BRAINDUMP
Because enquiring minds need to know…
DID YOU KNOW?
The compass was invented in China over 2,000 years ago
SCIENCE
Where would antimatter go on the periodic table?
Aidan Walker
Antimatter doesn’t appear on the standard periodic table of elements because it has an anti-periodic table of its own. Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) created antihydrogen in 1995, which was the world’s first human-made antiatom. BB
The Large Hadron Collider, a 27-kilometre particle accelerator at CERN
© CERN
This is an entrance to one of the well-preserved chambers of the Cairn of Barnenez
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HISTORY
What is the oldest building in the world?
Dulovan Crawford
This question can never be answered with complete certainty, as the oldest building might not have been discovered yet. The oldest known human-made structure still standing to this day is the Cairn of Barnenez in Brittany, France. This building dates back to 4850 BCE. Containing nine defined chambers and interlinking passageways, the walls stretch across an area 72 metres in length and are 25 metres wide. Situated atop a hill, the nine-metre-tall construction was built in the Neolithic period, when humans began farming. AH