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Score: 4.8/5 (22 votes) At the start of the First World War, aircraft like the B.E. 2 were primarily used for reconnaissance. Due to the static nature of trench warfare, aircraft were the only means of gathering information beyond enemy trenches, so they were essential for discovering where the enem...
Score: 4.5/5 (9 votes) Locoweeds are prolific seed producers and the seeds may remain viable in the soil 50 years or more. Horses, cattle, sheep, goats, and wildlife (elk, deer, antelope) are poisoned by eating locoweed. Signs of poisoning appear after 2 to 3 weeks of continuous grazing on the plant...
Score: 5/5 (73 votes) Alexander Graham Bell patented his first electric loudspeaker (capable of reproducing intelligible speech) as part of his telephone in 1876, which was followed in 1877 by an improved version from Ernst Siemens.Who invented the first loudspeaker and when?The First LoudspeakersIn...
Score: 4.3/5 (35 votes) A subsequent appeal right to a neutral arbitrator will be available for suspensions of six (6) or more games. The neutral arbitrator shall have full remedial authority in respect of the matter.What can you get suspended for in the NHL?In regular League games, any player who i...
Score: 5/5 (21 votes) When you 'fall off the wagon', you go back to drinking alcohol in large quantities after having abstained from it for a while. Nowadays, the expression is used to refer to the resumption of any bad activity — drugs, smoking, overeating, etc.What does the phrase on the...
Score: 4.8/5 (5 votes) Actress Reandi Grey, who plays the role of Esti Fouche on SABC 2's Afrikaans soapie 7de Laan, surprised viewers when she returned this week after lying in a coma for a year.Where did Esti go in 7de Laan?In the world of 7de Laan, Esti has been shipped off to a long-term ca...
Score: 5/5 (59 votes) Bromate is formed when ozone used to disinfect drinking water reacts with naturally occurring bromide found in source water.What is bromate found in?Where is potassium bromate found? The FDA allows potassium bromate in food as long as it doesn't exceed 750 parts per millio...
Score: 4.4/5 (60 votes) The American Ornithological Society is an ornithological organization based in the United States. The society was formed in October 2016 by the merger of the American Ornithologists' Union and the Cooper Ornithological Society.What does Ornithological Society mean?The Am...
Score: 4.1/5 (61 votes) The Stamp Act was very unpopular among colonists. A majority considered it a violation of their rights as Englishmen to be taxed without their consent—consent that only the colonial legislatures could grant. Their slogan was "No taxation without representation".How did the co...
Score: 4.3/5 (14 votes) Collinear points are points all in one line and non collinear points are points that are not on one line. Below points A, F and B are collinear and points G and H are non collinear. Coplanar points are points all in one plane and non coplanar points are points that are not in...
