#8 - the VOC is the first limited liability corporation. The concept of "corporation" as a separate entity from the people within it originated in the 12th century guild system in England.
#8 NO. Fruit is a term for the swollen segment of a flower protecting the seeds. Vegetable is a term for any part of a plant above ground. So, a strawberry is NOT a fruit (seeds outside), while a cucumber, tomato, pumpkin, etc are all fruit.
#12 Actually there were many reports of dead pigeons in Central Park, and when autopsies they were found with burst stomachs full if rice. This was after an epic number of weddings one year, creating a law making rice illegal to throw at weddings there.
"Saloop, a drink of ground orchid tubers, was a popular 18th century alternative to tea until it became rumored to cure venereal disease. After that drinking it in public became shameful."
#8 - the VOC is the first limited liability corporation. The concept of "corporation" as a separate entity from the people within it originated in the 12th century guild system in England.
#8 NO. Fruit is a term for the swollen segment of a flower protecting the seeds. Vegetable is a term for any part of a plant above ground. So, a strawberry is NOT a fruit (seeds outside), while a cucumber, tomato, pumpkin, etc are all fruit.
#12 Actually there were many reports of dead pigeons in Central Park, and when autopsies they were found with burst stomachs full if rice. This was after an epic number of weddings one year, creating a law making rice illegal to throw at weddings there.
#12 Actually there were many reports of dead pigeons in Central Park, and when autopsies they were found with burst stomachs full if rice. This was after an epic number of weddings one year, creating a law making rice illegal to throw at weddings there.