The naming of continents

By akie

So how does a continent get a name? Apparently, America was named after Amerigo Vespucci by a German cartographer named Martin Waldseemüller. Europe was named by the Greek, or the Phoenicians - depending on who you ask. Asia seems to stem from the land of sunrise, and Australia has Latin roots. Interesting.

Funny ads

By akie

Scary Ideas has a nice collection of ads, apparently solely collected for your entertainment. Really worth checking out.

I took the accompanying picture from this set of (real? fake?) ads for the US Democratic Party.