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Do firefighters actually slide down a pole?

Score: 4.1/5 (69 votes) A firefighter's pole (also called a sliding pole or fire pole) is a pole on which firefighters slide down to quickly reach the ground floor of a fire station. This allows them to respond to an emergency call faster, as they arrive at the fire engine faster than by using ...

23 Jan 2026 719 views

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Are an anti hero and an antagonist the same?

Score: 4.2/5 (1 votes) Though they may sound similar, the definition of antihero is very different from the definition of antagonist. The antagonist is always a character who has opposing goals from the protagonist. ... An antihero, on the other hand, is always the protagonist in the story.Is the an...

23 Jan 2026 1,088 views

// science

At home or in hone?

Score: 5/5 (68 votes) Generally, you simply say you are "home" without a preposition, but if you use one, you say "at home." "I am in home" is not natural.Which is correct at home or in home?"at home" it more general and usual. E.g. "I'm at home."; "I left my bag at home.". "in the home" means ...

23 Jan 2026 792 views

// global affairs

Where was the hesperus wreck?

Score: 4.7/5 (21 votes) Wreck of the Hesperus is the name of an Irish doom/drone metal band. The Pleasure Island amusement park in Wakefield, Massachusetts (1958–1970), 18 miles south-west of the site where the fictional Hesperus sank, featured a ride named "The Wreck of the Hesperus".Was there real...

23 Jan 2026 1,822 views

// current events

Does branding hurt cows?

Score: 4.7/5 (36 votes) Hot-iron branding is painful for cattle, but little is known about the duration of or effective methods to control this pain. This work quantified pain sensitivity and healing in branded and unbranded animals. ... Brand wounds were more painful than nonbranded tissue (P<0....

23 Jan 2026 155 views

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Has harry gone back to america?

Score: 4.4/5 (64 votes) Prince Harry is back in the US after reuniting with his family for Prince Philip's funeral. Prince Harry has returned to the US after reuniting with his family at Prince Philip's funeral. A spokesperson confirmed to Insider that he arrived safely in California, retu...

23 Jan 2026 1,467 views

// news analysis

Do tea detoxes work?

Score: 4.3/5 (32 votes) The body has a natural detoxification system that eliminates toxins and harmful compounds. Hence, detoxing tea is ineffective and unnecessary for weight loss and detoxification. There hasn't been any evidence regarding detox teas that these would flush toxins out of the ...

23 Jan 2026 1,720 views

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Where were motorcycles invented?

Score: 4.4/5 (35 votes) The first internal combustion, petroleum fueled motorcycle was the Daimler Reitwagen. It was designed and built by the German inventors Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in Bad Cannstatt, Germany in 1885.Which country invented motorcycle?World's First Motorcycle Was U...

23 Jan 2026 429 views

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Was food scarce in ww2?

Score: 4.5/5 (13 votes) World War II By the spring, Americans were unable to purchase sugar without government-issued food coupons. Vouchers for coffee were introduced in November, and by March of 1943, meat, cheese, fats, canned fish, canned milk and other processed foods were added to the list of ...

23 Jan 2026 1,333 views

// current events

Whats a through hiker?

Score: 4.2/5 (34 votes) Thru-hiking, or through-hiking, is the act of hiking an established end-to-end trail or long-distance trail with continuous footsteps in one direction.What is considered a through hike?Essentially, a thru-hike is an end-to-end backpacking trip on a long-distance trail like th...

23 Jan 2026 550 views