Facts about World War 1 World War 1 invokes impressions of a horrific slaughtering that took place in the trenches of the Western Front. While this gruesome picture surely leaves many with nausea‚ there are many World War 1 facts that most of us have no knowledge of. The spark that initiated the war was the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand on 28 June 1914. Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the assassination and threatened war unless Serbia followed a harsh set of demands. Germany backed
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50 Interesting Facts About . . . Mars 1. The Egyptians gave Mars its first recorded name: Har dècher (“The red one”). The Babylonians called it Nergal (“Star of death”). The Greeks and Romans named the planet after their respective gods of war‚ Ares and Mars. The Hebrews called it Ma’adim‚ or “One who blushes.” Many ancient people believed the reddish color came from actual blood on the planet.f 2. The month of March is named after Mars.a 3. The symbol for Mars looks like a shield and a spear
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PE-Unit 5 Global Warming: Facts‚ Causes and Effects Global warming is the greatest challenge facing our planet. It is‚ in fact‚ the increase in temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere. It is one of the most current and widely discussed factors. It has a far-reaching impact on biodiversity and climatic conditions of the
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Some Facts about Chiropractic Therapy Health is Wealth! Everyone knows this statement. Yet‚ it is too old‚ but embraces a realistic meaning. If you are in good spirits and take care of your health‚ then yes‚ your health is iterated as wealth. Just read the below avowal. "Health is like MONEY. We never have a true idea of its value until we lose it." -Josh Billings What does it mean? It simply implies the same connotation as in the "health is wealth" statement. Just the mode of assertion is transformed
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Taiga Fun Facts By James Stuart‚ eHow Contributor The taiga is an ecosystem‚ or biome‚ that makes up a significant part of Canada and the northern regions of Asia and Europe. The taiga is the world’s largest biome and primarily comprises coniferous trees‚ which are made up of needles and stay green year round. The taiga biome is also known as the boreal forest. Temperature The taiga has a very cold climate with winter temperatures as low as minus-54 degrees Celsius. Summer temperatures
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Legislative Council Secretariat IN 2/99-00 INFORMATION NOTE Tokyo Disneyland: Some Basic Facts 1. Background 1.1 Tokyo Disneyland opened on 15 April 1983 at a cost of US$1.4 billion. It is located on a reclaimed site about 10 km from downtown Tokyo. Tokyo Disneyland is privately owned by Oriental Land‚ a land-reclamation company in partnership with Mitsui Real Estate and the Keisei Railway Company. 1.2 Talks between Disney and Oriental Land started in the early 1970’s. Basically‚ Oriental
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about Australia food industry Australia’s food industry encompasses a wide range of products. Although predominantly arid‚ Australia has a range of climates and land types. These include northern tropical areas‚ high-rainfall coastal regions‚ arid and semi-arid climates‚ most of which are used for food production. This variety‚ combined with cutting edge technology‚ makes Australia a reliable long-term supplier to global markets. The beginnings Australia’s Indigenous people‚ while primarily
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Important Facts about Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy is an underage female between 13 -19 that becomes pregnant. During pregnancy‚ many females drop-out of school to deliver and take care of their child. There are many issues which occur with teenage girls during their pregnancy. The top three issues are emotional‚ social‚ and health problems. There are many thing that you can do to avoid becoming pregnancy abstinence as an option‚ sexual pressure‚ and Clarifying the values and setting boundaries
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baseball game. Therefore‚ many historians believed that the love of Pocahontas that saved John Smith from the execution‚ was in fact‚ just an adaption ritual. From the story of John Smith‚ the author examined the first efforts of colonization by the English in Virgina. From Smith’s point of view‚ this land was very fruitful and befitted for human’s lives‚ but in fact‚ the first years in Virgina was dreadful. The harsh weather‚ the aggressive Indians‚ the hot and humid summer killed many settlers
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Small amounts of philosophy lead to Atheism‚ but larger amounts bring us back to God. When thinking in terms of ideals and values‚ it is equally relevant to ponder the significance between fact and faith. Faith is defined as a belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. On the other hand‚ fact is something that actually exists and is a truth known by concrete experience or observation. For the purpose of clarification‚ science can be described as an image of truth and religion
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