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When was glaucoma discovered?

Score: 4.1/5 (62 votes) In 1862, Donders discovered that high intraocular pressure caused blindness and called the disease "Glaukoma simplex." Further progress in the diagnosis of glaucoma was made by the invention of the tonometer and the perimeter, and the use of cocain.Where did glaucoma come fro...

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Is it convoked or convocated?

Score: 4.2/5 (28 votes) As verbs the difference between convoke and convocate is that convoke is to convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting while convocate is (obsolete|transitive) to convoke; to call together.Is Convocated a correct word?Simple past tense and past participle of convocate.What i...

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When turning left at an intersection?

Score: 4.3/5 (47 votes) When you're making a left-hand turn, you should always give the right-of-way to drivers who don't have stop signs or yield signs. If you're turning left at a green light, pull out into the intersection but wait to turn left until all oncoming traffic has passed...

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Is there such a word as terrific?

Score: 4.5/5 (15 votes) 1 : excellent That's a terrific idea. 2 : very unusual : extraordinary The car was going at terrific speed.Is terrific an old fashioned word?It was first recorded in English in 1653, the OED says, and still has its original meaning: “causing horror, horrifying.” But “ter...

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Where is solitude house?

Score: 4.4/5 (3 votes) Proudspire Manor (Solitude) Location: You can find this in the centre on the high street, on the right 'branch' of the city, next to Skyrim Faction Bards College.Where is the Jarl of Solitude located in Skyrim?The Jarl of Solitude is Elisif the Fair, widow to the lat...

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Has there ever been a gamma squeeze?

Score: 4.7/5 (49 votes) A gamma squeeze is behind what happened in early January 2021 as shares of GameStop and AMC Entertainment holdings rose suddenly.Is a gamma squeeze real?A gamma squeeze can happen when there's widespread buying activity of short-dated call options for a particular stock....

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Did rufus get hit by a car?

Score: 4.4/5 (17 votes) 4. A lot of deaths seem to revolve around cars in this book (except dear Mateo's death, ofc). Rufus' family died of a car plummeting off a bridge, and Howie died of a car accident.Does Victor hit Rufus with his car?This diner is across the street from where Rufus we...

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Does dean and lindsay get divorced?

Score: 4.9/5 (57 votes) Lindsay and Dean presumably know each other from around school at Stars Hollow High, which they both attend and start dating a few months following Rory and Dean's break-up. ... They get divorced after she discovers that Dean cheated on her with Rory after reading her le...

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What is nutrasweet made of?

Score: 4.5/5 (71 votes) It is composed of two amino acids, phenylaianine and aspartic acid, as well as methyl alcohol, also known as methanol. During the early 1970's, Searle submitted the results of more than 100 tests which persuaded the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) that aspartame was sa...

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Is perfumy a real word?

Score: 4.6/5 (16 votes) The definition of perfumy in the dictionary is perfumed, scented, fragrant.Can perfume be used as a verb?verb (used with object), per·fumed, per·fum·ing. (of substances, flowers, etc.) to impart a pleasant fragrance to. to impregnate with a sweet odor; scent.What does Perfuma...

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