We live in a world of extravagancies. Gaudy homes, showy cars; much of the time we dont think twice about treating ourselves to these luxuries. But imagine paying hundreds, if not thousands of dollars for a meal, something that will only last as long as your appetite? Here you will find some of the Worlds Top 10 Most Expensive Dishes, sure to be much more appetizing than their price tag.
This is a striking infographic which delves into the world’s most popular drinks, and the countries which produce them better than anyone else.
Sit down for a Scotch in Scotland, a Sangria in Spain or an Almdudler in Austria.
How many have you tried?
Source: wineinvestment.com
A visual description of the types of beer including ales, lagers and their subset varietals.
What kind of mattress did you sleep on last night? Chances are it was a spring, foam or latex mattress.. but have you ever wondered what you would have slept on centuries ago? As illustrated in the ??How the World Slept infographic, the humble bed has came a long way.
Early peoples often slept directly on the ground, with only animal skins or large leaf boughs for comfort. Eventually, Egyptians developed raised beds, realizing that helped keep creepy-crawlies at bay. The earliest forms of what we would recognize as mattresses were likely invented by Arabs, and adopted by Europeans (the English mattress comes from the Arabic matrah). These would have been stuffed with materials in peoples environments like hay or plant shucks, and wool or feathers for those that had could afford it. This type of mattress remained prevalent for centuries, all the way up to the Industrial Revolutions. The timeline shows how quickly things changed in the last 200 years compared the past 2000 years, and if the trend continues who knows how well sleep in 100 more!
Source: astrabeds.com
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