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National Color Day is celebrated in the USA by all the artists, painters, and individuals who are interested in the meaning of colors.
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National Color Day is celebrated in the USA by all the artists, painters, and individuals who are interested in the meaning of colors.
November 11 is National Origami Day. The unauthorized holiday recalls the ancient Japanese technique of constructing complicated things and irregular geometry out of square sheets of paper.
Mapmaking was once a very skilled job that required a high level of information, knowledge, and accuracy.
Often found in a travel enthusiast's room, maps are commonly used as wallpaper, interior art, magnetic pinboards, and educational tools. But did you know that the ancient maps were so expensive that the royals owned them as extravagant possessions?
The study of making maps is referred to as cartography, and professionals who create them are known as cartographers. In ancient times, maps were created by hand, and that required a very high level of skill. This is the reason why they were so expensive. Also, the purpose they served was very helpful for trade and expansion.
Maps were the first to show roads. But the first map drawn was not of the Earth but of the stars.
It was found in an ancient cave drawing in France. Another cool fact about maps is that during World War II, silk maps were attached to monopoly games along with real money and a working compass. This has helped many prisoners of war escape.
There are two norths on the map. One is the true north, and the other is the magnetic north.
True north is the geographical north pole, and magnetic north is indicated by the north end of the compass needle. The magnetic north pole can move around by 25 mi (40.2 km) and sometimes even swap places with the south pole every year.
Did you know a road map is the most commonly used type of map? In fact, the Turin Papyrus Map, created in Egypt in 1160 BCE, was the first road map that displayed the routes around river bends.