The English Mastiff is the largest dog breed in terms of mass. Photo: Radovan Rohovsky /CC BY-SA The tallest dog ever was Zeus, a Great Dane from Otsego, Michigan. Zeus was 3’8” (1.1m) at the shoulder, meaning the top of his head would have been well over four feet! The most...
Jupiter’sGreat Red Spotis a huge storm that has been raging on the planet for a very long time. In fact, scientists estimate that this iconic feature has been around for over 300 years. This means that it has been visible to humans for many generations. Despite its long history, scienti...
The most expensive cat was an Asian Leopard cat (ALC)-Domestic Shorthair (DSH) hybrid named Zeus. Zeus, who is 90% ALC and 10% DSH, has an asking price of £100,000 ($154,000).[1] The cat who holds the record for the longest non-fatal fall is Andy. He fell from the 16th ...
Despite this fact, they can break and may become inflamed, causing pain. Multiple theories attempt to explain the function of sesamoid bones. One is that they improve the action of a tendon, acting as a fulcrum. Another is that they reduce friction in an area. The ones on the bottom of...
“Man fears Time, yet Time fears the pyramids.” The other six wonders are (1) the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, (2) the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, (3) the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, (4) the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, (5) the Colossus of Rhodes, and (6) the Lighthouse of ...
The primary reason that the Great Pyramid has survived is the enormity of its structure. It has survived a number of natural disasters like earthquakes, sandstorms, and conquering armies that devastated structures like the Statue of Zeus and the Temple of Artemis. It was not until fairly recently...
I’m not sure why but I think it was the dispassionate way that the heinous crimes and sadistic brutality of the Nazis was presented rather matter of fact; reflecting, it would seem, how common place these observations and the associated thoughts about the constant presence of humiliation and...
1. The Buckeye State! Ohio is popularly known as the Buckeye State. Reason….? The buckeye trees, which are spread throughout the Ohio River Valley. These trees produce small brown nuts resembling the eye of a deer, hence the name Buckeye. Bonus fact: carrying one in your pocket brings ...
This was around the 7thor 8thcentury BC. Jupiter is named after the king of the Roman gods. To the Greeks, it represented Zeus, the god of thunder. The Mesopotamians saw Jupiter as the god Marduk and patron of the city of Babylon. Germanic tribes saw this planet as Donar, or Thor. ...
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