A lot is going to change this year in the wars. Ukraine cannot sustain the level of battle for a lot longer due to the loss of so many fighters and the delays in receiving weapons and ammunition. Zelensky is likely to get replaced at some point. Russia is using its same strategy as i...
I am still astounded to find that people here know so many native and wild plants and the various uses. Nettlemere from Burnley, Lancashire, UK on September 06, 2012: Very informative - I had absolutely no idea that the cashew was such an extraordinary type of nut. It makes me wonder ...
The U.S. Army began issuing serial numbers to help avoid mixing the records of people with the same name. (A genealogist’s dream come true!) When we dig a little deeper into the number itself, we can learn a bit about the person. ...
Cargo pants were first popularized in the military during WW2, when British soldiers came to realize their potential as versatile and convenient battle-wear. Unlike previous military uniforms worn in WW1 and the 1800s,cargo pants were far more convenient and far less ‘tailored' than the classic...
There are probably millions of people aged in their twenties who have flown many times and never felt the magic. Before the new century arrived, almost all air travellers would have felt that frisson at the moment of unstick. What has changed? That is the question. ...
people. When we were in a valley when the Shoshoni people saw our group. The warriors reached for their bows out of nervousness. After they spotted me they rode over to us and I jumped for joy. We went into the village and women and girls crowded around me. One young woman was a ...
It wasn’t until 1922 – after WW1 – that ice cream was back on the menu and T. Wall & Sons started making ice cream. It was then that Wall’s was born, and our delicious ice creams were soon delighting the people of London. 1939 At first, they made their way through the ...
And you are also free to explore the island and the buildings remaining from the time when Alcatraz was a fort and military prison. During the Civil War, Confederate prisoners and were held there, and during WW1, the prison held POW's and conscientious objectors. ...
Stewart wrote a piece about that conversation in the New York Times after word of Epstein’s suicide came out, as the Washington Examiner reports: “He said people in Silicon Valley had a reputation for being geeky workaholics, but that was far from the truth: They were hedonistic and regula...
Coyotes and foxes are very close relatives of dogs, and yet many people don’t have a problem with the use of their fur (certainly fewer than would have a problem with dog fur) because they’re considered pests. But is there really anything intrinsically that different about them as living...