Channing Moua

There are many sports in the world today. What was the first sport you ask? There are many speculations that are all surrounded by mystery. Wrestling dates back to thousands of years BCE. "We know because the famous cave paintings in Lascaux, France, dating back to 15,300 years ago, depict wrestlers"("The 5 Oldest Sports in the World"). Wrestling was used to show off your masculinity and strength in effort to earn respect and hierarchy.  Some of the very first  signs of wrestling were traced to the Sumerians. They settled nearly 5,000 years ago. Also the Egyptians were thought to have wrestled as well, supported by several wrestling scenes discovered at Beni Hasan in the tombs.  Not much is known about wrestling in the era BCE, but it was known that there were two different styles or rules. First, in non-chronological order, is GrecoRoman wrestling. This specific style of wrestling focused on only upper body attacks. More closely related to a bod

Since the first workings of the light bulb, there are many different names who pop into the conversation. Thomas Edison, to say the least, was not one of the first on task of the light bulb. In a race to complete a practical light bulb Edison out shined the rest. The reason Thomas is known worldwide for "inventing" the light bulb is because he made it practical. Practical as in cost efficient and an increased life span of the bulb. Joseph Swan is another name who gets a lot of attention in the case of the light bulb. In 1878 Swan received a patent in the UK. Though his lamp was quite spectacular, it was merely a demonstration lamp and not quite the light bulb they hoped of. Shortly after, Edison realized what the problem was. He insisted the filament in the bulb is the key to a practical bulb. Edison set his mind on high electrical resistance filaments. Thomas tested over six thousand plants examining each material. But at last he had found it. Carbonized bamboo fil