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La Tomatina
La Tomatina is a Spanish festival held annually in Buñol. Participants engage in a massive food fight, thowing overripe tomatoes at each other, turning the streets into a red squishy mess. Origins La Tomatina, the largest food fight in the world, is said to have started in…
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Aqueducts In Ancient Rome
While the concept of transporting water existed before the Romans, they perfected it by building aquaducts, which were systems of channals and bridges that carried water over long distances to far away cities and towns. Purpose Of Aqueducts With Rome’s particularily harsh climate and dry weather, there…
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Huckleberries
Grown on bushes across North America, the Andes mountins, and some other mountins in South America, huckleberries are edible fruits which resemble blueberries, to which they are closely related. They come in various colors, including blue, red, and purple, and are widly known for their sweet or…
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Flint Sit-Down Strike
Author Lowell, a worker at General Motors, remembers spending several weeks inside a cold General Motors plant. There were several things Lowell and the other were fighting for, but most of all, they wanted respect. “It was a slave house, he says”. Nobody can imagine if they…
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Branches Of Government
In the United States, there are three distinct branches, or parts of government. They are called the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. All of them have different jobs to do, ensuring that no branch can do the work of other branches. This system is called “separation of…
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Composition Of Jade
Jade is the term given to an array of decorative rocks that are made up of the minerals Jadeite and Nephrite. Jadeite is often green or white, but can sometimes come in the black, brown, orange, and yellow. It is extremely tough, with an average hardness of…
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L-Shaped Kitchens
The L-shaped kitchen, characterized by counters and appliences arranged along two perpendicular walls, is a popular and efficient design choice for many homes. This layout, which takes the form of an “L”, is particularily well-suited for studio apartments and homes with open floor plans due to it’s…
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Synthetic Food Dyes
Synthetic food dyes are chemicals based on petroleum, and are often used to make a certain food seem more appealing. Petroleum-based chemicals are chemical products from petroleum refining. They are the building blocks of many products, including: • Plastics In plastics, the primary petroleum-based chemicals used are…
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Silver Mining In Park City
With a population of about 8200, as of 2024, Park City is an amazing town with a rich history of silver mining It all started when silver was discovered, and the first mine was opened. Soon after, mining settlements were established, as crowds of silver-hungry prospectors set…
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Fairy Tail Characteristics
We have all heard of fairy tales, but the question is, whether or not we know the major characteristics that define them. In fairy tales, there are different types of characters. Referred to as the protagonist, this character is good, and often the main character in the…