Military brothels (German: Militärbordelle) were set up by Nazi Germany during World War II throughout much of occupied Europeoccupied EuropeGerman-occupied Europe refers to the sovereign countries of Europe which were wholly or partly occupied and civil-occupied (including puppet governments) by the military forces and the government of Nazi Germany at various times between 1939 and …
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The ancient Babylonians pressed the tips of their fingertips into clay to record business transactions. The Chinese used ink-on-paper finger impressions for business and to help identify their children. However, fingerprints weren’t used as a method for identifying criminals until the 19th century. What did ancient Chinese use inked fingerprints in? The Chinese were the …
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What was the Earth’s population in 1800? around 1 billion people Historical demographers estimate that around the year 1800 the world population was only around 1 billion people. This implies that on average the population grew very slowly over this long time from 10,000 BCE to 1700 (by 0.04% annually). What was the population of …
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Puritans: A Definition Although the epithet first emerged in the 1560s, the movement began in the 1530s, when King Henry VIII repudiated papal authority and transformed the Church of Rome into a state Church of England. Did Puritans separate church and state? The Puritans in Massachusetts Bay believed in a separation of church and state, …
How did people fish in the Middle Ages? The trace used for simple fishing is basically an iron forged hook, nettle-hemp line and stone weight for a sinker. This method would be useful for catching the larger fish in enclosed waters, rivers and from the sea shore. Where did peasants get their food from? The …
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Do clocks change in Shanghai? China currently observes China Standard Time (CST) all year. DST is no longer in use. Clocks do not change in Shanghai, China. The previous DST change in China was on September 15, 1991. When did China change to one time zone? But in 1949, as the Communist Party consolidated control …
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Did Sulla destroy the republic? In the end Sulla destroyed the foundations upon which the Republic had been based by his march on Rome, by his proscriptions and by his dictatorship. Sulla’s dictatorship and regal pretentions in particular were antithetical to the entire project of the Republic which was precisely to prevent the return of …
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“Yuri Gagarin: 50th anniversary of the first man in space”. Who was the first woman to go in space? Valentina Tereshkova First woman in space: Valentina Tereshkova html”>Valentina Tereshkova</a>, blazed a trail for the many female spaceflyers who would follow.  Tereshkova, a Soviet cosmonaut, was selected from more than 400 applicants to launch on the …
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The first documented records of systematic astronomical observations date back to the Assyro-Babylonians around 1000 BCE. From this cradle of civilisation in Mesopotamia – in the southern part of present-day Iraq – astronomers had built up knowledge of the celestial bodies and recorded their periodic motions. When was celestial discovered? 17th century. Galileo discovered the …
How do I know what model my plane is? Quote from video: There are only three four engine aircraft types in common commercial. Service the a380 of course is the newest. And quite easy to identify. Is there an app to identify planes? Flightradar24 has a rapidly growing network of 20,000 ground stations around the …
