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How many former presidents of the United States are still living as of 2015?

Jimmy Carter was born in 1924 and served as president for one term from 1977 to 1981. George Bush was born in 1924 and served one term as president from 1989 to 1993. Bill Clinton was born in 1946 and served two terms as president from 1993 to 2001. George W. Bush was born in 1946 and served two terms as president from 2001 to 2009. The current president of the United States is Barack Obama. He began his first term as president in 2009 and was elected to a second term in office in 2012.

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Did Einstein marry his cousin?

Albert Einstein's three biological children were the product of his first marriage. Though he and Elsa never had children together, they jointly raised their children from each of their first marriages. By all accounts, Elsa was a major source of support for Albert, and their relationship was healthy and strong.\n\nWhile Elsa's surname was Einstein, her first marriage changed her last name to Löwenthal. Once she married Albert, her last name changed back to Einstein.

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Why was Maximilien Robespierre important?

Robespierre was called "the Incorruptible" by his peers, reflecting both his greatest virtues and flaws: he was highly moral but extremely inflexible, willing to uphold his beliefs to extremes. During the Reign of Terror he encouraged citizens to inform on each other, putting to death anyone who fell under suspicion of calling for counter-revolution. Eventually even his supporters turned on him. The radical Jacobins executed him, officially ending the Reign of Terror.\nAlthough the French Revolution had multiple leaders responsible for the mass executions, Robespierre's inflexible politic..

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Which were the communist countries during the Cold War?

China, Albania and Yugoslavia were some of the communist countries that openly split with Russia to develop a different version of communism. The pro-Soviet communist nations that sympathized with the Soviet Union included South Yemen, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Benin, Angola, Mongolia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Nicaragua and Cuba.The Cold War was mainly between Western powers (the United States and its NATO allies) and the Easter Bloc powers (the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies). However, no communist nation was pro-Western during the cold war.

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What did Newton invent?

The University of Virginia states that Newton's upgraded version of the telescope was a major leap in telescope technology, and even had Newton elected to membership in the Royal Society. The reflection telescope was an upgrade of the refracting version that, by that time, had failed to produce clearly focused results, HowStuffWorks explains. Some large telescopes still use mirrors today.\nNewton invented calculus as a way to work out extremely small values. The concept has wide application in science, engineering, economics and other scenarios where algebra alone does not suffice. The ma..

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What are the top Marie Antoinette scandals?

The famous "Diamond Necklace Affair" was actually an elaborate scam in which Marie Antoinette was purportedly an unknowing victim. A countess scammed the Cardinal of France into giving her a diamond necklace that she said the queen wanted to buy. The cardinal, who was eager to join the queen's intimate circle of friends, took this as a sign that the queen was interested in integrating him. The countess did not take the necklace to the queen, however. She instead took the necklace to London and sold the diamonds. The scam was elevated to the next level, however, when the countess disguised..

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What does social Darwinism discourage?

Social Darwinism posits that biology is destiny, and came about as a direct result of Darwin's Theory of Evolution, which seemed to show that species did change due to natural selection. The study and greater understanding of genetics has essentially undermined social Darwinism over the years, but during the 19th century, the concept gained increasing popularity. At that time, it was thought that by removing biological elements that were seen as weak, humanity continue to evolve in the right way.\nAlthough there have been many arguments to the contrary, it is believed that Darwin himself ..

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Where can you find lists of historians' top 10 U.S. presidents?

The top ten presidents listed on the C-SPAN 2009 list include the president who abolished slavery, Abraham Lincoln; the country's first president, George Washington; and three presidents who laid the foundation for the global dominance that the United States has enjoyed since the 1950s: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman.\nThe list ranks all 42 American presidents. Of the recent presidents, it ranks Bill Clinton at number 15 and George W. Bush at 36.

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Who invented the first ultrasound machine?

Ian Donald was inspired to use ultrasounds in the OB/GYN field after seeing it used for discovering flaws in metallurgy in the shipyards in Glasgow. An ultrasound image is used to confirm pregnancies, identifying the sex of the baby, and detecting a range of fetal abnormalities such as spinal problems, the absence of kidneys, and more. One of the main advantages of ultrasounds is the fact that they are non-invasive.

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Who was King James?

After James' mother, Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to give up her throne, James was named King James IV. He then inherited the English throne after his mother's cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, died. He commissioned the King James Bible the year after taking the throne, and the first edition was published in 1611. This version was a translation of earlier Hebrew and Greek versions and remains the most widely used version as of 2014. It is also the best-selling book of all time.\nJames was a very smart, well-educated man but a very unpopular king. In 1622, he dissolved the English Parlia..

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