The Chernobyl disaster in 1986 was a nuclear accident in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near the city of Pripyat. To this day, it is considered the worse nuclear disaster in history. The area is highly radioactive and inhabitable. However, many areas bordering the zone are relatively safe to live in. Researchers who constantly study […]
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The Volkswagen Group is a German motor vehicle manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The company was founded in 1937 and is known for its iconic Beetle. But do you know the story of the Red Terror? In 1963, a Volkswagen Beetle became the first car to reach the Antarctic. It was called “Red
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An e-book is a text that has been formatted to be read on a computer or handheld device. Many titles available in print can also be read as e-books, including best-selling fiction, classics, and reference works. While it is very comfortable and easy to use an e-book and it can be stored on whatever device
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The Original Soupman is a soup restaurant business founded by Ali Al Yeganeh and is based on Yeganeh’s first restaurant, Soup Kitchen International. But did you know that the famous sitcom actor and comedian, Jerry Seinfeld was banned from Yeganeh’s soup stall? Jerry Seinfeld is banned from going to the New York soup stall that
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Whales are a diverse and widely distributed group of marine mammals. They are an unofficial suborder of Cetacea, which usually excludes dolphins and porpoises. However, whales, dolphins, and porpoises are members of the order Cetartiodactyla, which includes even-toed ungulates. Hilariously, there was a whale that sprayed an insanely large amount of poop all over some
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A pay toilet was pretty common back in the day. It is a public restroom that requires the user to pay a fee before the facility can be utilized. The reason for charging money is usually for the maintenance of the space. The practice of paying to use a toilet dates back nearly 2000 years,
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Even during the peak of its production, Navajo weavings were uncommon and quite hard to find. A single blanket could take an experienced weaver about a year to create and this does not include the amount of time it took to raise the sheep the wool came from. While they are known to be expensive,
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Darkman is an American superhero film directed and co-written by Samuel M. Raimi. It was released in 1990. The film starred Liam Neeson who played the scientist, Peyton Westlake. It was based on Raimi’s short story that pays homage to Universal’s horror films from the 1930s. But did you know how Universal Pictures found out
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Whenever we use clear adhesive tapes or cellulose tapes, we often use the term Scotch Tape to describe it. While it is widely accepted to use the brand name as a generic term, the trademark brand actually has an interesting origin story. What is the meaning behind the Scotch name? The word “scotch” used to
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Macaroni and cheese more popularly known as mac and cheese in the US is a dish made with cooked macaroni pasta and a cheddar cheese sauce. Other components, such as breadcrumbs or meat, can be added to the recipe as well. While we are all familiar with this cheesy pasta dish, did you ever wonder
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