The origin of the word "telegram"

The word "telegram" instead of "telegraphic dispatch" was invented and proposed by the American E. Smith from Rochester. On April 6, 1852, the Albany Evening magazine reported it like this:

"One of our friends asks us to announce that he has allowed himself to introduce a new word into the lexicon. This word is "telegram" instead of "telegraphic dispatch". The purpose of the proposed innovation is to avoid the need to use two words, whereas one is enough."

The word "telegram", which has since become universally used, is composed incorrectly, since according to the rules of the Greek language it should have been said "telegraphema". Although this was announced in a timely manner, even from Athens, but a more convenient word has already established itself and prevailed over the correct one. Only the Greeks remained faithful to him and still use the word "telegraph".

Interesting facts about the microwave.

In 1946, engineer Percy Spencer, who worked at Raytheon Corporation, experimented with a magnetron tube. And suddenly he saw that the candy in his pocket had melted! This surprised him, and he continued experimenting with products by placing a magnetron in a metal box. Electromagnetic waves of small length (12 cm) cannot pass through metal and are absorbed by products, causing the latter to heat up. An interesting fact, the first commercial microwave oven was released in 1947, it cost $ 5,000 and had dimensions of about 2 meters. Microwave ovens have enjoyed great success in countries that have little gas, such as Japan.

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Interesting facts about roses.

The father of botany Theophrastus (371-286 BC) first classified plants and named the rose - Centifolia (one hundred petals). The oldest roses are more than 1000 years old. They grow on the wall of the Hildesheim Cathedral in Germany, and the first mention of these roses dates back to 815. According to legend, the rose bush symbolizes the prosperity of the city of Hildesheim, as long as it is alive. An interesting fact is that in 1945 Allied bombers destroyed the cathedral, but the bush survived. Its roots remained intact under the rubble, and soon the roses grew again. Interestingly, the Roman Emperor Nero liked to shower his guests with fresh rose petals. In the Middle Ages, rich ladies filled baths with rose petals. Early Christians saw a parallel between the five petals of the holy Rose and the five wounds of Christ. The red rose meant the blood of Christ, and the white rose was the symbol of the Virgin Mary. In the 17th century, the French ...

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Interesting facts about the origin of the fork.

The fork was first mentioned in the Middle East in the IX century. An interesting fact, a fork was used to prick fruit so as not to get smeared with juice. However, there is evidence that the fork was born in 1072 in Byzantium in the city of Constantinople in the imperial palace. It was made in one copy of gold, and its handle was decorated with inlaid mother-of-pearl on ivory. This fork was intended for the Byzantine Princess Maria of Iver, who can be considered the inventor of the fork. Considering it humiliating for herself to eat with her hands, she invented it herself. But since the XVII century, the fork has become a necessary attribute at the meals of the Italian nobility and merchants. In Northern Europe, the fork appeared much later. For the first time in English, it was described by Thomas Coriet in a book about his Italian travels in 1611, but the fork was widely used in England only in the XVIII century. Interestingly, the Catholic Church did not welcome its use...

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