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Text on the reverse side: A deep sense of well-being is established through the activity of working with plants as we consciously become aware of t...

Text on the reverse side: Used for loosening soil and digging, the tines allow an easy insert into the ground to rake out stones and weeds, breakin...

Text on the reverse side: Louis Vuitton, after an apprenticeship in Paris, opened his own box-making workshop in 1854. The iconic monogram canvas w...

Text on the reverse side: A space capsule is an often-crewed spacecraft that enables to re-enter the earth's atmosphere without wings. Patent by Ma...

Text on the reverse side: The space shuttle has a thermal protection, also known as a heat shield, with more than 30,000 tiles made essentially of ...

Text on the reverse side: The space shuttle travels around earth at around 17,500 miles (28,000 kilometres) every hour while in orbit. As a result,...

Text on the reverse side: The word "spaceship" was first used in 1880. The first recorded use of the word "spacecraft" was in 1929. A space shuttle...

Text on the reverse side: The suit is vital for providing the astronaut with oxygen as well as protection from space dust. The primary function, ho...

Text on the reverse side: In 1947, the first UFO report was made. A pilot named Kenneth Arnold saw nine flying objects and described their movement...

Text on the reverse side: A tool with a scoop-shaped metal blade with a pointed head, the trowel serves to dig holes, break up earth, amongst other...

Text on the reverse side: This tool for digging, lifting, and moving bulk materials, exists in various sizes and shapes for numerous functions. A w...

Text on the reverse side: Although digging the soil is a labour intensive part of gardening, it is an essential preparation filled with benefits fo...

Text on the reverse side: The term shears refers to scissors longer than 6 inches long made for specific applications. Often shears have a larger h...

Text on the reverse side: The term "watering pot" was first recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1580. Early versions were made of copper, ...

Text on the reverse side: The origins of the word "photography" comes from Greek, meaning to draw with light. The word camera comes from Latin - “c...

Text on the reverse side: Checking the photo after snapping it on the camera is called chimping - commonly done when using a digital camera. With a...

Text on the reverse side: The world’s largest camera was built in 1899, commissioned by Chicago & Alton Railway, to take the largest photograph...

Text on the reverse side: Even though digital projectors are gradually surfacing, movie theatre preference still overwhelmingly uses analogue proje...

Text on the reverse side: In 1928, when Walt Disney created Steamboat Willie in 1928, he only had two animators working for him. By the time he cre...

Text on the reverse side: The minimum speed required for a person to process consecutive images as movement, is thirteen frames per second. Old mov...

Text on the reverse side: The stereotypical image of a movie director on location, usually includes the lightweight folding chair, and hence often ...

Text on the reverse side: The advancement of technology has made video recording more accessible and affordable. In the mid 1950s, video recorders ...

Text on the reverse side: Also called clapperboard, or slate board, they particularly played an important role in filming where the images and soun...

Text on the reverse side: Dated ca 2500-2350 BC, on an Egyptian tomb, the first illustration of a cat with a collar was found. By the 12th dynasty ...

Text on the reverse side: Although today, linen, wool, silk and cotton yarns are mostly used, early sewers used thread made from leather thongs, gu...

Text on the reverse side: Traditionally, heels were for men. Riding horses required footwear with heels in order to stay in the stirrups - hence th...

Text on the reverse side: Isaac Merritt Singer came from humble beginnings. Working in a machine-shop in Boston in 1851, he was given a sewing mach...

Text on the reverse side: Improvements made to design a cross cutting device was introduced by the Romans in 100 AD. The name originates from the L...

Text on the reverse side: Studies showed that if given the opportunity to select one designer item, handbag would be the item of choice by 22% of w...

Text on the reverse side: The major difference between a mannequin and a dress form, is the layer of foam and cloth on top of its inner shell, whic...

Text on the reverse side: Starting with the Hobart Model-H in 1914, followed by the domestic model in 1919, the food mixer has since become a key k...

Text on the reverse side: The craze for the hourglass figure peaked in popularity in the Victorian period when steel boning was used to shape the w...

Text on the reverse side: With the absence of gears, old fashioned bikes relied on having bigger wheels to propel a bigger push from the pedals for...

Text on the reverse side: Purses and handbags have been a practical necessity, as well as a fantastic fashion accessory which can be traced as far ...

Text on the reverse side: Depending on where we are on the globe, some of us are spinning through space at just over 1,000 miles per hour. Those po...

Text on the reverse side: Show jumping began on July 28, 1868. At the inaugural Dublin Horse Show, where the competition went on for four days, the...