It is difficult to say exactly when the first bowl was invented, as bowls have been used by many different cultures throughout history. However, bowls have been found in archaeological sites dating back to the Neolithic period, which began around 12,000 years ago. These early bowls were likely made from materials like clay, wood, or …
Eagle Peak is a mountain in the Absaroka Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming and is the highest point in Yellowstone National Park. Elevation 11,372 ft (3,466 m) Prominence 1,847 ft (563 m) Coordinates 44°19′15″N 110°01′40″W
Iron Butterfly is an American rock band, formed in San Diego, California in 1966, among band members who used to be “arch enemies.” They are best known for the 1968 hit “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” providing a dramatic sound that led the way towards the development of hard rock and heavy metal music. Although their heyday was the …
Concrete is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens (cures) over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, and is the most widely used building material. Its usage worldwide, ton for ton, is twice that of steel, wood, plastics, …
A credit card is a payment card that is provided to users (cardholders) in order for the cardholder to pay a merchant for products and services depending on the cardholder’s incurred debt. The card issuer (typically a bank or credit union) opens a revolving account and offers the cardholder a line of credit, from which …
HMGN (High Mobility Group Nucleosome-binding) proteins are members of the broader class of high mobility group (HMG) chromosomal proteins that are involved in regulation of transcription, replication, recombination, and DNA repair. HMGN1 and HMGN2 (initially designated HMG-14 and HMG-17 respectively) were discovered by E.W. Johns research group in the early 1970s. HMGN3, HMGN4, and HMGN5 were discovered later and are less abundant. HMGNs are nucleosome binding proteins that …
A tool is an object that can extend an individual’s ability to modify features of the surrounding environment. Although many animals use simple tools, only human beings, whose use of stone tools dates back hundreds of millennia, have been observed using tools to make other tools. Early tools, made of such materials as stone, bone, and wood, were used for preparation …
Heads of state Current heads of state at the time of the release Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus Luis Abinader, President of the Dominican Republic Guillermo Lasso, President of Ecuador Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon Abdullah II, King of Jordan Uhuru Kenyatta, President …