How did sailors get fresh drinking water? Sailors got fresh drinking water from the barrels stored on the ship, rainwater, stocking up whenever they made land, and occasionally desalination. These days, most of us rarely use a boat. If we do, it might be a short ferry crossing, or possibly a cruise. We don’t give
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Why did armies use brightly colored uniforms? Armies used to use brightly colored uniforms so that the commanders could easily see their troops, prevent friendly fire, project national pride, instill fear in the enemy, and help to direct a battle. This stopped with the development of modern conventional weapons and tactics. Warriors have worn one
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What happened to the Franklin expedition? All 129 crew members and officers died when their ships were trapped in ice just off King William Island, which is north of Canada. The Franklin expedition was commanded by Sir John Franklin. He was a British naval officer, an explorer, and a colonial administrator. He had led several
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How was the City of Ur lost and then found again? Ur was lost because of political collapse, terrible invasions, and environmental changes. There was a suspected ancient city known about at the site for hundreds of years, but it was finally excavated and identified at the end of the 19th century. The City of
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What was debtors’ prison? A debtors’ prison was, as the name suggests, a prison for people who were unable to pay their debts. The majority of the world runs on the system of debt. People borrow money to pay for things they can’t afford at the time. Mortgages for houses and credit card for other
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When was the first hearing aid? The first hearing aid was an ear trumpet described in 1624 by a French priest and mathematician called Jean Leurechon. These days, people with hearing loss can buy pretty advanced hearing aids that have different settings depending on the situation. They can be directional or they can cut out
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When were houses first numbered? Houses were first numbered in France in the 15th century, but they were first widely numbered through Europe for the purpose of administration and not post. Every country in the world has some system for addressing houses and buildings. The Internet has vastly reduced the amount of post that is
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What happened to Lord Lucan? Nobody knows what happened to Lord Lucan, but he probably killed himself shortly after murdering his children’s nanny and attacking his wife. Richard John Bingham was the 7th Earl of Lucan. He was also Baron Bingham, Baron Lucan, Baronet Bingham of Castlebar, and Lord Lucan. He called himself Lucky because
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Who discovered Richard III’s body? Richard III’s body was found by the screenwriter Philippa Langley and archaeologists from the University of Leicester. Richard III was born in 1452, and he was king from 1483 to 1485. This rule of 2 years and 57 days makes him the monarch with the shortest reign in English history, if you don’t count King Edward V
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Morse code was developed by Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail in the 1830s. Morse came up with an early system that used numbers and a codebook, while Vail appears to have played an important role in developing the much simpler system that used different combinations of signals for individual letters. Exactly how much each man
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