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Human civilization interesting facts
The emergence of Homo sapiens occurred sometime between 130,000 years to 200,000 years from now – the period when the human origin took place in the universe. "Civilization" is often used as a synonym for the broader term "culture" in both popular and academic circles. Every human being participates in ...
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Interesting facts about scarecrows
The scarecrow is one of the most familiar figures of the rural landscape not only in the United States but throughout the world. Scarecrows frighten birds because of the human odor emitted from the clothes they wear. Come rain and wind, this odor dissapears. The first scarecrows in recorded history ...
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Facebook interesting facts
Turns out Facebook wasn’t always called Facebook. It originally launched as TheFacebook on thefacebook.com with Zuckerberg claiming he was “Founder, Master and Commander, Enemy of the State”. It didn’t become Facebook.com until 2005 when the fledgling site bought the domain for $200,000 from aboutface.com a web and intranet directory software ...
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Interesting glass facts
Age man used obsidian (a naturally formed glass) for cutting tools and weapons. In 1500bc, we believe the first glass bottles were made using the "Core-Forming Method". Glass takes over 1 million years to decompose in our landfills and dumps. The energy saved from recycling 1 glass bottle can run ...
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Interesting novel facts
The word "novel" originally derived from the Latin novus, meaning "new." The first novel, called The story of Genji, was written in 1007 by Japanese noble woman, Murasaki Shikibu. The rise of the "novel" as the major alternative to the antiquated "romance" began with the publication of Cervantes Novelas Exemplares ...
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3 tips for an eco home
Purify the air with anti-air pollution plants Is the air from your house more polluted than outside? Apparently so, according to NASA studies, done since 1990. Bacteria, acetone, ammonia, dust mites ... all be found in any home, regardless of how well and often is cleaned. ...
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Interesting facts about White House
The architect of the White House was chosen in a design competition, which received nine proposals, including one submitted anonymously by Thomas Jefferson. There are 132 rooms, 32 bathrooms, and 6 levels to accommodate all the people who live in, work in, and visit the White House. There are also ...
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facts about reading
The average reading speed is 200 – 250 words a minute in non-technical material . Estimates indicate that at least 20 million of the nation's 53 million school-age children are poor readers - about two out of five children. The average person retains only 5% of what is read once, after ...
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Interesting divorce facts
Couples who live together prior to marriage experience greater dissatisfaction afterwards . A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee. In Ireland, divorce was prohibited until 1997. Michael Douglas had to give up around $45 million to his first wife Diandra. The United States has ...
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Interesting facts about paper
The United States and Canada are the world's largest producers of paper and paper products . The next largest are Finland, Japan, and Sweden, who produce significant amounts of wood pulp and newsprint. The eath wastes enough paper every day to cover the netherlands every 5 minutes. Americans throw out enough ...
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Interesting Oscars facts
The first actor to receive an Oscar posthumously was Peter Finch who died of a heart attack while leaving the Beverly Hills Hotel to do a pre-Oscar ceremony TV interview with Good Morning America. The oscar statuettes were once made of plaster - during the war. The biggest winner ever was ...
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interesting bicycle facts
There are about a billion bicycles in the world. Every year some 50 million bicycles - and 20 million cars - are produced. The first bicycles were made without pedals. Cycling burns 600 calories an hour. Twenty bicycles can be parked in the same space taken up by one car. There are over a ...