The development of the sword is traceable to the Bronze Age, and the earliest specimens from 1600 BC indicate that swords evolved from daggers. Early swords were short and without a cross guard. Since the&hellip
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Facts About DDR Memory
Double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM) is a category of computer memory found in Pentium III or higher. DDR RAM, the computer’s primary working memory, belongs to the dual in-line memory&hellip
What is the Hestia symbol?
In Greek mythology, Hestia is considered the goddess of the hearth, the home, and the family. This also explains why Hestia is symbolized by the hearth or a flame. With her association to domesticity and&hellip
Famous Skyscrapers of the World
A skyscraper is a very tall, inhabited, multi-storied building usually distinguished by having an exterior of curtain walls instead of load-bearing walls. The curtain walls are the non-structural outer coverings of a building made of&hellip
Facts About Dalmatians
Dalmatians are said to have originated from the Eastern Mediterranean region of Dalmatia from where they moved to India and all over Europe. Dalmatia is located within the Republic of Croatia, formerly part of the&hellip
What is ebb-and-flow hydroponics?
Ebb-and-flow hydroponics refers to a type of hydroponics system wherein the water component literally flows through the system at some point but is allowed to flow away at some later time. The basic principle of&hellip
Famous Jump Shark Moments
‘Jump Shark Moment’ is an idiomatic expression coined by John Hein for an anticlimax, a desperate, last-ditch effort to prevail or a moment of decline clearly indicative of a defeated mentality. The idiom evolved during&hellip
Facts About Chlamydia
Chlamydia infection is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, a bacterium that infects humans. Â Chlamydia, one of the leading bacterial STIs worldwide, can cause genital and eye diseases in humans. Fact 1.&hellip
Famous Jury Nullification Cases
Jury nullification is the acquiting of a defendant by a jury through a verdict of ‘not guilty’ by disregarding the court’s judgment and its own findings of the facts. A difference of opinion in the&hellip
Facts About Chimpanzees
The word ‘œchimpanzee’ is from the Bantu language of Angola meaning ‘œape.’ The word was first used in the English language around 1738, referring to an intelligent anthropoid, Pan troglodytes, found in the forests of&hellip
What is IBS disease?
IBS disease is more commonly referred to as irritable bowel syndrome. As its name suggests, the bowels or intestines are the ones affected by this disease. This condition is typically characterized by abnormalities in the&hellip
Facts About Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is the disease which affects a person’s joints in forms like pain, swelling, and stiffness. This is a common disease of people belonging to any region of the globe. Here are&hellip
Famous Folklore Characters
To demonstrate the mechanism of communication, a teacher whispered a sentence into the ear of the student sitting to the extreme left of the first row and asked her to repeat it to the next&hellip
What is CCC certification?
The CCC, or China Compulsory Certificate, refers to a required safety certification on various products that are either imported to China or local goods that are being sold inside China. For manufacturers that wish to&hellip
Facts About Herbert Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States of America. He was born on August 10, 1874 in West Branch, Iowa. He served as President from 1929 to 1933. He got married&hellip
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