These 48 Facts About the World Prove That Learning Never Ends

Many people might never have thought that a possible connection between cowboys and outer space could be made, but here we are. The whip is one of the oldest tools of civilized man, dating back to 3000 BC.

Not only does it have an exciting history within Chinese and Egyptian cultures, but it is also the first man-made object to break the sound barrier. The crack you hear when someone uses a whip is a sonic boom!