The Zimbabwe government reached an all-time low when their public bank account revealed $217 within it. With the upcoming elections and their citizens suffering from hunger and poverty, international aid was deemed necessary. After providing the salaries of the civil servants, the finance minister of Zimbabwe announced that there was only $217 in the government’s […]
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While there may be days that we don’t want to go to the office or just skip work for a couple of days, an actual person did so and was even compensated for it. Let’s find out what happened. Joaquin Garcia was hired by the water board and was compensated for six years or even
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During the Second World War, powerhouses like the United States started working on nuclear weapons to destroy their enemies and eventually win the war. The project to create a fully functional atomic weapon was kept a secret the whole time. If so, how did former US President Harry Truman find out about it? While serving
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The Roman Empire was founded by Augustus Ceasar back in 31BC. During this time, he declared himself emperor. And due to the vast extent of their empire, they were well-known for a variety of things. The Holy Roman Empire survived for over a thousand years until Napoleon Bonaparte, and the Fench put an end to
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During the Punic Wars, Scipio Africanus rose to fame. His family had many enemies and were quite controversial. But was he the same as the rest of them? Scipio Africanus was great Roman general. After being falsely accused of corruption, he was sent into exile. Before his death, he refused to be buried in Rome
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The concept of secession isn’t new, we’ve heard of the most recent Brexit, and the less popular Calexit but did you know that Staten Island had requested for secession back in 1993 but was not entertained? There are several reasons why Staten Island wanted to break free from New York City. Some include: high taxes,
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Double agents have been around since the mid 1600s. Some of the popular names we know are Eddie Chapman, William Sebold, and Juan Pujol “Garbo” Garcia. Some double agents like Garbo, used their espionage skills for good – he was able to fool the Nazis about D-Day. Then you have others who betray the countries
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The United Kingdom’s Parliament possesses all legislative supremacy thus holding all political decisions in the UK and over their colonies. One of the other major jobs of the parliament is to debate on and pass laws. Before officially using English in the 1400s, the parliament used to conduct their hearings in Norman French. Today, when
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Sweden’s official Twitter account will no longer be run by random Swedes Sweden is rightly famous for many things — its natural beauty, its health care, its wealth, Ikea — but one of the country’s most public achievements, its Twitter, doesn’t always come up in those conversations. Since 2011, the Swedish Institute has handed over
James K. Polk “James Polk” redirects here. For other people with the same name, see James Polk (disambiguation). James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. He previously was Speaker of the House of Representatives (1835–1839) and Governor of Tennessee
