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Golf (see Golf in Scotland) Ice Hockey, invented by the Scots regiments in Atlantic Canada by playing Shinty on frozen lakes. Shinty The history of Shinty as a non-standardised sport pre-dates Scotland the Nation. The rules were standardised in the 19th century by Archibald Chisholm [133] Rugby sevens: Ned Haig and David Sanderson (1883) [134]
A cup is an open-top vessel (container) used to hold liquids for drinking, typically with a flattened hemispherical shape, and often with a capacity of about 100–250 millilitres (3–8 US fl oz). [1] [2] Cups may be made of pottery (including porcelain), glass, metal, [3] wood, stone, polystyrene, plastic, lacquerware, or other
Early menstrual cups were made of rubber. [166] The first menstrual-cup applicator was mentioned in a 1968 Tassaway patent; there are also 21st-century versions, but they have not been a commercial success, as of 2024. [167] No medical research was conducted to ensure that menstrual cups were safe prior to introduction on the market. [77]
The earliest pipes were made of clay, and are found at the Temple of Bel at Nippur in Babylonia. [126] [b] 4000 BC: Oldest evidence of locks, the earliest example discovered in the ruins of Nineveh, the capital of ancient Assyria. [129] 4000 BC – 3400 BC: Oldest evidence of wheels, found in the countries of Ukraine, Poland, and Germany. [130 ...
The sippy cup, training cup (American English) or beaker (British English) is a modern drinking cup designed for toddlers which prevents or reduces spills. Sippy cups, as opposed to an open cup , have a top which prevents spills, and the child drinks either through a spout or straw.
However, this seems to have had its origins in the poems of James Macpherson which were once thought to be translations of poems by Ossian, son of Fionn mac Cumhaill. In his 1955 monograph Some Scottish Quaichs , [ 2 ] Richard L. McClenahan, an American collector, suggests that the quaich evolved directly from the medieval mazer .
So, while we wait on the 2023 Starbucks red cup (it usually hits stores the first week of November!), the time has come to find out which Starbucks red cup sparked joy the year you were born.
Sir George Bruce monument, Culross Abbey, showing his children praying below the tomb. Although sources are limited, Scotland may have had a higher infant mortality rate than England, [1] where rates were higher than in many modern Third-World countries, with 160 children in 1,000 dying in their first year. [2]