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Anonymous
What is covid hespress com? Is hespress a new social media site?
I am aware of the international online media about the covid-19 circus, and there is a new expression called hespress, I would like to find out what does that mean exactly. All this coronavirus misery upsets me 'cause before the worldwide pandamic I could find interesting and informative articles about international economy, banking, politics etc. Now all you can read about is covid and how many have died, how many have been in hospitals. It is sad that all the news sites and media providers only - or mainly - talk about the virus and it's aftermath. Life isn't just about drama and sickness, please! Wow.. so please tell me somebody what's there to know about this so called hespress. Thank you
Anonymous
Can dogs eat watermelon, isn't it dangerous or poisoneus for them?
I have a really sweet 4 months old puppy and she loves all the fruits and vegetables so far. I give her a bite of everything I eat cause I'm curious wether she likes that type of food or not. I've read a lot of articles about giving raw food is genuinely healthy for them but I still can't believe that they may eat each and every type of fruits, vegetables. Of course I know that they shouldn't eat chocolate and sugary stuff, as well as too spicy ones. Please give me some clue wich vegetables and fruits are poisoneus for the dogs.
Anonymous
Which is the most common first language in the world?
What language has the largest number of native speakers?
Anonymous
What was the estimated population of the United States on July 4, 1776?
How many people were living in the United States when the Declaration of Independence was issued by the Congress on July 4, 1776?
Anonymous
Where is the father of geography from?
Who is the father of geography and where does he come from?
Anonymous
Where did Swedish meatballs originate?
Do they really come from Sweden, or from elsewhere?
Anonymous
Which island is the biggest in the world?
Which island has the biggest area in the world?
Anonymous
How many black billionaires are there in the United States?
How many billionaires of the Unites States are black?
Anonymous
Which state was originally known as Columbia?
Which state of the Unites States was first named Columbia?
Anonymous
Which Olympic Games had the largest attendance?
Which Olympic Games had the largest attendance and how many tickets were sold?
Anonymous
Which are the US states divided by time zones? What US states have multiple time zones?
Which states from the United States of America have multiple time zones?
Anonymous
What US state borders the Atlantic Ocean and spans two time zones?
What US state borders the Atlantic Ocean and spans two time zones?
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Anonymous
What is the most common cause of distracted driving in the US? What makes drivers have accidents?
We all know that distracted driving is a major cause of car-related injuries and deaths but what makes drivers be distracted while driving and stop paying attention to the road?
Anonymous
How come a glass rings if you run your wet finger around the rim?
Like absentmindedly drumming on a tabletop, idly running a finger around the rim of a glass can make a kind of music—an otherworldly, ghostly music. How come?
Anonymous
Why do we sound better singing in the shower?
Even if your family groans when you sing along to the car radio, even if you didn’t make the cut for the choir, and even if you got asked to be the drummer rather than the lead vocalist in your friends’ garage band, you sound exactly like your favorite pop (or opera) star in the shower. How come? And why do we enjoy singing in the shower to begin with?
Anonymous
Why do fingernails (and sometimes chalk) sound so awful on a blackboard?
There’s an official name for the horrible sounds that emanate from a blackboard: chalk squeal. Scientists say that the explanation involves both friction and resonance.
Anonymous
How come we can hear the sound of the ocean in a big seashell?
When you hold a large seashell to your ear, you can hear a distant roaring sound. It’s as if the great rumble and crash of the ocean waves is somehow trapped within the shell. So when you bring a seashell home from the beach, it keeps the memory of the sea alive. But even if you don’t have a seashell handy, and it’s too cold to go to the beach, you can always hear the ocean. Just pick up an empty coffee mug, and hold it to your ear, tilted slightly away. Ah, there it is—the gentle, echoing roar of the waves.
Anonymous
When a fire engine goes by, why does the siren’s sound change?
Have you ever stood on a city sidewalk and heard the distant wail of an approaching fire engine? As the fire truck comes into view, the sound of its siren becomes louder and more frantic, the wail higher and higher pitched. Then, as it passes, the opposite effect occurs: The sound of the siren drops in pitch, getting lower and lower as the vehicle vanishes into distant traffic. But the fire truck’s driver hears no such change; to him, the siren that he flipped on 20 blocks ago has sounded at a steady pitch.
Anonymous
Why do wheels appear to spin backward?
We’ve all seen it in movies or old TV westerns—as the stagecoach (or train) picks up speed, its fast-moving wheels appear to switch direction, slowly turning backward. We also occasionally see the phenomenon in real life, with spinning car tires and whirling ceiling fans. Scientists call it the Wagon-Wheel Effect. What causes the “backward” effect?
