The list continues as follows with the highest possible IQ:Terence Tao (IQ score between 225 and 230).Marilyn Vos Savant (IQ score of 228).Christopher Hirata (IQ score of 225).Kim Ung-Yong (IQ score of 210).Edith Stern (IQ score over 200).Christopher Michael Langan (IQ score between 190 and 210).More items...
List of people with the highest IQs ever recorded (in ascending order)Garry Kasparov (IQ – 194)Christopher Michael Langan (IQ – 190 – 210)Edith Stern (IQ – 200+)Kim Ung-Yong (IQ – 210)Christopher Hirata (IQ – 225)Marilyn Vos Savant (IQ – 228)Terence Tao (IQ – 225 – 230)William James Sidis (IQ – 250-300)More items...
Jack Hills, Australia, where rocks were found to contain the oldest known minerals on Earth, a 4.4 billion-year-old zircon. Just three of the very oldest zircons have been found, ones that date back to almost 4.4 billion years ago. Their extreme age always makes the dates suspect, because of possible radiation damage.Feb 23, 2014
Bats play an important role in many environments around the world. Some plants depend partly or wholly on bats to pollinate their flowers or spread their seeds, while other bats also help control pests by eating insects.
Here are six of the deadliest snakes on the planet:Saw-scaled viper. ... King cobra. ... Tiger snake. ... Inland taipan. ... Faint-banded sea snake. ... Black mamba.
The Brazilian Wandering Spider is a large brown spider similar to North American Wolf Spiders, but bigger and possessing a more toxic venom. It has the most neurologically active venom of all spiders, and is regarded as the most dangerous spider in the world.Oct 10, 2011
The venoms of both species are exceptionally quick acting.Black mamba.Coastal taipan/Papuan taipan.The Big Four.Fer-de-lance.King cobra.Many-banded krait.Malayan krait.Inland taipan.More items...
The surface of the planet is approximately 71% water and contains (5) five oceans, including the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern. Their borders are indicated on the world image (above) in varied shades of blue.Mar 22, 2016
The world's 20 largest religions and their number of believers are:Christianity (2.1 billion)Islam (1.3 billion)Nonreligious (Secular/Agnostic/Atheist) (1.1 billion)Hinduism (900 million)Chinese traditional religion (394 million)Buddhism 376 million.Primal-indigenous (300 million)More items...
This principle of order is also paramount in the world's oldest religion still being practiced today: Hinduism (known to adherents as Sanatan Dharma, 'Eternal Order'). Although often viewed as a polytheistic faith, Hinduism is actually henotheistic.
Opened on October 1, 1971, the resort is owned and operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, a division of The Walt Disney Company. It was initially operated by Walt Disney World Company.
Magic Kingdom Attractions Since Opening DayDateAttractionJanuary 15, 1975Walt Disney's Carousel of ProgressJuly 1, 1975Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMoverSeptember 23, 1980Big Thunder Mountain RailroadJune 18, 1988Walt Disney World Railroad Fantasyland Station36 more rows
Theme parks are core to the business model of American media giant the Walt Disney Company. Last year its 11 parks around the world provided nearly a third of its $45 billion revenue and 20.7% of its $10.7 billion operating profit. New research has uncovered some of the secrets to this success.Jul 14, 2014
Attractions open that day were:Cinderella's Golden Carrousel.Country Bear Jamboree.Diamond Horseshoe Revue.Dumbo the Flying Elephant.Frontierland Shooting Gallery.The Hall of Presidents.The Haunted Mansion.It's a Small World.More items...
On September 1, 1939, Hitler invaded Poland from the west; two days later, France and Britain declared war on Germany, beginning World War II. On September 17, Soviet troops invaded Poland from the east.
Among the causes of World War II were Italian fascism in the 1920s, Japanese militarism and invasions of China in the 1930s, and especially the political takeover in 1933 of Germany by Hitler and his Nazi Party and its aggressive foreign policy.
After securing the neutrality of the Soviet Union (through the August 1939 German-Soviet Pact of nonaggression), Germany started World War II by invading Poland on September 1, 1939. Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany on September 3.
The next development in accuracy occurred after 1656 with the invention of the pendulum clock. Galileo had the idea to use a swinging bob to regulate the motion of a time-telling device earlier in the 17th century. Christiaan Huygens, however, is usually credited as the inventor.
Whaling is cruel and unnecessary and must stop. Commercial whaling is banned. Trade in whale products is forbidden and demand is falling. Yet, every year, Japan, Norway and Iceland kill around 1,500 whales between them.
Betrayed and discovered in 1944, Anne was sent to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where she died of typhus in 1945. Anne's father, Otto Frank, was the only occupant of the secret annex to survive the war. In 1947, he published Anne's diary as “The Diary of a Young Girl.”Sep 14, 2011
Find out what they are below.Hinduism (founded around the 15th–5th century BCE)Zoroastrianism (10th–5th century BCE)Judaism (9th–5th century BCE)Jainism (8th–2nd century BCE)Confucianism (6th–5th century BCE)Buddhism (6th–5th century BCE)Taoism (6th–4th century BCE)Shintoism (3rd century BCE–8th century CE)
Heeding to this, we bring you seven of the oldest languages in the world that are still widely in use:Tamil: Origin (according to first appearance as script) - 300 BC.Sanskrit: Origin (according to first appearance as script) - 2000 BC.Greek: Origin (according to first appearance as script) - 1500 BC.More items...
First millennium BCDateLanguageAttestationc. 400 BCOscan3rd century BCVolscianTabula Veliternac. 260 BCMiddle Indo-Aryan (Prakrit)Edicts of Ashokac. 200 BCTamilcave inscriptions and potsherds in Tamil Nadu23 more rows
The title of "world's hottest place" is often bestowed upon El Azizia, Libya, where the highest temperature ever measured on Earth was recorded, but a study of satellite temperature data shows that the crown belongs elsewhere, and that it can shift from year to year.Apr 16, 2012
Yakutsk is the largest city built on continuous permafrost, and many houses there are built on concrete piles. The lowest temperatures ever recorded on the planet outside Antarctica occurred in the basin of the Yana River to the northeast of Yakutsk, making it the coldest major city in the world.
Here are the 10 hottest places on earth.Death Valley, California, USA. This currently holds the record for hottest air temperature ever recorded. ... Aziziyah, Libya. ... Dallol, Ethiopia. ... Wadi Halfa, Sudan. ... Dasht-e Loot, Iran. ... Tirat Zvi, Israel. ... Timbuktu, Mali. ... Kebili, Tunisia.More items...
A two-park ticket now costs $155, up from $150. Disney also hiked prices at other parks. A one-day ticket to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida is now $105, up from $99. The price jump is just the latest for Disney.Feb 23, 2015
This plan will cost your family approximately $150 per day. To answer our original question of how much should our average family of four budget for a 6 night/7 day vacation to Disney World for hotel, park passes and food.. divided by 4 = $871 per person for a 6 night/7 day stay.Mar 8, 2013
Disney's Animal Kingdom. ... Disney California Adventure. ... Epcot. ... Disneyland Paris. ... Magic Kingdom. ... Disneyland. ... Tokyo Disneyland. ... Tokyo DisneySea. I would hazard a guess that 99% of people who say “[blank] is the best Disney theme park!”More items...
Q. What Disney World hotels are on property that my party can stay at during our visit? There are currently more than 25 Disney Resort hotel locations to pick from when staying at Walt Disney World Resort, from budget-conscious value Resort hotels to our luxurious deluxe Resort hotels.
Two times more theme parks. While Disneyland has two separate theme parks – Disneyland and California Adventure – Disney World offers four: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom. But bigger doesn't automatically mean better.
Let's take this number, and divide it amongst the 11 Parks world wide, and you get $92,363,636 per park per year. Of course the Parks are open 365 day a year, and that comes to approximately $253,051 per day.
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Ants play an important role in the environment. Ants turn and aerate the soil, allowing water and oxygen to reach plant roots. Ants take seeds down into their tunnel to eat the nutritious elaiosomes that are part of the seed. These seeds often sprout and grow new plants (seed dispersal).
Ants have many such purposes. They clean up dead organisms as scavengers. Some species kill and eat other insects, so have some predation functions. Ants are also important food sources for some lizards, other insects, anteaters, and other organisms.
What is the Rarest Blood Type? According to the American Red Cross the rarest is AB(-), present in 1% of the Caucasians, in African Americans it is even rarer. B(-) and O(-) are also very rare, each accounting for less than 5% of the world's population.Sep 28, 2012
Thomas Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. ... The light bulb also had wide-reaching social and economic consequences.Dec 8, 2014
Australia has the most generous minimum wage, with workers earning a minimum of US$9.54 an hour. Next is Luxembourg, where workers can expect to take home at least $9.24 after tax. The top three is completed by Belgium. Here, the post-tax minimum wage sits just above $8.50.Apr 4, 2016
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From Switzerland to Connecticut, from France to Ecuador, here are some of the world's most expensive chocolates, many from the world's most famous chocolatiers.To'ak Chocolate's 2014-harvest 50-gram bar. ... Knipschildt Chocolatier's Madeline truffle. ... DeLafée of Switzerland's Gold Chocolate Box (8 chocolates)More items...
1.Mars Inc., McLean, VA., USA. ... Mondeléz International Inc., Deerfield, Ill. ... Barcel S.A., division of Grupo Bimbo, Mexico City, Mexico. ... Nestlé SA, Vevey, Switzerland. ... Hershey Foods Corp., Hershey, Pa., USA. ... Ferrero Group, Alba, Italy. ... Meiji Co. ... Perfetti Van Melle SpA, Lainate, Italy & Breda, Netherlands.More items...
According to self-described fair trade proponents including Ghanaian cooperative Kuapa Kokoo, "Big Chocolate" companies are Mondelez (which owns Cadbury), Mars, Nestlé, and The Hershey Company. Together these companies process about 12% of the world's 3 million tons of cocoa each year.
There are 12 species of Wild Cattle (tribe Bovini) in the world but several have either been entirely domesticated or else hunted to extinction. Domestic cows Bos primigenius exist in the billions but their wild ancestors died out by 1627.Jan 20, 2002
About 10,000 years ago, ancient people domesticated cows from wild aurochs (bovines that are 1.5 to two times as big as domestic cattle) in two separate events, one in the Indian subcontinent and one in Europe.Mar 25, 2013
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Non-Polar Deserts. The rest of Earth's deserts are outside of the polar areas. The largest is the Sahara Desert, a subtropical desert in northern Africa. It covers a surface area of about 3.5 million square miles.
Carcross Desert, located outside Carcross, Yukon, Canada (60°11′14″N 134°41′41″WCoordinates: 60°11′14″N 134°41′41″W), is often considered the smallest desert in the world. The Carcross Desert measures approximately 1 square mile (2.6 km2), or 640 acres.
The McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, receive less than 100 mm (4 in) of precipitation per year and have a mean annual temperature of -20ºC (-4ºF). With an area of around 4,800 km² (1,850 miles²), they represent the largest ice-free area on the continent.
El Azizia took the record for highest temperature ever recorded on Sept. 13, 1922, when a thermometer on a weather station hit a whopping 136 degrees Fahrenheit (58 degrees Celsius), thanks to southerly winds blowing in hot air from over the Sahara Desert.Apr 16, 2012
For decades, many ichthyological works, as well as the Guinness Book of World Records, listed two great white sharks as the largest individuals: In the 1870s, a 10.9 m (36 ft) great white captured in southern Australian waters, near Port Fairy, and an 11.3 m (37 ft) shark trapped in a herring weir in New Brunswick, ...
Oldest living World War II veteran Richard Overton turns 111. The world's oldest living World War II veteran, Richard Overton, just celebrated his 111th birthday with a huge block party.May 12, 2017
Isaac Newton laid the blueprints for his three laws of motion, still recited by physics students, in 1666. ... Newton's wide range of discoveries, from his theories of optics to his groundbreaking work on the laws of motion and gravity, formed the basis for modern physics.Jun 8, 2008
In 221 B.C., the Qin ruler Shi Huangdi unified China and ruled by harsh Legalist principles. The Han Dynasty ruled over a large and successful land. The Han Chinese way of life is reflected in Chinese life today.
A third world country such as Honduras, Guatemala, Sierra Leon, and some others are countries which yes, they have low quality governments. Mislead economically and politicaly. ... But yes, as Mr. Petroff said, there is no technical definition for third world country, as neither is for developed countries.
The aspect of El Salvador that brands it as a Third World country is its murder rate. Often a factor of development in any nation is how stable the poorest areas of a country are. In San Salvador the shanty towns are plagued by violence. ... its these activities that have slowed El Salvador's progress and development.Jan 18, 2017
World War I began in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States (the Allied Powers).
The immediate cause of World War I that made the aforementioned items come into play (alliances, imperialism, militarism, nationalism) was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. In June 1914, a Serbian-nationalist terrorist group called the Black Hand sent groups to assassinate the Archduke.
There was no single event that caused World War One (WW1). War happened because of several different events that took place in the years building up to 1914. Firstly, there was the role of empire. Great Britain, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia all had empires.Jun 29, 2016
The trigger for the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. ... Within weeks the major powers were at war, and the conflict soon spread around the world.
The first country to declare war in WWI was Austria-Hungary. That country issued an ultimatum to Serbia after the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand. When Serbia rejected the ultimatum, Austria-Hungary declared war on July 28. Austria-Hungary was an ally of Germany.
Who was to blame for the First World War? As every schoolboy should know, it was the militant Serbian nationalist who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the Austro-Hungarian prince whose killing led to his nation's declaration of war on Serbia, which had a domino effect as other countries entering the conflict.Jan 7, 2014
After securing the neutrality of the Soviet Union (through the August 1939 German-Soviet Pact of nonaggression), Germany started World War II by invading Poland on September 1, 1939. Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany on September 3.
The last time a global survey was attempted – by the United Nations in 2005 – an estimated 100 million people were homeless worldwide. As many as 1.6 billion people lacked adequate housing (Habitat, 2015).
The launch of Windows 95, 20 years ago, redefined home computing and began a golden age for Bill Gates' company. Twenty years ago, Microsoft changed the world. On August 24, 1995, Windows 95 was released to the public, beginning a revolution that has helped shaped the technology world for the next two decades.Aug 24, 2015
List of the 10 Richest People in the WorldJeff Bezos. Responsible for the growth of online shopping and e-commerce, Jeff Bezos made his fortune by founding Amazon.com. ... Bill Gates. ... Amancio Ortega. ... Warren Buffett. ... Mark Zuckerberg. ... Carlos Slim Helu. ... Larry Ellison. ... Michael Bloomberg.More items...
Larry Ellison — $60.4 billion. ... Carlos Slim Helu and family — $67.6 billion. ... Bernard Arnault — $68.7 billion. ... Mark Zuckerberg — $72 billion. ... Amancio Ortega — $75.8 billion. ... Warren Buffett — $90.1 billion. ... Bill Gates — $91.9 billion. Eric Vidal/Reuters. ... Jeff Bezos — $108.9 billion. rew Angerer/Getty Images.More items...
1 Daniel Middleton $16.5m (£12.3m) DanTDM used to be called The Diamond Minecart.2 Evan Fong (VanossGaming) - $15.5m (£11.6m) ... 3 Dude Perfect - $14m (£10.5m) ... 4 Markiplier - $12.5m (£9.3m) ... 4 Logan Paul - $12.5m (£9.3m) ... 6 PewDiePie - $12m (£9m) ... 7 Jake Paul - $11.5m (£8.6m) ... 8 Smosh - $11m (£8.2m)More items...
Folorunso Alakija. Folorunso Alakija is a Nigerian businesswoman, one of the richest African women and also one of the richest black women in the world. In 2014 she temporarily unseated Oprah Winfrey as the richest woman of African descent in the world.
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The Fastest Running Dinosaur. The speediest dinosaurs were the ostrich mimic ornithomimids, such as Dromiceiomimus, which could probably run at speeds of up to 60 kilometres per hour.
Most Seasons on a World Series Winning TeamPlayerYears PlayedYogi Berra*1946-1965Joe DiMaggio*1936-1951Bill Dickey*1928-1946Phil Rizzuto*1941-1956198 more rows
NL WestMost World Series appearances14 - Yogi BerraMost World Series won10 - Yogi BerraMost World Series appeared in with different teams4 - Lonnie Smith (PHI, STL, KC, ATL)Most years played in Majors before appearing in World Series21 - Joe Niekro, MIN (1987); Mike Morgan, ARI (2001)2 more rows
Below is a list of players who have won multiple FIFA World Cups. Brazil's Pelé is the only player to have won three World Cup winners' medals, with 20 other players who have won two World Cup medals. Cafu is the only player who has appeared in 3 World Cup finals (winning 2 of them).
Players with the most tournament participationsPlayerParticipationsEditionsAntonio CARBAJAL51950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966Lothar MATTHAEUS51982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998Gianluigi BUFFON51998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014NILTON SANTOS41950, 1954, 1958, 196252 more rows
By total number, India has the most Hindus. By percentage, Nepal has the largest majority of Hindu population in the world followed by India and Mauritius. There are an estimated 60 to 70 million Hindus who lived outside India in 2010.
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Geography of Norway. Norway is a country located in Northern Europe on the western and northern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering the North Sea to the southwest and the Skagerrak inlet to the south, the North Atlantic Ocean (Norwegian Sea) in the west and the Barents Sea to the northeast.
The simplest answer is that the immediate cause was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the archduke of Austria-Hungary. His death at the hands of Gavrilo Princip – a Serbian nationalist with ties to the secretive military group known as the Black Hand – propelled the major European military powers towards war.
The direct cause of WWI was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. However historians feel that a number of factors contributed to the rivalry between the Great powers that allowed war on such a wide-scale to break out.Apr 20, 2016
The aircraft played a pivotal role for all sides of World War 1 when the conflict began in 1914. Early forms were typically unarmed and used in the reconnaissance role until personal weapons were added. From there, the machine gun was finally fixed to these aircraft to create the 'fighter' aeroplane.
Soldiers also made dugouts and funk holes in the side of the trenches to give them some protection from the weather and enemy fire. The front-line trenches were also protected by barbed-wire entanglements and machine-gun posts. Short trenches called saps were dug from the front-trench into No-Man's Land.
Trench warfare is a form of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are significantly protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery. The most prominent case of trench warfare is the Western Front in World War I.
An international campaign lobbied for his release, which was granted in 1990. He worked with South African President F.W. de Klerk to end apartheid, for which the two leaders would share the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Mandela was elected president in multiracial elections in 1994.Dec 5, 2013
The largest use of neon is in making the ubiquitous 'neon signs' for advertising. In a vacuum discharge tube neon glows a reddish orange colour. ... Neon is also used to make high-voltage indicators and switching gear, lightning arresters, diving equipment and lasers. Liquid neon is an important cryogenic refrigerant.
1. Qattara Depression. The vast Qattara west of Cairo, Egypt is the largest natural sinkhole in the world, measuring 80km long by 120km wide. This dangerous, sludge-filled quicksand pit is unearthly in its appearance and shocking in its size.Aug 26, 2008
The USGS calls areas like this "karst terrain." According to the USGS, about 20 percent of U.S. land is susceptible to sinkholes. The most damage from sinkholes tends to occur in Florida, Texas, Alabama, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania.Mar 6, 2013
After nearly a year of exploration, Chinese researchers have determined that the underwater sinkhole is likely the world's deepest, reaching about 987 feet below the surface and surpassing the previous record holder, Dean's Blue Hole near the Bahamas, by more than 300 feet, Xinhua News Agency reported.Jul 26, 2016
Tundras are among Earth's coldest, harshest biomes. Tundra ecosystems are treeless regions found in the Arctic and on the tops of mountains, where the climate is cold and windy and rainfall is scant.
The tundra is located at the top of the world, near the North Pole. This enormous biome, extremely uniform in appearance, covers a fifth of the earth's surface. The most distinctive characteristic of tundra soil is its permafrost, a permanently frozen layer of ground.
DETTIFOSS. ... GULLFOSS. ... YOSEMITE FALLS. ... KAIETEUR FALLS. ... ANGEL FALLS (SALTO ÁNGEL) [Canaima, Venezuela] ... NIAGARA FALLS. [Ontario, Canada / New York, USA] ... VICTORIA FALLS (MOSI-OA-TUNYA) [Livingstone, Zambia / Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe] ... IGUAZU FALLS (IGUASSU FALLS) [Puerto Iguazú, Argentina / Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil]More items...
It is estimated that there are 4,500 to 7,500 snow leopards living in the mountains of central Asia. It is believed that 60% of the entire population of snow leopards live in China. The rough estimates shown here have been based on limited surveys that were done several decades ago.
The largest cities in the world by land area, population and density Ranked by population: 1 to 125RankCity / Urban areaCountry1Tokyo/YokohamaJapan2New York MetroUSA3Sao PauloBrazil4Seoul/IncheonSouth Korea60 more rows
Check out the list of 10 Most Populated Cities On Earth.10 – Shanghai, China (19.400.000) ... 09 – Manila, Philippine (19.600.000) ... 08 – São Paulo, Brazil (20.900.000) ... 07 – New York, USA (22.200.000) ... 06 – Mumbai, India (22.800.000) ... 05 – Delhi, India (23.200.000) ... 04 – Mexico City, Mexico (23.400.000)More items...
Osaka, Japan. ... Mexico City, Mexico. 2016 population: 21,157,000. ... Beijing, China. 2016 population: 21,240,000. ... Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2016 population: 21,297,000. ... Mumbai, India. 2016 population: 21,357,000. ... Shanghai, China. 2016 population: 24,484,000. ... Delhi, India. 2016 population: 26,454,000. ... Tokyo, Japan. 2016 population: 38,140,000.More items...
Uruguay's President Jose Mujica says he has been offered $1m for his vintage Volkswagen Beetle. Mr Mujica, once dubbed "the poorest president in the world" because of his modest lifestyle, said the offer had come from an Arab sheikh. Ben Bland reports.Nov 7, 2014
The sharply-dressed Kerviel is, at least on one measure, the world's poorest man, owing SocGen around $6.3bn (£3.7bn). But consider that by this metric of net wealth, US medical students are among the worst off in the world while studying, yet are likely to earn much more that most upon qualifying.May 19, 2014
Countries With The Lowest GDP per CapitaRankCountryGDP Per Capita1Central African Republic6522Congo, Dem. Rep.7733Burundi8144Liberia85521 more rows
#1 Qatar. GDP (PPP) per capita: $88,222 (estimated from 2009) ... #2 Luxembourg. GDP (PPP) per capita: $81,466. ... #3 Singapore. GDP (PPP) per capita: $56,694 (estimated from 2009) ... #4 Norway. GDP (PPP) per capita: $51,959 (estimated from 2009) ... #5 Brunei. GDP (PPP) per capita: $48,333. ... #6 United Arab Emirates.
World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED).Mar 22, 2017
World Environment Day was established in 1972 during the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, which led to the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Its aim is “encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment”.May 31, 2016
World Meteorological Day. The United Nations' (UN) World Meteorological Day is annually held on or around March 23 to remember the World Meteorological Organization's establishment on that date in 1950. Many different activities and events are organized for this occasion.
10 Most Coldest Countries In The WorldMongolia. How would you like to live in a country where the temperature can dip below minus 20 degrees? ... Estonia. ... Finland. ... Iceland. ... The United States. ... Canada. ... Greenland. ... Russia.More items...
Company History Benz Patent Motor Car: The first automobile (1885–1886) The first stationary gasoline engine developed by Carl Benz was a one-cylinder two-stroke unit which ran for the first time on New Year's Eve 1879.
On July 3, 1886, mechanical engineer Karl Benz drove the first automobile in Mannheim, Germany, reaching a top speed of 16 km/h (10 mph). The automobile was powered by a 0.75-hp one-cylinder four-stroke gasoline engine.Jul 3, 2017
The German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, unleashed the European war. Italy entered World War II on the Axis side on June 10, 1940, as the defeat of France became apparent. In July 1940, just weeks after the defeat of France, Hitler decided that Nazi Germany would attack the Soviet Union the following spring.
This page provides a quick sketch of Italy's role in WWII; the guidebook has much more information. In June 1940, Benito Mussolini chose to ally Italy's forces with those of Adolf Hitler. Soon German and Italian armies were battling Allied troops on several fronts.
Their action of throwing the tea overboard into the Boston harbor was meant to show the British and the Parliament that they could no longer use the colonies to their advantage through unjust means. ... The Boston Tea Party affects our lives today because it played a key role in leading to American Independence.
Silver is sometimes found in nature as a free metal but also appears with other minerals and deposits of ore like copper, gold, nickel, lead and lead-zinc. Silver is heavily mined around the world with the largest deposits being mined in China, Australia, Peru, Poland, Serbia, Bolivia, Mexico and Chile.
A good handheld XRF can tell you what metal you have within the Most Rare Gold Minerals.Ruthenium. ... Iridium. ... Osmium. ... Palladium. ... Rhenium. ... Silver. ... Indium. A rare metal produced from zinc-ore processing, as well as lead, iron and copper ores. ... Californium 252. This is a Man Made element that sells for NEARLY $30,000,000 PER GRAM.More items...
The tides are one of the most important ways that the Moon affects life on Earth. They are the result of the fact that the Moon's gravitational pull does not affect all parts of Earth equally: The lunar gravity exerts a stronger pull on the parts of Earth that are closer to the Moon.
In his 15 years with the Yankees, Ruth helped the team win seven American League (AL) championships and four World Series championships.
Over 3,700 animals from over 650 different species and subspecies live on its more than 40 hectares. The Frankfurter Zoo with its 11,000 acres is home of about 4,500 individuals of around 450 animal species. Zoos used to show as many attractive, spectacular and exotic species as possible.Aug 8, 2017
According to the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA), there are over 10,000 zoos worldwide. In the U.S. alone, the Department of Agriculture licenses 2,400 "animal exhibitors," of which 212 are members of the AZA, an organization that requires high standards of animal care, science, and conservation.Nov 13, 2003
This list therefore considers both these features to determine which is the largest zoo in the world.Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.Moscow Zoo.San Diego Zoo.Toronto Zoo.Bronx Zoo.Beijing Zoo.Berlin Zoological Garden.Henry Doorly Zoo.
Bolshoi Ballet (Moscow)The National Ballet of Canada (Toronto)Kirov/ Mariinsky Ballet (St. Petersburg) Mariinsky Theatre Official Website.New York City Ballet NYCB.Paris Opera Ballet.The Royal Ballet (London)The Royal Danish Ballet (Copenhagen)La Scala Ballet (Milan) Ballet Company - Teatro alla Scala.More items...
Mona Lisa – Leonardo da Vinci. This iconic painting by Leonardo da Vinci is undoubtedly the most famous painting in the world. ... Starry Night - Vincent van Gogh. ... The Scream – Edvard Munch. ... The Creation Of Adam – Michelangelo. ... The Night Watch – Rembrandt van Rijn.
Philippines: A Third World Country But First In the Outsourcing Industry. Being a third world country is never a hindrance for the Philippines especially in the outsourcing industry. ... The Philippines being one of the world's second-largest English-speaking countries in the globe is not just something one can ignore.
More than 20 percent of the world oxygen is produced in the Amazon Rainforest. More than half of the world's estimated 10 million species of plants, animals and insects live in the tropical rainforests. One-fifth of the world's fresh water is in the Amazon Basin.Dec 21, 2012
Norway beats Denmark to be named happiest country in the world by UN. If you want to go to your happy place, you need more than cash. A winter coat helps — and a sense of community. ... Income in the US has gone up over the past decade, but happiness is declining.Mar 20, 2017
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The History of Board Games. Board games have been played in nearly all societies cultures throughout human history. ... #1 Chess. ... #2 Stratego. ... #3 Monopoly. ... #4 Risk. ... #5 The Settlers of Catan. ... #6 Scrabble. ... #7 BattleShip.More items...
All estimated net worth figures were calculated in March 2016.The Rothschild Family, Germany. ... The House of Saud, Saudi Arabia. ... The Walton Family, US. ... The Koch Family, US. ... The Mars Family, US. ... The Slim Family, Mexico. ... The Cargill-MacMillan Family, US. ... The Bettencourt Family, France.More items...
Here's the rundown of the biggest money makers in the music recording industry:Madonna Ciccone. ... Paul McCartney. ... Andre Romelle Young (Dr Dre) ... Sean John Combs (Diddy, Puff Daddy) ... Celine Dion. ... Paul David Hewson (Bono) ... Mariah Carey. ... Shawn Corey Carter (Jay-Z)More items...
LOCATION: Although few animals and plants are adapted to the extremely dry desert life, the desert is a vital biome. The desert is important because it covers about a fifth of the earth's surface! ... And then there are cold deserts.
Among mammals 41,700,000 cows and calves were killed for food in 2000, as well as 115,200,000 pigs and 4,300,000 sheep, for a total of 161,200,000. These stats are also expected to continue to rise. Thus, the total number of all animals killed for food in 2000 was 9.7 billion.
The Renaissance – that cultural, political, scientific and intellectual explosion in Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries – represents perhaps the most profoundly important period in human development since the fall of Ancient Rome. ... The Renaissance changed the world in just about every way one could think of.Oct 6, 2015
The iPhone has changed Apple's business dramatically. iPhone sales have risen strongly over the years, from around 1.4 million iPhones sold in 2007 to more than 216 million units worldwide in 2017. In total, Apple has sold more than one billion iPhones worldwide from 2007 to 2017.
"Just over a century ago, there were more than 200,000 wild lions living in Africa. Today, there are only about 20,000; lions are extinct in 26 African countries."Aug 10, 2017
Plate tectonics on Earth, at present, consists of 12 large semirigid plates of irregular shapes and sizes that move over the surface, separated by boundaries that meet at triple junctions. There are also many broad zones of deformation. The seven major plates account for 94% of the surface area of Earth.
#8 Afghanistan – GDP per capita: $956. Although considered by many as a dangerous country, Afghanistan is a beautiful nation smacked in the middle of Central Asia. ... That said, Afghanistan has never lost a war, which indicates that this is a nation of warriors who are willing to fight to the death rather than surrender.Jul 28, 2014
The term Third World was originally coined in times of the Cold War to distinguish those nations that are neither aligned with the West (NATO) nor with the East, the Communist bloc. Today the term is often used to describe the developing countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania.
Just a slight correction, Kenya is not considered a Third World Country, it is a Developing Country. ... The reason the term 'developing countries' is used for countries in Africa, Asia and South America is mainly because the gap between the poor and the rich, is ridiculously huge.
Third World definition. The nonaligned nations — which are often developing nations — of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. They are in a “third” group of nations because they were allied neither with the United States nor with the former Soviet Union.
Below is a list of the 10 richest women in the world, per Forbes' rankings:Liliane Bettencourt. Net worth: $39.5 billion.Alice Walton. Net worth: $33.8 billion.Jacqueline Mars. Net worth: $27 billion.Maria Franca Fissolo. Net worth: $25.2 billion.Susanne Klatten. ... Laurene Powell Jobs. ... Gina Rinehart. ... Abigail Johnson.More items...
All estimated net worth figures were calculated in March 2016.The Rothschild Family, Germany. ... The House of Saud, Saudi Arabia. ... The Walton Family, US. ... The Koch Family, US. ... The Mars Family, US. ... The Slim Family, Mexico. ... The Cargill-MacMillan Family, US. ... The Bettencourt Family, France.More items...
Jennifer Aniston. Net Worth: $150 million each. ... Angelina Jolie. Net Worth: $160 million. ... Julia Roberts. Net Worth: $170 million. ... Victoria Principa. Net Worth: $200 million. ... Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Net Worth: $200 million. ... Sandra Bullock. Net Worth: $200 million. ... Jessica Alba. Net Worth: $350 million. ... Jami Gertz. Net Worth: $2 billion.More items...
Mike Tyson. The former heavyweight champion of the world (and sometimes ear biter) was once worth about $300 million at the height of his career, according to Celebrity Networth. ... Lindsay Lohan. ... Chris Tucker. ... Teresa Giudice. ... Pamela Anderson. ... Gary Busey.
The most famous Italian bank was the Medici bank, established by Giovanni Medici in 1397. The oldest bank still in existence is Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, headquartered in Siena, Italy, which has been operating continuously since 1472.
The Oldest Surviving Banks of The WorldRankBankCountry1Banca Monte dei Paschi di SienaItaly2Berenberg BankGermany3Sveriges RiksbankSweden4C. Hoare & Co.England6 more rows
Bank of Sweden (Sveriges Riksbank) Established by Dutch-Latvian Johan Palmstruch in 1668, Sveriges Riksbank (Bank of Sweden) is often considered by many as the world's oldest central bank.
Michelangelo (1475-1564) was a sculptor, painter and architect widely considered to be one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance period—and arguably of all time. His work demonstrated a blend of psychological insight, physical realism and intensity never before seen.
Human trafficking is modern-day slavery. ... But unlike historical slavery, human trafficking is not legal anywhere in the world. Instead of being held by law, victims are trapped physically, psychologically, financially or emotionally by their traffickers.Mar 15, 2011
Meet some of the world's richest world leaders:1 Vladimir Putin, President of Russia. ... 2 Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand. ... 3 Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei. ... 4 Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, King of Saudi Arabia. ... 5 Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, President of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi.More items...
Robert A. Iger is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company. As Chairman and CEO, Mr. Iger is the steward of one of the world's largest media companies and some of the most respected and beloved brands around the globe.
A 2002 report estimated there were 5,000 to 12,000 blue whales worldwide, in at least five groups. The IUCN estimates that there are probably between 10,000 and 25,000 blue whales worldwide today.
On 3 September 1939, two days after Hitler invaded Poland, Australia entered World War II. ON SUNDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 1939, Australians tuned in to their radios to hear Prime Minister Robert Menzies make a fateful announcement.Sep 2, 2011
UPDATE: On January 8, 2016 Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto announced via Twitter that authorities recaptured the drug lord.Pablo Escobar. If one man could be said to represent the idea of a “drug kingpin,” that one man would be Pablo Escobar. ... Griselda Blanco. ... Osiel Cárdenas Guillén. ... Frank Lucas.
Drug dealers who have amassed a lot of wealth to last them more than 12 lifetimes!Joaquín Guzmán Leora: Net Worth: $1 Billion. ... Griselda Blanco: Net Worth $2 Billion. ... Carlos Lehder: Worthy $2.7 Billion. ... Amado Carrillo Fuentes: Made over $25 billion. ... Pablo Escobar: Net Worth $30 Billion.More items...
PAST. Pompeii is one of the must-see sights of Italy alongside Herculaneum, a town that also perished when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD. The city is important to us because of the way Vesuvius both destroyed and preserved it, but in the 1st Century AD it had little special significance.Mar 14, 2013
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Polar bears have adapted to eating flesh. Brown bears are omnivorous. The more gentle diet means that the brown bear's jaws and stronger and teeth are bigger. Fat and flesh require less strength to tear and less endurance to break down.Nov 24, 2010
The Strongest Natural (Non-Alloy) Metals: Tungsten, Titanium, and ChromiumTungsten has the highest tensile strength of any natural metal, but it's brittle and tends to shatter on impact.Titanium has a tensile strength of 63,000 psi. ... Chromium, on the Mohs scale for hardness, is the hardest metal around.
His natural genius crossed so many disciplines that he epitomized the term “Renaissance man.” Today he remains best known for his art, including two paintings that remain among the world's most famous and admired, Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Art, da Vinci believed, was indisputably connected with science and nature.
The world's highest rates of deforestation, a significant cause of global warming, are happening in the key emerging economies of Nigeria, Indonesia, and Brazil, according to new research evaluating the state of the world's forests.
There is a 276 year difference between the Ethiopic and Coptic calendars. ... Based on the ancient Coptic calendar, the Ethiopian Calendar is seven to eight years behind the Gregorian calendar, owing to alternate calculations in determining the date of the annunciation of the birth of Jesus Christ.Sep 9, 2011
Candler transformed Coca Cola from an invention into a business. ... The Impact Coca Cola has become the number one company in the world, and Coke has become the most popular soft drink ever. It has spread to over 200 countries, and billions of servings of Coke are consumed every day. 'Murica.Dec 12, 2012
Historically, there are four named oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic. However, most countries - including the United States - now recognize the Southern (Antarctic) as the fifth ocean. The Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian are known as the three major oceans.
The surface of the planet is approximately 71% water and contains (5) five oceans, including the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern. Their borders are indicated on the world image (above) in varied shades of blue.Mar 22, 2016
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Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world in area (if Lakes Michigan and Huron are taken separately; see Lake Michigan–Huron), and the third largest in volume, behind Lake Baikal in Siberia and Lake Tanganyika in East Africa.
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Poaching and habitat loss have left only 10,000 wild adult red pandas remaining in the world. Red panda populations are on the decline in the wild.Jun 26, 2014
Hair washers, fast food cooks, and ushers take home less than half the average annual wage.OccupationAverage Annual WagesShampooersAverage Annual Wages: $18,600Combined Food Preparation and Serving WorkersAverage Annual Wages: $18,720Fast Food CooksAverage Annual Wages: $18,780DishwashersAverage Annual Wages: $18,9306 more rows
Healthcare jobs dominate among the highest-paid jobs in the nation.OccupationAverage Annual Wages1. AnesthesiologistsAverage Annual Wages: $232,8302. SurgeonsAverage Annual Wages: $230,5403. Obstetricians and GynecologistsAverage Annual Wages: $216,7604. Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeonsAverage Annual Wages: $216,4406 more rows
The polar bear. It is a close call, but the polar bear is generally considered the largest bear on Earth. A close second is the brown bear, specifically the Kodiak bear. The Kodiak is a subspecies of the brown bear native to Alaska.
It's Official: Simone Biles Is the World's Best GymnastFloorGoldUnited StatesSimone Biles15.933SilverUnited StatesAly Raisman15.433BronzeRussiaAliya Mustafina13.9334ChinaShang Chunsong14.600
Shannon Miller.Simone Biles.Gabby Douglas.Nastia Liukin.McKayla Maroney.Dominique Moceanu.Carly Patterson.Samantha Peszek.
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daintree Rainforest. ... Cloud forest, ecuador. ... The Amazon, Brazil Rainforest. ... Alaska, USA rainforest. ... Sapo national park, liberia. ... The mount kinabalu national park, malaysia. ... The Monteverade Forest, Costa Rica. ... Montecristo cloud Forest, El Salvador.More items...
The World's Highest-Paid Soccer Players 2017. Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? ... #1 Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid / Portugal. Earnings: $93 million. ... #2 Lionel Messi, Barcelona / Argentina. Earnings: $80 million. ... #3 Neymar, Jr, Barcelona / Brazil. Earnings: $37 million.
Extinct mega penguin was tallest and heaviest ever. Forget emperor penguins, say hello to the colossus penguin. Newly unearthed fossils have revealed that Antarctica was once home to the biggest species of penguin ever discovered. It was 2 metres long and weighed a hefty 115 kilograms.Aug 1, 2014
Salvator Mundi' by Leonardo da Vinci sold for the record-breaking bid of $450 million at Christie's. Previous record holders were: ... 'Les femmes d'Alger' by Picasso fetched a record-breaking bid of $179 million in 2015. ... 'Reclining Nude' by Amedeo Modigliani sold for $170 million in 2015, breaking a record.
Natural disasters such as floods, tropical storms and long periods of drought are on the increase -- with calamitous consequences for the hungry poor in developing countries. Drought is already one of the most common causes of food shortages in the world.Nov 5, 2013
11.3% of the world's population is hungry. ... Poverty is the principal cause of hunger. The causes of poverty include poor people's lack of resources, an extremely unequal income distribution in the world and within specific countries, conflict, and hunger itself.
Hunger, poverty and food prices are inextricably linked. ... Millions live with hunger and malnourishment because they simply cannot afford to buy enough food, cannot afford nutritious foods or cannot afford the farming supplies they need to grow enough good food of their own.
"The UN estimates ending world hunger each year would cost $30 billion. So ending world hunger since 2003 would have cost $330 billion." There are a few problems with the numbers, however.Jun 24, 2014
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that about 795 million people of the 7.3 billion people in the world, or one in nine, were suffering from chronic undernourishment in 2014-2016. (Almost all the hungry people, 780 million, live in developing countries.)
– 98% of the world's undernourished people live in developing countries. Aiming at the very heart of hunger, The Hunger Project is currently committed to work in Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India, Ghana, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Peru, Senegal and Uganda.
Herman Webster Mudgett (May 16, 1861 – May 7, 1896), better known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or more commonly known as H. H. Holmes, was an American serial killer of the 19th century.
How many are left in the wild? The latest census in 2014 found that there were 1,864 giant pandas alive in the wild. While still very low, this represents a real success story, with numbers increasing from around 1,000 in the late 1970s. In the past decade, giant panda numbers have risen by 17 percent.
“The term Third World arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either capitalism and NATO (which along with its allies represented the First World), or communism and the Soviet Union (which along with its allies represented the Second World).Sep 7, 2011
An official language of Sri Lanka, Singapore and two Indian states, Tamil is still spoken by approximately 70 million people across the world. Tamil has one of the oldest literary canons of any language in the world, with the earliest piece of Tamil writing, Sangam literature, dating to approximately 300 BCE.Dec 1, 2016
Let's take a look at the four healthiest sports around.Squash. Squash is a high risk sport. ... Rowing. Rowing is a sport that builds both strength and endurance. ... Rock Climbing. ... Swimming.
Aug. 10, 1519: Magellan Sets Sail Into History. 1519: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, having sworn allegiance to Spain, sets sail from Seville for what will be the first successful circumnavigation of the Earth. Magellan, however, will not complete the voyage.Aug 9, 2010
Myth: Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães) was the first person to circumnavigate the globe. There's no doubt that Magellan intended to have a successful journey when his expedition set off from Spain on September 20, 1519.Sep 19, 2013
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The Amazon River is a heck of a big tributary. Besides being one of the LONGEST rivers in the world, it also happens to be the WIDEST. While its estimated length of 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometers) puts it under the Nile River, that statistic could be amended as some believe it's even longer than that.Feb 5, 2015
It measures 6,695 kilometres from its source in Burundi, along the White Nile, to its delta on the Mediterranean Sea. Officially, the shortesr river is the D River, Oregan, USA, which is just 37 metres long. The biggest river in the world, measured by the amount of water that flows down it, is the Amazon.
White Shark. The White Shark, more commonly referred to as the "Great White," has been reported to be involved in more attacks on humans than any other shark. ... Tiger Shark. ... Shortfin Mako. ... Oceanic Whitetip Shark. ... Bull Shark.
dwarf lanternshark
Greenland shark
The Industrial Revolution impacted the environment. The world saw a major increase in population, which, along with an increase in living standards, led to the depletion of natural resources. The use of chemicals and fuel in factories resulted in increased air and water pollution and an increased use of fossil fuels.
Below are some of the biggest eagles in the world in terms of total length, wingspan and body mass.Philippine Eagle. The Philippine eagle is the largest and heaviest known eagle. ... Steller's Sea Eagle. ... Harpy Eagle. ... White-tailed Eagle. ... Martial Eagle. ... Australian Wedge-Tailed Eagle. ... Golden Eagle. ... Haast's Eagle.
It is also called the American harpy eagle to distinguish it from the Papuan eagle, which is sometimes known as the New Guinea harpy eagle or Papuan harpy eagle. It is the largest and most powerful raptor found in the rainforest, and among the largest extant species of eagles in the world.
Jacksonville is the largest city in the continental United States with over 840 square miles. Duval Street, like the county was named for William Pope Duval, the first Territorial Governor of Florida.
There are thousands of real-life vampires walking among us. At least 5,000 self-identified, blood-drinking vampires — people who consume human and animal blood because they feel that they need it to survive — live in the U.S., according to the Atlanta Vampire Alliance.Oct 27, 2015
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Although the war began with Nazi Germany's attack on Poland in September 1939, the United States did not enter the war until after the Japanese bombed the American fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. ... The war ended with the Axis powers' unconditional surrender in 1945.
153 million orphans
Do Orphanages Still Exist in America? ... While there are still many children in need of permanent adoptive homes, today's domestic adoptions no longer involve traditional orphanages. Instead, U.S. orphanages have been replaced with an improved foster care system and private adoption agencies like American Adoptions.
Astronomers have crowned the universe's largest known spiral galaxy, a spectacular behemoth five times bigger than our own Milky Way. The title-holder is now NGC 6872, a barred spiral found 212 million light-years away in the southern constellation Pavo, researchers announced today (Jan. 10).Jan 10, 2013
Early Chinese Civilization. Much like civilizations in Mesopotamia, India and Egypt, the first cultures in China developed in river valleys, specifically the Yellow River (also called Huang He) and Yangtze River. ... In fact, the Shang Dynasty largely spread out from an original base on the Yellow River.
List of Top 10 Cold Places in the World:8 – Iceland. ... 7 – Kazakhstan. ... 6 – Finland. ... 5 – Greenland. ... 4 – Russia. ... 3 – Canada. ... 2 – The United States of America. ... 1 – Antarctica. Undoubtedly the coldest continent/place on our planet earth, Antarctica is a gigantic patch of ice and water.More items...
As in a 2004 study that found 9 'ancient breeds' to be genetically divergent, the study found 13 breeds that were genetically divergent from the modern breeds: the Basenji, Saluki, Afghan hound, Samoyed, Canaan dog, New Guinea singing dog, dingo, Chow Chow, Chinese Shar Pei, Akita, Alaskan malamute, Siberian husky and ...
In shape, the Paleolithic dogs most resembled the Siberian husky (as the one shown here), researchers say, but in size, they were somewhat larger, probably comparable to large shepherd dogs.Oct 17, 2008
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As the apex predators of the oceans, the role of sharks is to keep other marine life in healthy balance and to regulate the oceans. ... Sharks play a vital role at the top of the food chain by maintaining balance in the oceans. Destroying shark populations could destroy our oceans and our life support system.
The Mako Shark is the fastest shark in the world. It can clock in at speeds of 60 mph (96 mph). The Mako Shark has an extremely streamlined body that is shaped like a torpedo that helps minimize drag as it cruises through the water.Oct 3, 2016
White Shark. The White Shark, more commonly referred to as the "Great White," has been reported to be involved in more attacks on humans than any other shark. ... Tiger Shark. ... Shortfin Mako. ... Oceanic Whitetip Shark. ... Bull Shark.
Everybody knows that Dr. Pepper was first served at the 1885 Louisiana Purchase Exposition a full year before Coca-Cola was introduced to the market, making it the oldest soda still available in the world. Apparently Alex disagrees with me—it turns out that the answer was Vernors.Nov 29, 2011
1850 A manual hand & foot operated filling & corking device, first used for bottling soda water. 1876 Root beer mass produced for public sale. 1885 Charles Aderton invented "Dr Pepper" in Waco, Texas. 1886 Dr. John S. Pemberton invented "Coca-Cola" in Atlanta, Georgia.
Sixty percent of all active volcanoes occur at the boundaries between tectonic plates. Most volcanoes are found along a belt, called the “Ring of Fire” that encircles the Pacific Ocean. Some volcanoes, like those that form the Hawaiian Islands, occur in the interior of plates at areas called “hot spots.”
There are probably millions of volcanoes that have been active during the whole lifespan of the earth. During the past 10,000 years, there are about 1500 volcanoes on land that are known to have have been active, while the even larger number of submarine volcanoes is unknown.
Not all experts agree, but at top speeds of nearly 70 mph, the sailfish is widely considered the fastest fish in the ocean. Clocked at speeds in excess of 68 mph , some experts consider the sailfish the fastest fish in the world ocean.Oct 10, 2017
The most "extreme" tornado in recorded history was the Tri-State Tornado, which spread through parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925. ... The deadliest tornado in world history was the Daulatpur–Saturia tornado in Bangladesh on April 26, 1989, which killed approximately 1,300 people.