Emojis have become an integral part of our messaging experience, be it on WhatsApp, Snapchat, or Instagram. It helps us fill in many emotional and expressive cues, which are otherwise not available through texts. Over the years, many emojis covering life’s aspects have been added. However,...
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The church had a virtual monopoly of literature during much of the Middle Ages. The average person who had learned to read and write had his training in the church because people received education with the hope to become a cleric. 中世纪文学作品流传下来最多的无疑是宗教文学。在中世纪,宗教对...
Israel has an ancient and honorable winemaking tradition but it by no means has a monopoly on kosher wines, which are made just about everywhere – France, Spain, Argentina, New Zealand, California, Oregon. Laurent-Perrier, Château Clarke, châteaux Giscours, Léoville-Poyferré, Pontet-Canet...
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Charles Darrow sold his game, Monopoly, to Parker Brothers in 1935. Darrow said hiscreation came from being unemployedand in need of a distraction. By the end of the year and into the following Christmas, the game was a smash hit. It was later found, however, that it was actuallyElizabet...
The Betsy Wetsy doll—which could drink from a bottle, cry, and even wet her diaper—was popular with little girls for decades. The doll was also among the first to be made with different skin tones to appeal to a broader audience. 1935: Monopoly thimble Rich Brooks // Flickr 1935: Mon...
Often referred to by the acronym VOC, short for its Dutch nameVereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, the company was formed in 1602 by the States General of the United Netherlands, granting a 20-year monopoly on trade with the East Indies, plus sovereign rights in any newly discovered territories...
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Rockefeller, along with his associates Samuel Andrews and Henry M. Flagler, founded Standard Oil in 1870. Within two years, the company had a monopoly on the refinement of oil in the Cleveland area. In 1881, the company was reorganized as a first-of-its-kind trust, allowing it to quickly...