History

#1256 Why did Constantinople fall?

Why did Constantinople fall? Constantinople fell because the Byzantine Empire had been declining for centuries and was no longer strong enough to hold it. Constantinople fell on 29th May, 1453. This is the day that marks the end of the Byzantine Empire, which is also the end of the Roman Empire. It is also said […]

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#1250 Who built the Smithsonian?

Who built the Smithsonian? The first of the Smithsonian’s many museums was built by the US government and was designed by an architect called James Renwick Jr. However, the idea for the institution and the money came from a British scientist called James Smithson, who lived from 1765 to 1829. The Smithsonian is the world’s

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#1224 What is a Ponzi scheme?

What is a Ponzi scheme? It is a type of fraud where you use money invested by new people to pay profits to the people who are already invested. It was named after Charles Ponzi who certainly didn’t invent the scheme but who made it famous. (Incidentally, Ponzi scheme, scam, and con are all relatively

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