—6 weird facts about gravity —How old is Earth? —Everything you need to know about Antarctica The cycle isn’t a perfect circle, but the basics work like this: Magma from deep in the Earth emerges and hardens into rock (that's the igneous part). Tectonic processes uplift that rock ...
Discover who Brahmagupta is and his contribution to mathematics. Read about Brahmagupta's awards and honors. Find out interesting facts about...
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His ride has since taken on a mythical place in American history — especially after the publication of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1861 poem "Paul Revere's Ride" — but many facts about that famous night have been obscured or forgotten. Click the link in our profile to go inside...
of his presidency, overall FDR is remembered as a good president whose influence can still be felt in today's society. Although much is remembered about his presidency, not everyone remembers facts about the man himself, other than that he had polio. This great American president was also an...
Here are 10 interesting facts about this dangerous illegal drug. Reading them may give people good reason to avoid trying heroin in the first place. Being "on the nod" is a dangerous state (Image credit: Diego Cervo/Shutterstock.com) When heroin first enters the brain, users will feel a ...
The Best Facts About School in Malawi Malawi is a small landlocked country. It is located in southwestern Africa, and its old name was Nyasaland. Its capital city is Lilongwe, which has a bit less than a million inhabitants. An interesting part of the country that I wanted to tackle is...
The “facts” is mostly from wikipedia. As for the EV1, I agree I took the number from the “regular” lead-acid batteries, not the second edition nickel metal hydride ones. The batteries with the 150 mile range, had it’s own set of problems; even longer charging time, the need to...
8. Young adult fiction – facts and figures This chart prepared by New York Books magazine is great to summarize the world of young adult fiction. Over ten years, between 2002 and 2012, the number of YA titles published in ebook format increased from 143 to 4,370 – over 30 times!
While many people have received that warning, there are a number of facts about these dreaded post-imbibing episodes that are not widely known. Here's a look at 11 things you should know about hangovers: Smoking can make hangovers worse (Image credit: Cigar and cognac photo via Shutterstock...