While not poisonous substances, heat and humidity from summer weather can be deadly to pets. Most pets donât perspire like humans, but use their lungs to get rid of excess heat. As the ambient temperature and humidity rise, their ability to cool in this manner fails and they suffer from heat stroke.
Senet is the oldest board game known to exist. Sets have been found in burial chambers from as far back as 3,500 B.C.âincluding four in Tutankhamenâs tomb. Game boards were three squares wide and ten squares long, and sets typically had five to seven pieces for each player.
Hockey is the oldest known ball and stick game: records exist of it being played in Persia in 2000 BC. The name âhockeyâ probably derives from the French âhocquetâ, or shepherdâs crook, and refers to the crooked stick which is used to hit a small ball. British development. The first team was the Blackheath Hockey Club, dating back to 1861.