#1068 Why does Canada have two official languages?
Why does Canada have two official languages? Canada has ended up with two official languages because of European colonialism. Canada is not […]
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#1026 Why did the Louvre become a museum and art gallery?
Why did the Louvre become a museum and art gallery? It was decided that the Louvre Palace should become an art gallery […]
#955 Why does champagne have bubbles but wine doesn’t?
Why does champagne have bubbles but wine doesn’t? Champagne goes through a second fermentation that wine doesn’t. Champagne has bubbles because of […]
#932 How many countries are nuclear powers?
How many countries are nuclear powers? There are 9 countries that have nuclear weapons. They are the United States, Russia, China, France, […]
#690 Why do some countries drive on the left?
Why do some countries drive on the left? Because of the way carts were built and then not wanting to change. There […]
#655 How was the meter (metre) defined?
Watch on YouTube How was the meter (metre) defined? In 1791 it was defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the […]
#421 How many revolutions has France had?
How many revolutions has France had? France has had three revolutions and they are currently on their fifth republic. The first revolution […]
#308 Why did the Olympics restart in 1896?
Why did the Olympic Games restart in 1896? Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin fought to restart the Olympics because he thought they would […]
#163 Why did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand start World War 1?
I learned this today. The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28th June 1914 started World War 1 because of a […]
#116 Why did people storm the Bastille on July 14, 1789?
I learned this today. People stormed the Bastille during the French Revolution not to free political prisoners but to get at its […]