“There isn’t much distinction between bee and wasp stings,” said Dr. Kuhn, “although there is one telltale sign. Bees will leave a barbed stinger behind. Wasps, on the other hand, have a smooth stinger they can use more than once.” Dr. Wasp and bee stings can cause similar symptoms, but…
B1. If you do something on purpose, you do it intentionally, not by accident: I didn’t do it on purpose – it was an accident. If you do something on purpose, you do it intentionally. Was it an accident or did David do it on purpose? COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary.…
“Get” is the present tense form of the verb and “got” is the past tense form, but the tenses are often used interchangeably. In informal speech, people often question each other with “Do you get it?” or just “Get it?” to check for comprehension. “I get it” or “I got…
The first IBM PC, formally known as the IBM Model 5150, was based on a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 microprocessor and used Microsoft´s MS-DOS operating system. On August 12, 1981, IBM released their new computer, re-named the IBM PC. The “PC” stood for “personal computer” making IBM responsible for popularizing…
On iCarly, the PearPhone is one of the most seen PearProducts, next to the Pearbook. So far, it looks like anyone who’s on iCarly owns a PearPhone except Nevel, as he is a “bad guy”. It appeared in Season 1 Episode 19 of iCarly called iGot Detention. When Freddie is…
Fossil evidence indicates that Iceland was generally forested during the mid to late Tertiary (5-15 million years ago), with tree genera including Sequoia, Magnolia, Sassafras, Pterocarya and many others, indicating that the climate was warm-temperate. Beech (Fagus sp.) forests were very common for a time. This question is often asked,…
17 Jun 1944: Iceland becomes a republic. Iceland cooperated with the British, Canadian, and American military but officially remained neutral during WWII. Training of Icelandic soldiers in 1940. At the beginning of World War II, Iceland was a sovereign kingdom in personal union with Denmark, with King Christian X as…
In 1882, Wells moved with her sisters to Memphis, Tennessee to live with their aunt. Her brothers found work as carpentry apprentices, and for a time Wells continued her education at Fisk University in Nashville. Ida Wells was born into slavery. She was educated at Rust University, a freedmen’s school…
While many critics ranked it among the year’s best albums, Lennon didn’t receive a single Grammy nod for his effort. History repeated itself following the release of Imagine in ’71. Fifty years later, the title track from that album is considered one of the 20th century’s greatest songs. Lennon was…
Imperialism impacted societiessocietiesKoinonia (/ˌkɔɪnoʊˈniːə/) is a transliterated form of the Greek word κοινωνία, which refers to concepts such as fellowship, joint participation, the share which one has in anything, a gift jointly contributed, a collection, a contribution.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › KoinoniaKoinonia – Wikipedia in countless negative ways. It led to…