liquid ink which takes some time before it can dry up on paper during usage. There was need for improvement and in 1938, a Hungarian named László Bíró sold firstly a new type of pen that has a thicker ink that could dry faster on papers, the 'ballpoint pen'.     A ballpoint pen. A ballpoint pen according to a dictionary 'is a pen, similar in size and shape to a pencil, having an internal chamber filled with a viscous, quick-drying ink that is dispensed at the tip ...

It is somewhat confusing when one toe the line of getting an exact definition of Great Britain and United Kingdom and some individuals misuse the terms in the bit to define it, but let's run some metres of explanation. *England* England is a country in Europe which has London as her capital city. The country is mostly seen as an Island due to her topography. It is the nation that has the famous Queen Elizabeth as the political head. England is the largest country in Great Britain and in the British Isles. It's capital city( London) also serves as the capital of Great Britain. *Great Britain* This comprises of three(3) countries of England, Scotland and Wales. Though they are politically seen as not individually sovereign states but they still maintain some level of independence where one can either decide to still be part of the union or be free from it. *United Kingdom* United Kingdom is a Union bringing together Great Britain and Northern Ireland, thus it is politely referred...

The origin of button could be traced back to 2000 BC when it was mainly used as ornaments for decoration of clothings but the actual use of buttons as fasteners and closing-up of cloths started in the 13th century in Germany. It will be somehow surprising to hear that buttons on male and female clothings are not placed on same side. The buttons on male clothings are placed on the right while that of female clothings are placed on the left. Why? It is a historic tradition for men to put their sword by their left hand and use right hand to draw it out when the need arise. To make this possible and easy, male coats and other clothings that requires button, have their buttons on the right so that the left hand side of the shirt will lie on the right hand side and make it easy for drawing of sword. This became more beneficial even at the invention of guns and made male gun carriers to put their small guns on the left hand side under their coats, suits or shirts. The buttons on female clothi...

The true nature of a woman as a mother is built in her ability to nurture. The act of care beautifies womanhood and sets strong the age-long belief that a mother is a life giver. 'Mammelokker' is a Dutch word which means 'Breast Sucker' in English language and the story of Pero and Simon(Cimon) depicts where breast sucking gave life and freedom. A certain old man in Greece named Simon was sentenced to death by starvation by the Roman authorities. The authorities found it not wise to kill him instantly but to keep him in prison without feeding him, so that on the ground of hunger and pain, he will simply die off. This certain prisoner named Simon, had a daughter named Pero who at the time her father was sentenced, begged the authorities to grant her the opportunity to be seeing her father everyday until he dies. The authorities granted her wish but made sure that she was carefully checked and searched so that she will not smuggle-in food to her father. Days passed by, mo...