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The flag of Switzerland consists of a red flag with a white cross (a bold, equilateral cross) in the centre. It is one of only two square sovereign-state flags, the other being the flag of Vatican City. Use of the white cross as a military ensign (attached to the cantonal
The formula to sum from 1 to n (n is any integer greater than 1) is n(n+1)/2 and thus sum from 1 to 100 = 100(100 + 1)/2 = (50)(101) = 5050. You can break the logic into 6 steps on adding numbers from 1 to 100 Divide the sequence
In 1878, the Bell Telephone Company began to use two-wire circuits (called the local loop) from each user’s telephone to end offices which performed any necessary electrical switching to allow voice signals to be transmitted to more distant telephones.
The West Point Mint Facility was erected in 1937 near the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. Originally it was called the West Point Bullion Depository. At one point it had the highest concentration of silver of any U.S. mint facility. It gained official status as a branch
The knot (pronounced not) is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile (1.852 km) per hour, approximately 1.151 mph. There is no widely accepted international standard symbol but kn is preferred by the IEEE; kt and NMPH are also seen. The knot is a non-SI unit and not
Our brains depend on proper hydration to function optimally. Brain cells require a delicate balance between water and various elements to operate, and when you lose too much water, that balance is disrupted. Your brain cells lose efficiency. Water is also needed for the brain’s production of hormones and neurotransmitters.
Historians do not know when the idea of a straw was first invented, though it is believed to be very old. The first known straws were made by the Sumerians of ancient Mesopotamia, used for drinking beer, probably to avoid the solid byproducts of fermentation that sink to the bottom.
“Live Free or Die” is the official motto of the U.S. state of New Hampshire, adopted by the state in 1945. The phrase comes from a toast written by General John Stark, New Hampshire’s most famous soldier of the American Revolutionary War, on July 31, 1809. Poor health forced Stark
The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886. The statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess
