Charles Darrow developed Monopoly in 1933. When he sold the game to Parker Brothers, the cards were handwritten, and the houses were made from wooden molding scraps.
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Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann came up with the cell theory after observing cells for many decades. They determined that all living things are made up of cells, that cells are the basic units of structure, function and physiology, and that living cells can only come from pre-existing cells.
Tulips have become synonymous with The Netherlands, but do you know where they originated? They came from Central Asia, specifically Istanbul and its surrounding areas. The period of Turkish history between ‘1718-1730’ became known as the ‘Tulip Era’ as they were so prevalent in arts, folklore and daily life, as well as this being a period of peace and stability.
Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida. She accomplished this feat, without a shark cage or fins, on September 2, 2013. She had attempted the 103-mile journey four times before. It took her 52 hours, 54 minutes, and 18.6 seconds.
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Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann came up with the cell theory after observing cells for many decades. They determined that all living things are made up of cells, that cells are the basic units of structure, function and physiology, and that living cells can only come from pre-existing cells.
Tulips have become synonymous with The Netherlands, but do you know where they originated? They came from Central Asia, specifically Istanbul and its surrounding areas. The period of Turkish history between ‘1718-1730’ became known as the ‘Tulip Era’ as they were so prevalent in arts, folklore and daily life, as well as this being a period of peace and stability.
Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida. She accomplished this feat, without a shark cage or fins, on September 2, 2013. She had attempted the 103-mile journey four times before. It took her 52 hours, 54 minutes, and 18.6 seconds.
Being in the desert heat means that a city’s energy consumption averages out at 8,000 megawatts per day. This is enough to power 8 million homes or even the entire state of Idaho including all of its businesses too.
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