No, it’s not another edgy underground indie band, but one of the endless fun facts about plants: Moon trees were sprouted from tree seeds that were flown to the moon, then planted in the Earth. 500 seeds were taken from 5 different seed types to orbit around the moon. They were later...
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The genus Capri evolved during the Ice Ages, eventually becoming today’s goat species with several ibex species. It’s believed that the bezoar ibex was the earliest goat to be domesticated in the Zagros Mountains by Neolithic farmers. These goats were used for meat and milk production, as ...
Bhangra was started by farmers as a folk dance to celebrate the harvest season. But it eventually evolved in the 20th century, incorporating elements of western music into traditional dances to form a mixture of both worlds. The beat of the dhol (a type of Indian drum) is incorporated into ...
18. There are about 80 different ethnic groups in Ethiopia among them the Oromo, Amhara, Tigrinya and the Afar. The largest group are the Oromos who are mainly farmers and herders. There are over 80 languages and more than 200 dialects spoken by the Ethiopian population. ...
27. Rice is the main staple food in Madagascar and about 85% of all Malagasy farmers grow rice. Rice is the most exported agricultural product of Madagascar. Rice field in Madagascar 28. Madagascar is the world's largest vanilla export country and produces about half of the world's vanilla...
February 26: The Soil Conservation & Domestic Allotment Act began paying farmers to plant soil-building crops. February 26: Robert Watson-Watt, a Scottish physicist, invented RADAR (Radio Detection and Ranging). He had been looking for a reliable way to help airmen locate and avoid approaching ...
The political allegiances of these groups were often influenced by economic interests, with businessmen involved in Southern trade favoring the Confederate cause while local farmers, merchants, and residents of western Maryland aligned with the Union. However, on April 29, 1861, the state’s House ...
The province of Saskatchewan is also the main agricultural province in Canada. Here farmers grow 45% of Canada's grains such as wheat, canola, flax or rye. Canola field in bloom in Saskatchewan/Canada Canada is one of the world leaders of hydro electricity which uses the power of the water...
Mississippi ranks below the national average in its immigrant population with only about two percent of the population being foreign-born. The top five countries supplying immigrants to the state are Mexico, Guatemala, India, the Philippines, and Vietnam.[7] ...