When the man responsible for founding Reykjavík arrived on the island in 874 (the beginning of the Icelandic Age of Settlement), Iceland became the official name for the country. Why did they name Greenland Greenland? The name Greenland comes from Scandinavian settlers. In the Norse sagas, it is said thatRead More →
Bubble sort, sometimes referred to as sinking sort, is a simple sorting algorithm that repeatedly steps through the list, compares adjacent elements and swaps them if they are in the wrong order. The pass through the list is repeated until the list is sorted. Who invented bubble sort? The termRead More →
Capt. Chapin was killed in action in Italy in 1944 as he lead the men of Company E, 141st Infantry, 36th Division of the United States Army during World War II. He was well respected by the men of Company E, whose names adorn the rotunda of the school thatRead More →
Selene is a female given name taken from Selene (Greek Σελήνη, , ‘moon’) in Greek mythology. … The etymology of Selene is uncertain, but if the word is of Greek origin, it is likely connected to the word selas (σέλας), meaning “brightness“. What are the most unique girl names? ClassicallyRead More →
Andrew Koenig, played Richard “Boner” Stabone, the goofy best friend to Kirk Cameron’s Mike Seaver. What happened to Walter Koenig? Today, Koenig considers himself definitely not retired. He has appeared in several TV shows as an actor or voice actor in recent years, and he still feels that acting isRead More →
Among the stony meteorites are the chondrites which contam small round spheres called chondrules. These small spherules are principally made up of olivine and pyroxene (minerals made up of Mg, Fe and silicate) The carbonaceous chondrites are composed not only of inorganic minerals but have a high abundance of carbon.Read More →
It is also known as curds and whey. What do they call cottage cheese in Europe? In Germany, quark and cottage cheese are considered to be different types of fresh cheese and quark is often not considered cheese at all, while in Eastern Europe cottage cheese is usually viewed asRead More →
MAB: Or mab. Abbreviation for monoclonal antibody. How do you remember monoclonal antibodies? First thing’s first, all monoclonal antibodies end in -mab.…Before the -mab -o- : mouse (all mouse) -xi- : chimeric (part human, part non-human) -zu- : humanized (mostly human, part non-human) -u- : human (all human, all theRead More →
Its origin is uncertain; it appears to have originated with Canadian and American voyageurs (fur traders not voyeurs) in the early 1800s. As these guys were traveling down the Missouri River in canoes, they had time on their hands and decided there were few native tribes and animals to annoyRead More →
The district headquarters is still known as Shahjahanpur, which is called Shahjahanpur shahr. Why is Shahjahanpur famous? Shahjahanpur district is one of the historical districts of Uttar Pradesh in the republic of India. Shahjahanpur town is also known as ‘Shaheedon Ki Nagari’ or ‘Shaheed Gadh’. On 9th August, 1925 theRead More →