111. When did the english language begin
June 25, 2013
When did the english language begin?
English is the native language of more than 400 million people. Chinese is the native language of more than 650 million people. Yet English is by far the most important language in the world today.
This is because it is spoken in more di...
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112. How were the egyptian pyramids built
June 25, 2013
How were the egyptian pyramids built?
No one knows exactly how old the pyramids are. A thousand years before Christ, they were already old and mysterious. The Great Pyramid at Giza has been attributed to King Cheops of the fourth dynasty (about 2900 B.C.).
The pyramids are tombs. T...
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113. What is the taj mahal
June 25, 2013
What is the taj mahal?
The Taj Mahal is a love story, a sad and beautiful one. If it didn't exist, we could easily imagine that the story of its construction- was simply a fairy tale.Three hundred years ago, there lived in India an emperor called Shah Jahan. His favorite wife was a beautiful...
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114. What are the catacombs
June 25, 2013
What are the catacombs?
The catacombs were underground tombs near Rome where the early Christians were buried. These tombs were cut in soft rock in a sacred area surrounding the city of Rome.
When Emperor Nero began his persecutions of the Christians, they gathered in the t...
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115. Why is black worn for mourning
June 25, 2013
Why is black worn for mourning?
We think of our way of life as the only one, and when we learn about other civilizations, we are often shocked, or at least surprised. When we mourn somebody, we naturally wear black. What else could one wear? Well, in Japan and China, they wear pure white whe...
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116. What is reincarnation
June 25, 2013
What is reincarnation?
When you go to sleep and have a dream, "you" are doing something in the dream. But at the same time, there is your body asleep in bed! Who or what, is that other "you" that does all those things in your dream? Primitive man, who didn't understand dreams as we do today...
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117. What is a mormon
June 25, 2013
What is a mormon?
A Mormon is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The name Mormonism, which is commonly used in speaking of this religion, comes from the use of the Book of Mormon as one of the works of scripture in this church.
The Church of Jesus...
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118. What is a prime number
June 25, 2013
What is a prime number?
A prime number is one that cannot be split up by division. Think of 11. Twice six is 12, three fours are 12. But the only number you can divide 11 by is one, and when you have done that you still have 11 left.
Prime numbers lie at the very roots of a...
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119. What is the strongest material known to man
June 25, 2013
What is the strongest material known to man?
The strength o any material is its ability to resist stretching, pressing together, and tearing-what the scientists call tension, compression and shear. No one material is the strongest for all purposes. For example, cast iron is immensely strong ...
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120. What makes silver tarnish
June 25, 2013
What makes silver tarnish?
It is the sculpture in the air, which often comes from coal-gas used for cooking and heating that causes silver to tarnish or blacken. Silver combines with sulphur to form the black silver sulphide sometimes found on forks and spoons which have been in contact with...
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