Etymology
MERCHANT PROJECTION
The Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection often criticized for distorting landmasses near the poles but nevertheless frequently used in websites like Google Maps. It was created in 1569 by…
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The term earworm originated in 1598, referring to the earwig insect. However, its modern meaning of a catchy tune…
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There are five main definitions of the word triad. In music, it can refer to a chord of three tones;…