Why did the war in Syria start? The Syrian war started because the President, Bashar al-Assad put down a peaceful demonstration with violence. The Syrian war started on 15th March 2011 and is still going on. So far, roughly 600,000 people have been killed, 300,000 of them civilians. 6.7 million people have no place to […]
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What is the French Foreign Legion? It is a unit of highly trained foreign soldiers that form a part of the French army. Most countries generally only allow soldiers that have citizenship to join the armed forces. There are some exceptions. The US allows people with a US permanent resident card to sign up for
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What is a salt road? A salt road is a road that was used in ancient times to transport salt from where it was produced to where it was needed. We don’t think about salt so much these days. Maybe if our meal is a bit bland we might reach for the salt cellar and
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Why were coffeehouses important? Early coffee houses were important because they were a center for social interaction and the sharing of knowledge. It can be speculated that were it not for coffeehouses, several revolutions would not have happened, and the world would be much different to the way it is today. Coffee was discovered on
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Why are trousers / pants plural? Trousers and pants are plural because they used to be separated into left leg and right leg. Before we begin, people in the UK say trousers and people in the USA say pants and they both mean the same thing. However, all of the words have different origins. The
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What is the fast fashion graveyard? It is a place where the fast fashion clothing waste ends up, causing environmental disasters. What is fast fashion? Fast fashion is called fast fashion because it is produced extremely quickly and to give it the same connotations as fast food. Just like fast food, the clothes are made
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How did London Bridge end up in America? London Bridge ended up in Arizona, America because it was bought by an industrialist called Robert McCulloch who bought it and shipped it over the Atlantic. The London Bridges that is in America was built in 1831 and it was sold by the City of London in
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Why do rechargeable batteries lose power as they age? Because the process of recharging a battery is not 100% efficient and because of chemical degradation. These days, the majority of us use rechargeable batteries every day. While writing this, I have four devices currently recharging. I am sure you have something similar while you are
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What is snuff? Snuff is a form of powdered tobacco that you can inhale, giving you a quick nicotine hit. Snuff has been around for a long time. Native people living in the area that is now Brazil used powdered tobacco leaves as snuff. They ground the leaves using a rosewood pestle and mortar, which
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Why does America use the Electoral College system? America uses the Electoral College because the early American government didn’t trust the voting people to be able to vote for the correct candidate instead of the one whose name they just happen to recognize. How does the Electoral College system work? The Electoral College has 538
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