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How platinum was discovered?

Score: 4.6/5 (16 votes) The first reports of the discovery of platinum were the papers of Antonio de Ulloa, who found an unworkable metal , platina (Spanish for "little silver"), in the gold mines of Colombia in 1736. Charles Wood provided the first samples in 1741.When was platinum discovered and w...

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What is fair maintainable trade?

Score: 4.4/5 (27 votes) In England and Wales, the Valuation Office Agency ( VOA ) works out your rateable value based on the annual level of trade (excluding VAT ) that a pub is expected to achieve if operated in a reasonably efficient way. This is called 'fair maintainable trade' and it&#...

11 Jan 2026 849 views

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Why did nylons have seams?

Score: 4.7/5 (73 votes) The short answer is that all stockings used to be knitted flat and the seam was added to hold the stocking together. Seamed stockings are the perfect finishing touch to a 1950s style outfit, after all, nobody would be seen without a seamed nylon clad leg during that decade.Wh...

11 Jan 2026 1,713 views

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Do you have to iron poplin shirts?

Score: 4.7/5 (6 votes) Originally, poplin was used to make women's dresses due to its amazing characteristics. ... It doesn't wrinkle easily and can be ironed with no problems whatsoever, so it's a perfect choice for busy men and women who always want to look their best on any occasio...

11 Jan 2026 319 views

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Where is an omniscient narrator?

Score: 4.7/5 (10 votes) THIRD-PERSON OMNISCIENT NARRATION: This is a common form of third-person narration in which the teller of the tale, who often appears to speak with the voice of the author himself, assumes an omniscient (all-knowing) perspective on the story being told: diving into private th...

11 Jan 2026 1,497 views

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Where does kingwood get its water?

Score: 5/5 (58 votes) Where does Kingwood get its water from? Local lakes and rivers supply the City of Kingwood surface water resources. Eighty-six percent of our supply flows from the Trinity River into Lake Livingston, and from the San Jacinto River into Lake Conroe and Lake Houston.Who supplies ...

10 Jan 2026 526 views

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When to use fervid?

Score: 4.4/5 (68 votes) Fervid and fervent are practically synonymous, but while fervid usually suggests warm emotion that is expressed in a spontaneous or feverish manner (as in "fervid basketball fans"), fervent is reserved for a kind of emotional warmth that is steady and sincere (as in "a ferven...

10 Jan 2026 1,010 views

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Does msd 6al have a fuse?

Score: 4.9/5 (73 votes) MSD says there IS a fuse inside the box (6AL) and say it is useless to use a fuse in the wiring, so we though that fuse inside the box might be burnt, and we tried to open the box. After some hard tries (everything was done by MSD so that you won't open the box even if y...

10 Jan 2026 380 views

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Are archaeopteryx still alive?

Score: 4.3/5 (28 votes) Paleontologists view Archaeopteryx as a transitional fossiltransitional fossil"Missing link" is a non-scientific term for a transitional fossil. It is often used in popular science and in the media for any new transitional form. The term originated to describe the hypothetica...

10 Jan 2026 233 views

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How does iodized salt prevent goiter?

Score: 4.5/5 (54 votes) Small doses of Lugol's iodine or potassium iodine solution if the goiter is due to a lack of iodine. Radioactive iodine to shrink the gland if the thyroid is producing too much thyroid hormone.How does using iodized salt help in preventing goiter?Iodized Salt Can Prevent...

10 Jan 2026 1,744 views