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Who invented Sprewell spinners?
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Sprewell spinners are vehicle wheel hubcaps that spin and continue to do so after the vehicle has stopped. Tru-Spinners explains that Gragg patented the spinners in 1992 and marketed them as American Tru-Spinners. Fowlkes' spinners were developed in 1990. Tire Reviews states that they were marketed through Davin Wheels.\nThe spinners became known as Sprewell spinners following an episode of MTV Cribs. The episode, which was first shown in 2001, featured Latrell Sprewell, a former NBA player. It showed his vehicle with spinners on the wheels. Although they were made by Davin Wheels, all sp..
What was Bill Gates's major in college?
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Gates had primary responsibility for Microsoft product design from its founding in 1975 to 2006 when he no longer worked full-time. He was the CEO of Microsoft until 2000. He is one of the world's wealthiest people and was the wealthiest person from 1995 until 2009, excluding 2008. Gates had an estimated net worth of $79.2 billion in 2014. He was born in Seattle, WA.
What food did the Celts eat?
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The Celts also ate leaves, such as spinach and nettles. They caught fish, including salmon, mackerel and trout. Meat eaten included wild beaver, bear, boar and deer. The Celts domesticated animals such as pigs, sheep and chicken, providing both meat and eggs. They also ate honey.\nThe Celts were a group of tribes that lived during the Iron and Medieval ages. They spoke similar languages and had cultural factors in common. The earliest culture considered Celtic was a group that lived in Central Europe during the late Bronze Age, around 1200 B.C. The group's descendants, the Hallstatt, live..
What 5 states made up the dust bowl?
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The areas most affected by the dust storms stretched from southeastern Colorado to western Kansas and northeastern New Mexico, but the worst devastation occurred in the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas. Still, the effects weren't limited to the southern plains, as the conditions also hit as far away as Nevada, North and South Dakota and Arkansas. During the worst years of the Dust Bowl, hundreds of millions of tons of topsoil were swept away, leading to one of the worst environmental disasters the United States has ever experienced.\nThe Dust Bowl saw as many as 100,000 to 200,000 people ..
Who invented the first envelope?
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Rowland Hill's prepaid letter sheet of 1840 is seen as one of the forerunners of the modern envelope. The sheets could be written upon and folded; then, the two ends were stuck together with an adhesive gum. In the same year, William Mulready produced illustrated letter sheets, but they proved to be unpopular with the public.
How did the ancient Egyptians make jewelry?
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The ancient Egyptians also inlaid gold and silver with precious stones. They made patterns using tiny grains of gold, a technique called gold granulation. They invented inlaying gems; enameling; the a jour technique, an open-backed gem setting that allows light to shine through the gem; chasing, which involves indenting metals to make decorative patterns; and repousse, a form of metal manipulation that involves hammering the metal.\nAround 2000 B.C., they began making gold rings from gold wire. By 1600 B.C., they made earrings and ear plugs, which were worn first only by women and later by men..
Why did the Romans build the Colosseum?
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The decision to construct the Colosseum was made by Emperor Vespasian in 70 A.D. He decided to demolish the palace of Nero to construct an arena that would house gladiator games. The Colosseum was used as a venue for hosting different events in Rome. Admission was free to the public and people came to the Colosseum to watch the gladiators fight. They fought to death, and about 400,000 people died as a result of the games.
Where can you find Abigail Adam's biography?
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Abigail Adams was the wife of the second president of the United States, John Adams. She was born in 1744 in Massachusetts and even though she is known as an advocate for access to education for girls, she had no formal education. She had three sons, including John Quincy Adams who became the sixth president of the United States, and three daughters and became First Lady in 1797, at the age of 52. Abigail Adams died at her home in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1818, at the age of 73.
Why was New Hampshire founded?
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After being granted the land, Mason and a number of others set about sending settlers to North America to establish a fishing colony near the mouth of the Piscataqua River. They commissioned two groups of settlers to colonize the land, one group led by fish-merchants Edward and Thomas Hilton of London and the other led by David Thomson of Scotland.\nWhen Thomson arrived, he established a settlement called Pannaway near the mouth of the river, near the present-day town of Rye. The Hilton brothers' settlement, which they named Northam, was located eight miles north in what is present-day Do..
Why did the Battle of the Bulge happen?
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The offensive, launched on December 16, 1944, was a desperate attempt by Hitler to salvage victory on the deteriorating western front. More than 250,000 German troops, aided by inclement weather and weakly-defended lines, drove deep into the forests of the Ardennes, overwhelming surprised American troops. Stiff allied resistance prolonged the battle, causing the Germans to run low on supplies and ammunition. The battle continued until January 25, 1945.\nThe Battle of the Bulge was the bloodiest and costliest battle of the war for the Americans. More than 100,000 of their troops were killed, wo..