Author name: Threeyzmonkeys

#1234 How is a pope elected?

How is a pope elected? A pope is elected by the College of Cardinals and they need to get two-thirds of the vote to be elected. There have been approximately 266 popes so far. I say approximately because at some points there were two popes at the same time as different parts of the church […]

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#1230 Why do we yawn?

Why do we yawn? There is no single clear reason why we yawn because we yawn at many different times for many different reasons. Yawning is an involuntary response, in that it happens without us thinking about it and we cannot stop once we have started, just like sneezing. In a yawn, we gradually open

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#1227 How do trombones work?

How do trombones work? Trombones and all brass instruments use different methods, but they all make a variety of sounds by altering the length of the tube the air travels through. All wind instruments generally work on the same principle, although they have some major differences. The general idea is that you blow into one

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#1226 What is a hedge fund?

What is a hedge fund? A hedge fund is a pool of money invested by private individuals. Their money has more power together than they each would have individually. The expression “hedge” fund came about in 1949 and the word “hedge” was used to imply that the fund was hedged against risk. That means that

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