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Apr 13 26 by pehinhota
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Apr 03 26 by GBfan
Which is the world's shortest river?
Acoording to the 1989 Guinness Book of World Records, it's the Roe River in Montana.
[quote]Montana's Roe River flows for a mere 201 feet (61 meters) between Giant Springs and the Missouri River. The Roe River was named the world's shortest river in the 1989 Guinness Book of World Records. Before that year, the title had belonged to the 440-foot-long (134-meters-long) D River in Lincoln City, Oregon. Both rivers have been measured at various lengths at different times, and residents in both cities soon disputed which river should rightfully hold the title. In 2006 Guinness opted to avoid the controversy and dropped the category altogether.[/quote]
https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/oceanography/worlds-shortest-river.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_River (wellenbrecher)
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Feb 17 26 by odo5435
How fast can a fly fly?
About five miles per hour. Other fly facts at source.
https://www.insect-o-cutor.com/flyfacts.shtml (serpa)
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Apr 11 26 by ozzz2002
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Apr 11 26 by pehinhota
During which war, lasted from1550–1600, was the first time that the Spanish in North America faced mounted Native warriors?
The conflict you're looking for is the Chichimeca War fought in northern Mexico (part of Spanish North America). Horses were originally brought by the Spanish, but some escaped or were captured. Indigenous groups like the Chichimeca quickly adapted and began using them in warfare - turning Spanish cavalry from an advantage into something much less decisive. The war frustrated the Spanish a lot more than they expected - it dragged on for decades and forced them to switch from pure military conquest to negotiation and incentives.
[quote]During the war, the Chichimecas learned to ride horses and use them in war. This was perhaps the first time that the Spanish in North America faced mounted Native warriors. The undeniable advantage for the Spanish was their use of horses and other animals of burden that they had introduced to the Americas. Horses were extinct in the Americas before the Spanish reintroduced them in 1519. [/quote]
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichimeca_War (wellenbrecher)
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Feb 07 26 by pehinhota
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Jan 01 26 by DomiNeyTor
Which two Lakota Native Americans are buried in Germany?
If you know German, you might be interested in this video and article about William Big Charger and the story behind the show.
https://www.ndr.de/geschichte/chronologie/indianergrab-in-emden-william-big-charger-ist-unvergessen,indianergrab-100.html
(wellenbrecher)
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Apr 09 26 by pehinhota
Which two Lakota Native Americans are buried in Germany?
Edward Two-Two and William Big Charger were Oglala Lakota men who toured Europe as part of Wild West shows. These shows were hugely popular in the late 19th and early 20th century and brought Indigenous performers to audiences across Germany and other European countries.
Edward Two-Two died in Essen in 1914 and is buried in Dresden. William Big Charger died in Emden in 1932 and is buried there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Two-Two
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Big_Charger
(wellenbrecher)
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Apr 09 26 by pehinhota
What is the first horror movie made?
The House of the Devil (Le Manor du Diable)
[quote]The House of the Devil, released in 1896, was the first horror movie ever made, showcasing horror elements such as skeletons, witches, and objects moving on their own.[/quote]
https://movieweb.com/first-horror-movie-ever-made/ (elburcher)
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Apr 09 26 by chabenao1
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Apr 03 26 by GBfan
Did the Polish city of Lublin have a German name?
According to popular legend, the city's name originates from a Polish prince and the Bystrzyca River.
When the prince visited the unnamed settlement, he asked the local fishermen to catch a fish to help him name the town. The fishermen caught two types of fish: a pike (Polish: "szczupak") and a tench ("lin"). Unable to decide between the two, the prince asked, "Pike or tench?" ("Szczupak lub lin?"). Over time, these words merged to form the name Lublin, according to the legend.
https://lublin.eu/en/lublin/about-the-city/lublin-legends/#id_11
During the German occupation (1939-1944), Lublin was maintained as the administrative center of the so-called "Lublin District". The German authorities continued to use the name Lublin in official documents, although they attempted to "germanize" the city through the settlement of ethnic Germans. Today, Lublin is considered the largest Polish city whose name was not translated into German. (wellenbrecher)
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Apr 05 26 by chabenao1
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Apr 04 26 by GBfan
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Apr 04 26 by GBfan
What were the most number of hurricanes to hit Florida in one 12 month span?
The biggest number of hurricanes to hit Florida in one year was in 2004 when Hurricanes Charles, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne hit Florida.
https://www.noaa.gov/stories/4-hurricanes-in-6-weeks-it-happened-to-one-state-in-2004#:~:text=Florida%20experienced%20four%20unique%20storms,officials%20and%20heed%20their%20advice.
(pennie1478)
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Apr 04 26 by GBfan
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Apr 05 26 by chabenao1
What is the lifespan of a tussock moth?
There are multiple types of moths called tussock moths, I think you'd need to clarify this question before an accurate answer could be given.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymantriinae (maripp2002)
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Apr 03 26 by GBfan
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Apr 03 26 by GBfan
What song has reached the Billboard Hot 100 the most times counting by different artists?
As best as I can tell, after searching the charts and various lists with songs that have appeared by multiple artists, it is most likely to be the 1961 Ben E. King song "Stand By Me". The song has been recorded over 500 times, and several of these made the chart. In all, seven versions of "Stand By Me" have charted.
1961: Ben E. King (peaked at No. 4)
1967: Spyder Turner (peaked at No. 12)
1970: The Ruffin Brothers (peaked at No. 61)
1975: John Lennon (peaked at No. 20)
1980: Mickey Gilley (peaked at No. 22)
1985: Maurice White (peaked at No. 50)
1998: 4 the Cause (peaked at No. 82)
(TriviaFan22)
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Apr 03 26 by GBfan
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Apr 03 26 by GBfan
Who was Vesta Stoudt?
Duct tape was created during World War II by a woman named Vesta Stoudt. She was working at the Green River Ordnance Plant near Amboy, Illinois (and had two sons serving in the U.S. Navy) when she noticed that the ammunition boxes she was tasked with packing and inspecting had a flaw. The boxes were sealed with paper tape and then the whole package was dipped in wax to make it waterproof. Although a tab was included to make the paper tape easy to open, it often tore off, so soldiers often struggled to pick away the wax to unseal the ammunition boxes while under fire. Stoudt was concerned, so she came up with the idea of creating a waterproof fabric tape and suggested it to her supervisors, but was unable to get support.
https://www.backthenhistory.com/articles/the-history-of-duct-tape
(pehinhota)
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Apr 03 26 by serpa
The "Mana Lisa" is displayed in which Boston museum?
If you go to the Museum of Bad Art, you can see the 'Mana Lisa' painted by the Canadian artist, Andrea Schmidt.
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/treasures-from-the-museum-of-bad-art/
https://museumofbadart.org/ (Lottie1001)
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Apr 03 26 by serpa
Who was the first European to have been to the Southern hemisphere?
Prior to landings in Australia, the Portuguese had many excursions that crossed the equator. Wikipedia suggests that it was Diogo Cão who first landed south of the equator. [quote]In August 1482, Cão arrived at the Congo River mouth and marked it with a padrão erected on Shark Point, commemorating the Portuguese occupation. This padrão stood until 1642 when it was destroyed by the Dutch during their occupation of the Congo.[7]
Cão sailed up the great river for a short distance and [...] then proceeded south along the coast of present-day Angola where he erected a second padrão, probably marking the termination of this voyage, at Cabo de Santa Maria.[13°25?07?S 12°32?00?E].[/quote] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogo_Cão (odo5435)
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Mar 31 26 by chabenao1
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Mar 31 26 by chabenao1
Who was the first European to have been to the Southern hemisphere?
Willem Janszoon.
While many European explorers crossed the equator in the 15th and 16th centuries, Willem Janszoon is generally credited with the first recorded European landing in the Southern Hemisphere (Australia) in early 1606. Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first to reach Tasmania and New Zealand in 1642.
Key Explorers of the Southern Hemisphere:
Willem Janszoon (1606): Dutch navigator who, in the Duyfken, landed on the western side of the Cape York Peninsula in Australia, marking the first confirmed European landfall in the Southern Hemisphere.
Pedro Fernández de Quirós (1606): Portuguese explorer sailing for Spain who reached the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu).
Luis Vaez de Torres (1606): Navigated the strait between Australia and New Guinea, proving New Guinea was an island.
Abel Tasman (1642): Dutch explorer who discovered Tasmania (which he named Van Diemen's Land and was the first European to sight New Zealand.
https://www.google.com/search?q=first+European+to+visit+southern+hemisphere&oq=first+European+to+visit+southern+hemisphere+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigAdIBCjExMDI0NmowajeoAhSwAgHxBecqurMYJHhT&client=ms-android-hmd-terr1-rso1&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#lfId=ChxjMe (elvislennon)
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Mar 31 26 by chabenao1
Did Marco Polo visit the island of Hormuz?
[quote]Hormuz Island has gone through a series of name changes over the centuries. The ancient Greeks referred to the island as Organa. During the Islamic period, it was called Jarun. Finally, the island was named Hormuz after the important harbor town of the same name. Several notable explorers have traveled to Hormuz Island, including Marco Polo, who visited the island in 1290. The island was later visited by famous Arab explorer, Ibn Battuta. In the 15th century, a Chinese fleet sailed to the island as part of their voyage to explore the Indian Ocean.[/quote] www.worldatlas.com/islands/hormuz-island.html
(pehinhota)
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Mar 29 26 by chabenao1
The colony of which European kingdom issued the first anti-slavery proclamation in America in 1654, limiting the duration of slavery to six years and setting a wage?
The English Colony of Rhode Island issued a limitation in 1652, it limited the term of servitude to 10 years.
[quote]On May 18th, 1652, Rhode Island became the first of the thirteen colonies to ban slavery. The good intentions of those who wrote the law, however, went unheeded - the statute was largely ignored for over a century, as many merchants in the state became leading slave traders in colonial America.
The act read,
"Whereas, it is a common course practiced amongst English men to buy negroes, to that end they have them for service or slave forever: let it be ordered, no blacke mankind or white being forced by covenant bond, or otherwise, to serve any man or his assighnes longer than ten years or until they come to bee twentie four years of age, if they be taken in under fourteen, from the time of their cominge with the liberties of this Collonie."[/quote]
https://whatsupnewp.com/2025/05/this-day-in-ri-history-may-18-1652-rhode-island-becomes-the-first-colony-to-pass-an-anti-slavery-law/ (elburcher)
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What was the name of the last dog sent into space by the Soviet Union in 1960?
Zvyozdochka.
On the March 25th of 1961, the last dog-cosmonaut named Zvyozdochka (in translation from Russian: Little Star) completed a successful space flight. Her contribution to science gave the Soviet scientists enough confidence to start sending humans to space. Zvyozdochka was launched just a couple of weeks before the first human, Yuri Gagarin, stepped out to journey into the outer space.
https://leaderofthepackdogtraining.org/zvyozdochka-the-last-dog-in-space/
(elvislennon)
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Does Brian May have any brothers or sisters?
The key line from the source states that "Brian, an only child, grew up in the middle?class, suburban comforts...", which confirms he has no brothers or sisters.
(javelpaul143)
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