George Washington Carver is best known for his 300 uses for peanuts. The African-American scientist and inventor George Washington Carver is best known for his 300 uses for peanuts. George Washington Carver claimed that he discovered over 300 ways to use peanuts, and he published a list of all them.…
The female will lay the eggs and they will be dispersed through the water where the male will fertilize them. But some fish engage in a form of intercourse or a mating ritual. There are also types of fish that can fertilize themselves. The best hypothesis for mermaid reproduction is…
Who Discovered America? The True Story Of Columbus And Leif Erikson Though we’re taught that Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492, the real story of who actually discovered North America first is far more complicated. The question of who discovered America is a difficult one to answer. It was, in…
Address your cover letter to the hiring manager, even if the letter will go through a recruiter. Here are five examples of how to address someone in a cover letter when you don’t know their name. Pow. There’s a switch somewhere in the hiring manager’s head, and it just flipped…
Oxygen was not invented. It was already present on earth. Oxygen was discovered by Swedish Chemist, Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1772. An English chemist, Joseph Priestly, independently, discovered oxygen in 1774 and published his findings the same year, three years before Scheele published. Joseph Priestley and Carl Wilhelm Scheele both…
If your pet is registered with AKC Reunite, call the Reuniters Helpline at 800-252-7894 to let them know your pet is lost and to enable an operator to confirm that your contact information is up-to-date. Also, visit the website to create a “Lost Pet Alert” ( learn how to activate…
Bobby Sheehan, bassist for the rock band Blues Traveler, was found dead in his New Orleans house Friday morning (Aug. 20), the band’s label said. He was 31. Bandleader John Popper called Sheehan “the best friend I’ve had in the world.” Tad Kinchla and Ben Wilson joined the band following…
Figure 1 Clemens von Pirquet (1874–1929), creator of the idea of allergy. The photograph was taken in 1906, the same year that he published his seminal article explaining his idea of allergy and pro- posing a new terminology. The History of Allergies Posted on May 4, 2017 by Andrew Rubin…
Randy Taylor, played by Jonathan Taylor Thomas, was the middle son, a budding environmentalist. Thomas, dubbed “JTT,” was a teen idol who acted in films and voiced Young Simba in “The Lion King.” He later left acting to go to college at Columbia University. “Home Improvement” actor Richard Karn died…
Who Discovered America? The True Story Of Columbus And Leif Erikson Though we’re taught that Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492, the real story of who actually discovered North America first is far more complicated. The question of who discovered America is a difficult one to answer. Discovering the Americas…