DID YOU KNOW?
DID YOU KNOW?
Some of the most fascinating things happen all around the world and at Cherry Hill Tuition we want you to know about all of these occurrences. Our team has compiled 6 interesting facts about the world we live in.
1. Oxygen Therapy is an option in the field of medicine. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy can aid the healing of skin, ears, flesh and bone wounds. The therapy is known to speed up recovery post surgery. Oxygen can be received through an Intravenous oxygen drip directly into your bloodstream.
2. Psychologist Solomon Asch (1907-1996) is famous for his contribution to Sociology. Asch did experiments on the influence of popular opinion (Conformity) by tricking participants into doubting themselves and choosing the wrong answers in a moment of uncertainty just because everyone else did it.
3. Afrikaans is one of the youngest/most recently developed languages in the world and is spoken by Afrikaners/ Boere (Dutch travellers or Voortrekkers) in South Africa. Afrikaans is a derivative of Dutch and Dutch is a derivative of Germanic. Afrikaners call it the new and improved version of Dutch.
4. The scientific study of animals and their influence on the ecosystem as a whole is called Zoology. Zoology divides animals into five groups based on their characteristics. The five animal groups are Mammals, Amphibians, Fish, Birds and Invertebrates.
5. Iconoclasm is a term that refers to a type of propaganda where the government removes icons/images to brainwash its citizens. Religious Iconoclasm is the removal of all things Christian. Political Iconoclasm is the censorship of images that could make the ruling party lose power.
6. The beginning of the gaming era. The PlayStation made its first debut in December 1994 in Japan. Initially, it was created through a partnership between Sony and Nintendo. Nintendo was the major console giant at the time. Over time, Nintendo partnered with Philips and Sony eventually claimed that spot.
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