In 1914 which forensic pathologist succeeded for the first time in criminal history in scientifically detecting poison in the bones and body parts?
It appears that the detection of poisons, specifically Arsenic, were around much earlier than 1914.
[quote]The Marsh Test
Legal Vindication of the Marsh Test
Because the arsenic in the Marsh test was separated from the forensic sample in the form of a gas, the complications that had plagued earlier precipitation tests were avoided and it soon became the definitive procedure for the forensic detection of arsenic. It was first employed in France during the 1840 trial of an attractive young widow by the name of Marie-Fortunée Lefarge, who was accused of poisoning her much older husband, Charles, with arsenic that she had allegedly purchased for the purpose of killing rats. The trial was closely followed by the French press, especially when several faulty attempts to detect arsenic in Charles' body using the new Marsh test proved negative, only to be subsequently overturned when repeated by the famous toxicologist, Mathieu Orfila, who had been originally hired as an expert witness by the defense! In the end Marie was found guilty and the Marsh test both legally and publicly vindicated.[/quote]
https://homepages.uc.edu/~jensenwb/museum-notes/26.%20Marsh%20Apparatus.pdf (elburcher)
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Mar 13 26 by pehinhota
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Between 1883 and 1885, which Romanian city was the terminus for the legendary Orient Express?
This was because passengers had to leave the train and board a ferry to cross the Danube. They then took the train again to continue their journey on the other side.
[quote]Vienna remained the terminus until 4 October 1883, when the route was extended to Giurgiu, Romania. At Giurgiu, passengers were ferried across the Danube to Ruse, Bulgaria, to pick up another train to Varna. They then completed their journey to Constantinople, as the city was still commonly called in the west at the time, by ferry.[/quote]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orient_Express#History (wellenbrecher)
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Mar 09 26 by pehinhota
Does the 'Spanish Main' still exist?
The 'Spanish Main' does not exist today, for the land around the now Gulf of Mexico was once conquered by Spain during the 16th to 19th centuries, and now the coastline is various countries, from modern-day Panama to the Orinoco delta in Venezuela, sometimes including parts of Central America and Mexico. Also, piracy has now ceased.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Main (Philip_Eno)
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Which wall is considered the second longest in the world after the Great Wall of China?
The Moroccan Western Sahara Wall (also called the Berm) is the second longest after China's Great Wall, at about 2,700 km (1,700 miles). Morocco built it from 1980 to 1987 to separate their controlled areas - with key resources like phosphates - from the Polisario-held Free Zone. The wall is heavily fortified with sand berms, bunkers, fences, radar and the world's longest continuous minefield.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan_Western_Sahara_Wall (wellenbrecher)
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During which event did Alberto Korda take the most famous photo of Che Guevara?
Alberto Korda took the photograph "Guerrillero Heroico" in Havana, Cuba, on 5 March 1960. Che Guevara, an Argentinian, was there for a memorial for the 75-100 people blown to bits by the explosion of the French freighter Le Coubre on 4 March 1960. Fidel Castro blamed the US for the sabotage of 76 tons of munitions on board.
(FatherSteve)
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Why does Australia compete in the Eurovision song contest? It is about as far away from Europe as you can get!
This is what the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) says about it:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-07/why-is-australia-competing-in-eurovision-song-contest/103801224
[quote]Why is Australia in Eurovision?
In short, because Australian broadcaster SBS has been such a big supporter of the event. It's been covering the contest since 1983 - a whopping four decades - but Australian acts have only been taking the stage for 10 years.
It kicked off in 2014, when iconic Australian singer Jessica Mauboy was invited to be a guest singer during the interval. The following year, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) invited Australia to compete as a wildcard entry.[/quote]
So it's fun fan service, but geography-wise, it's like inviting Texans to the Oktoberfest contest. (wellenbrecher)
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Which wall is considered the second longest in the world after the Great Wall of China?
The Kumbhalgarh Fort, known for possessing the world's second-longest wall, after the Great Wall of China, is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is nestled 84 kilometres north of Udaipur amidst the beauty of the wilderness.
https://www.incredibleindia.gov.in/en/rajasthan/udaipur/kumbhalgarh-fort#:~:text=The%20Kumbhalgarh%20Fort%2C%20known%20for,the%20beauty%20of%20the%20wilderness.
(elvislennon)
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