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Sep 14 25 by pehinhota
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Sep 11 25 by chabenao1
What do you call a group of owls?
A parliament.
"a "Parliament" of owls refers to their perceived knowledge and wisdom. Owl groups also have been called a "Congress" or "stare," but the 1950s children's book "The Chronicles of Narnia" (which later became a movie), cemented Parliament as the go-to word for a group of owls."
https://www.the-daily-record.com/story/sports/outdoors/2022/05/16/wise-old-owl-parliament-reason-frogs-and-snakes-knot/9713698002/ (TriviaFan22)
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Sep 11 25 by S0N1CB01
What do you call a group of koalas?
A group of koalas is called colony.However,that is not an official term,but it is ofen applied to the creatures for simplicity but koalas dont spend most time with their members,so are usually not in groups.
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https://a-z-animals.com/blog/what-is-a-group-of-koalas-called/ (S0N1CB01)
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Feb 04 03 by Chase
What is the main means of transport in the country of Nepal?
It also depends on the region of Nepal to which the OP is referring to. Having been there, in Kathmandu and the surrounding area, the primary form of transportation is a vehicle. Up in the mountains, everything is done on foot. (LeoDaVinci)
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Sep 11 25 by pehinhota
What is the main means of transport in the country of Nepal?
This site seems aimed at tourists. Even so, it references traveling by road as the most common mode of transport in Nepal. Common road vehicles in Nepal include various busses as well as trucks, cars and motorcycles.
https://www.himalayanglacier.com/nepal-travel-guide/local-transport/
(Triviaballer)
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Sep 11 25 by pehinhota
Two European nations mention each other in their respective national anthems. Which ones?
The above link gives the wording of the Polish national anthem that mentions Italy. Here's the wording from the Italian national anthem that mentions Poland (fifth verse, translated into English):
"The mercenary swords
Are feeble reeds.
Already the Eagle of Austria
Hath lost its plumes.
The blood of Italy,
The blood of Poland
It with Cossacks did drink,
But will burn its heart."
As is mentioned in the Reddit thread above, Poland (or the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) and Italy (pre-unification) had a common enemy in the 1700s and 1800s: the Austrian Empire (explicitly mentioned in the Italian song), which is why the two national anthems reference each other's country. In fact, the Polish national anthem ("Mazurek D?browskiego" in Polish, or "Poland Is Not Yet Lost" in English) was originally titled ""Song of the Polish Legions in Italy" ("Pie?? Legionów Polskich we W?oszech" in Polish).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_Canto_degli_Italiani
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_Is_Not_Yet_Lost
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Sep 09 25 by wellenbrecher
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Sep 09 25 by chabenao1
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Sep 09 25 by chabenao1
In Greek mythology, is there another blind prophet apart from Tiresias?
There is Evenius...
[quote]A seer of Apollonia, and father of Deiphonus. He was one of the most distinguished citizens of Apollonia; and one night, when he was tending the sheep of Helios, which the noble Apolloniatae had to do in turns, the flock was attacked by wolves, and sixty sheep were killed. Evenius said nothing of the occurrence, but intended to purchase new sheep, and thus to make up for the loss. But the thing became known, and Evenius was brought to trial. He was deprived of his office, and his eyes were put out as a punishment for his carelessness and negligence.
Hereupon the earth ceased to produce fruit, and the sheep of Helios ceased to produce young. Two oracles were consulted, and the answer was, that Evenius had been punished unjustly, for that the gods themselves had sent the wolves among the sheep, and that the calamity under which Apollonia was suffering should not cease until Evenius should have received all the reparation he might desire. A number of citizens accordingly waited upon Evenius, and without mentioning the oracles, they asked him in the course of their conversation, what reparation he would demand, if the Apolloniatae should be willing to make any.
Evenius, in his ignorance of the oracles, merely asked for two acres of the best land in Apollonia and the finest house in the city. The deputies then said that the Apolloniatae would grant him what he asked for, in accordance with the oracle. Evenius was indignant when he heard how he had been deceived; but the gods gave him a compensation by bestowing upon him the gift of prophecy.[/quote]
https://pantheon.org/articles/e/evenius.html (elburcher)
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Sep 07 25 by chabenao1
In rally racing, what is the difference between a Special Stage and a Super Special Stage?
The difference between the Special Stage and the Super Special stage is that the Special Stage is closed to fans and the public while the Super Special Stage is held specifically for viewing by the fans and public.
[quote]Special Stage
This is what you probably imagine when someone says "rally". A special stage is rally's basic element. It takes place on a piece of road or track that's closed to public and ranges from a couple of kilometres to several tens of kilometres in length. The cars enter the stage in a set interval, usually a minute or two, and each run is timed. The total time from all special stages is what decides the result of the rally - obviously, the crew with fastest time wins.
Super Special Stage
In WRC, this is typically the first stage of the rally, held on the very first day of the event, usually Thursday evening. It counts as other special stages, but it takes place on a shorter track, often on a racing circuit or in a city centre, and is designed to be more spectator-friendly, sometimes with the whole course visible from one spot.[/quote] https://www.skoda-motorsport.com/en/legs-and-stages-guide-to-rally/
(elburcher)
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Sep 04 25 by Thesuperyoshi
Why is the Frank Sinatra song "My Way" considered "cursed" in the Philippines?
"My Way" is linked to a series of Karaoke killings...
[quote]Frank Sinatra's "My Way" linked to string of odd deaths in Philippines karaoke bars
Frank Sinatra's My Way is an all-time classic that's played at funerals around the world - but in the Philippines, at least 12 people have been killed while singing it in karaoke bars[/quote]
https://www.themirror.com/news/world-news/frank-sinatras-my-way-linked-719965 (elburcher)
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Sep 05 25 by Thesuperyoshi
When were Iwo-Jima and Okinawa returned to Japanese sovereignty?
Okinawa and the surrounding Ryukyu Islands were returned to Japan on May 15, 1972. Iwo-Jima, part of the Bonin Islands, was returned earlier on June 26, 1968.
Both islands were under American control after being captured during World War II. Both were the sites of some of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific theater of WWII and, perhaps, of the entire war. The United States retained administrative control over these territories, even after the treaty of San Francisco, signed in 1951, which officially ended the postwar occupation of Japan. The return of these islands was a significant step in the post-war relationship between the two countries, with Okinawa's return, in particular, being a key diplomatic goal for Japan.
https://www.sarantakes.com/PDF%20Other%20Writings/B5-JAEAR.pdf (LeoDaVinci)
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Sep 04 25 by chabenao1
Who voiced the nanny in the film "Nanny McPhee" (2005)?
"Nanny McPhee" is a 2005 live-action film, not animated, so the character wasn't "voiced" by anyone in the way animated characters are. The nanny was portrayed by Emma Thompson who also provided her own voice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanny_McPhee
(wellenbrecher)
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Sep 01 25 by S0N1CB01
Why does the portrait head of King Charles III on British coins face the opposite way to his mother, Queen Elizabeth II?
Alternating left and right facing monarchs has been a British coinage tradition since 1660 when Charles II chose to face right after Oliver Cromwell faced left. The only exception to this tradition was Edward VIII who would have been in a right-facing slot after George V was left, but his coins were actually never released due to his very short reign. When George VI succeeded Edward, he also opted for a left portrait, thus essentially restoring the order as if Edward had followed the pattern.
There is no particular explanation for this tradition - it has just become the standard. (One possible explanation is that the alternating order makes it easy to determine whether you hold the current or the previous monarch's coin).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins_of_the_pound_sterling#Monarch's_profile (WesleyCrusher)
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Aug 30 25 by odo5435
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Aug 28 25 by pehinhota
Where did the French children's game "Marelle" originate?
[quote]Ancient Origins of the Game of Hopscotch
The game of hopscotch, known to entertain children through the ages, has much older origins than is commonly believed. According to some accounts and institutions such as the Dale Countryside Museum, the origin of the game can potentially be traced back more than 2000 years, to the time of the Roman Empire. Although the image of a Roman soldier hopping on squares may seem unlikely, it seems that Roman legionaries practiced a form of exercise that may have been the origin of the modern game of hopscotch. Unlike the playful and colorful version that children indulge in today, Roman soldiers performed these exercises in full armor, certainly making them less fun for rather belligerent physical training purposes.
These physical trainings, although very far from the current concept, may have inspired the observant children of the time. These curious young people then drew a miniature version of this exercise, giving rise to an early form of the game of hopscotch. Thus, the transition from Roman soldier exercises to a child's game probably took place over a period of several centuries until it developed into a playful activity practiced by generations of children around the world.[/quote]
https://obscura.fr/histoire/lancienne-origine-du-jeu-de-marelle-a-travers-le-monde/ (elburcher)
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Aug 27 25 by odo5435
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Aug 25 25 by VegemiteKid
Why were the leaders of the Roman Empire sometimes called Kings instead of Emperors?
These titles (in English) refer to rulers from different periods of time. Rome started being ruled by leaders using the title 'rex' (king), some known only from legend, some list in the mists of time. This title was used until 509 BCE, when Tarquinius Superbus was overthrown, and a Republic set up. In this period, control of various facets of society were distributed among a number of people, with various titles, and no one person considered to be at the top.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Rome
Then in 27 BCE Octavian once again became a single supreme ruler, and adopted the title of Caesar Augustus.
[quote]The term emperor is a modern convention, and did not exist as such during the Empire. When a given Roman is described as becoming emperor in English, it generally reflects his accession as augustus, and later as basileus. Another title used was imperator, originally a military honorific, and caesar, originally a cognomen. Early emperors also used the title princeps ("first one") alongside other Republican titles, notably consul and pontifex maximus.[/quote]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_emperor (looney_tunes)
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Aug 25 25 by VegemiteKid
What is the average distance covered by an AFL player (Australian Football League) during a match?
I found this article which is already more than 13 years old:
[quote]AFL PLAYERS are on the field for longer, and run further, than any other mainstream professional sport in the world.
GPS data reveals AFL players, on average, run 14km a match on the League's biggest ground, Patersons Stadium.
In English soccer's premier league, players run around 11.7km per match, while in Australia's elite rugby league matches, players will normally run between 8-10km per game depending on their position.[/quote]
https://www.nmfc.com.au/news/773180/afl-the-running-game
https://preparelikeapro.com/how-far-do-afl-players-run-in-a-football/ (wellenbrecher)
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Aug 23 25 by odo5435
What day of the week was October 10, 1582?
When Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar in 1582, it was only adopted immediately by a few countries. The Papal States, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the German Prince-Bishopric of Passau switched in October 1582, skipping 10 days to realign the calendar.
Meanwhile, Spain and Portugal implemented the reform across their extensive empires, which included territories in the Americas, while other European regions, such as France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, and parts of Switzerland and the Czech lands, adopted it more gradually, sometimes years later, due to local resistance or administrative delays.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_adoption_dates_of_the_Gregorian_calendar_by_country (wellenbrecher)
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Aug 22 25 by serpa
How deep is the turbulence created when a category five hurricane is over an ocean?
The depth of the turbulence varies depending on the wave frequency (distance between wave peaks). A shorter frequency between waves leads to shallower turbulence while a long wave frequency (greater distance between wave peaks) will have deeper effects.
[quote]"If the distance between subsequent wave crests is 100 meters [328 feet], then below about 50 meters [164 feet] you won't have any of that orbit motion," Storlazzi told Live Science. However, if there is a very long wave length, then this circular moving water can reach all the way down to the continental shelf, which can be hundreds of feet below the water's surface, he said.[/quote]
[quote] What lies beneath
The chaos starts at the ocean's surface. The hurricane's winds blow against the water, creating waves. As the waves grow taller, they develop more area for the wind to press against, which in turn makes the waves even larger, Storlazzi said.
The water below each wave moves in a circular motion, which sets off another, small circle below it. To visualize it, think of a hula hoop with a somewhat smaller hula hoop below it, continuing until the hoops get very small.
Scientists have learned that these stacked-hoop disturbances - that is, water moving in a circular motion, setting off another circular orbit below it - are only half the distance in length from one wave peak to the next.
"If the distance between subsequent wave crests is 100 meters [328 feet], then below about 50 meters [164 feet] you won't have any of that orbit motion," Storlazzi told Live Science. However, if there is a very long wave length, then this circular moving water can reach all the way down to the continental shelf, which can be hundreds of feet below the water's surface, he said.
"When those orbital motions [get] near the bottom, they can't go through the seabed, so they tend to flatten out," Storlazzi said. "Instead of being circular, they're very horizontal, just back and forth. And those cause a lot of stress, or force imparted on the seabed."
This extremely fast horizontal movement within the ocean can kick up sediment and even move large objects - "you always hear about old sunken ships being unburied in storms because you have very strong horizontal motions," Storlazzi said.
The hurricane's powerful winds can also mix the ocean's cold, deep waters with warmer, shallow waters. "When hurricanes propagate across the ocean, they tend to leave a cooler trail of water in their wake," Storlazzi said. "They're pulling up deep water that's usually colder than the surface water, which is warmed by the sun."[/quote]
https://www.livescience.com/60354-how-hurricanes-impact-underwater-marine-life.html (elburcher)
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Aug 21 25 by unclerick
What day of the week was October 10, 1582?
The Gregorian calendar was at first only adopted by Roman Catholic countries*, so places like England retained the 'Old Style' Julian calendar in 1582. The 'New Style' Gregorian calendar wasn't adopted by the United Kingdom and its empire until 1752. This sometimes led to switching back and forth between calendars as territories in Canada and elsewhere changed hands between European powers. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_adoption_dates_of_the_Gregorian_calendar_by_country
So, there was a 10 October 1582 (Old Style) in such non-Catholic places, and it fell on a Wednesday. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1582, https://vbattu.wordpress.com/tag/julian-calendar/
* the shift to the Gregorian calendar in 1582 skipped from 4 October to 15 October for the Roman Catholic church- civil adoption varied, even in Catholic countries- e.g. France made the shift in December that year. (sportsherald)
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Aug 22 25 by serpa
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Aug 22 25 by pehinhota
Who was the first ruler to introduce the title of Tsar among the Slavic monarchies?
The first Slavic ruler to take the title of Tsar was Simeon I of Bulgaria, in 893. Even just considering Russia, which is what most people think of, there were a few instances of the title being used even before Ivan III added Tsar of all Russia to the list of titles by which he was to be designated, sometime around 1480.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar (looney_tunes)
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Aug 20 25 by pehinhota
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Aug 20 25 by pehinhota
What percentage of American adults have tattoos?
Approximately 32% of citizens of the U.S.A. (about 80 million people) have tattoos.That percentage varies considerably according to age with tattooing being less common as age increases.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/15/32-of-americans-have-a-tattoo-including-22-who-have-more-than-one
https://expertbeacon.com/how-many-people-have-tattoos
https://www.outlookindia.com/international/us/tattoo-statistics-how-many-people-have-tattoos-in-us-news-318813
(Out of curiosity, I tried to find worldwide figures but time escaped me. Perhaps someone else may be interested...) (odo5435)
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