A region of western Asia, in what is now Iraq, known as the âcradle of civilization.â Western writing first developed there, done with sticks on clay tablets. Agricultural organization on a large scale also began in Mesopotamia, along with work in bronze and iron (see Bronze Age and Iron Age).
Analysis: The photo is real â this orchid does exist, and the colorful center of the flower does resemble the face of a monkey or baboon â but the captions above are only semi-correct. The actual species name of the flower is Dracula gigas (Dracula meaning dragon, gigas meaning giant), not, as claimed above, Dracula simia.
Yes, reindeer are real animals. Santa is a real person... the elves aren't real. Santa is really Saint Nicholas. He lived a long time ago in Western Europe and Santa can be translated in German, Spanish, and many other languages as Saint. However, Saint Nicholas or Santa Clause Does not have anything to do with the Christmas tradition.