Chopsticks, Coffee, Coins, Cooking, Cotton, Dinosaurs, Earthquake. Find out about the inner workings and origins of the things that pique your curiosity. Chopstick: Chopsticks are a pair of equal length sticks that are used as eating utensils. They are usually made of wood, bamboo, plastic, or stainless steel. Coffee: It has that sweet soothing aroma that makes you want to have a cup. Coffee is a beverage that is made from brewing roasted beans from the berries of a plant called Coffee. Coins: Coins are small, flat, and usually round pieces of metal that are most often issued by the government to be used as a medium of payment in everyday transactions. Cooking: Cooking is the craft and technology of preparing food with the use of heat. Cotton: It's that white little cushion that looks like a tiny cloud. It is used to make fabric for most of the clothes we wear including shirts, jeans, and socks. Dinosaurs: The word dinosaur was derived from the Greek words "deinos," which means "terrible" or "fearfully great," and "sauros," meaning "lizard." Earthquake: An earthquake is a noticeable tremor or shaking of the earth's surface that is caused by waves of energy travelling through the earth's layers called seismic waves.