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The ring finger, or digitus medicinalis, is the fourth digit of the human hand, associated with the vein of love (vena amoris) in some cultures. Learn about the history, etymology, and variations of wearing wedding rings on the ring finger in different regions and religions.
Vena amoris is a Latin phrase meaning "vein of love" and refers to a blood vein that was once believed to connect the fourth finger of the left hand to the heart. Learn how this belief influenced the custom of wearing wedding rings on the ring finger and its variations across cultures and time.
An Jung-geun was a Korean independence activist who assassinated Itō Hirobumi, the Japanese Resident-General of Korea, in 1909. He was executed by the Japanese authorities and posthumously awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation in South Korea.
The Rings of Power are fictional objects in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, featured in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. They were forged by the Elves with Sauron's help, but he secretly made the One Ring to control them all.
Learn about the origin, characteristics and music of handbells, a percussion instrument designed to be rung by hand. Find out the difference between English and American handbells, and how they are used in change ringing and handbell choirs.
The anterior and posterior sides of the forearm help with movement of the elbow, the wrist and the fingers and thumbs. Here are 15 exercises to strengthen the forearms: Forearm exercises.
Learn about the origin, evolution and classification of scissors, the hand-operated shearing tools for cutting various materials. Find out the differences between scissors, shears and spring scissors, and the major scissor-producing regions in the world.
At least four people have died, thousands of homes have been damaged and hundreds have been evacuated after some of the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe.