Did Paul McCartney live on Penny Lane? As you may know, the street signs are painted because Beatles fans used to steal the actual signs for souvenirs. Corden and McCartney also posed for a Penny Lane selfie. They continued on to Paul McCartney’s childhood home on Forthlin Road which is now a historic home preserved […]
What is excessive anxiety? Generalized anxiety disorder includes persistent and excessive anxiety and worry about activities or events — even ordinary, routine issues. The worry is out of proportion to the actual circumstance, is difficult to control and affects how you feel physically. Is excessive worrying the same as anxiety? Although many use the words […]
Who did Hamilton race for in 2007? McLaren This led to a Formula One drive with McLaren in 2007, making Hamilton the first, and so far only, black driver to race in the series. That season, Hamilton set numerous records as he finished runner-up to Kimi Räikkönen by one point. Who was Lewis Hamilton’s team […]
Did Vikings mix with Saxons? And where the earlier Anglo-Saxons apparently did not mix with the native Britons, the Vikings did exactly that with the now Anglo-Saxon English. Where did the Angles and Saxons go? The Angles settled in East Anglia. The Saxons settled in areas of Essex (East Saxons), Sussex (South Saxons), Middlesex (Middle […]
How do they celebrate Waitangi Day? Waitangi Day—February 6, the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (1840)—is considered the country’s national day. Commemorations are centred on Waitangi but are held throughout the country. Public celebrations include Māori ceremonies as well as sporting events, music, and parades. Why is it important to celebrate […]
What impact did Takamori Saigo have on Japan? Saigo Takamori helped to usher in the modern era in Japan, serving as one of the three most powerful officials in the early Meiji government. However, he was never able to reconcile his love of samurai tradition with the demands of modernizing the nation. In the end, […]
What is the inner membrane of the mitochondria folded into? cristae Each mitochondrion has two membranes: an inner membrane which is highly convoluted and folded into finger-like projections called cristae, and a smooth outer membrane that is a selective barrier to molecules from the cytoplasm. What organelle has a folded inner membrane? Mitochondria Mitochondria, organelles […]
Is couch potato an insult? Next time you call someone a “couch potato,” think how the potato must feel. British farmers say the term is offensive. They say potatoes are healthy. And according to the BBC, they’ve been holding protests, demanding that the Oxford English Dictionary use some other term for lazy people in front […]
Where is the Bay of Navarino? Bay of Navarino, Greek Órmos Navarínou, small, deep, and almost landlocked bay of the Ionian Sea (Modern Greek: Ióvio Pélagos) in the nomós (department) of Messenia (Messinía), in the southwestern Peloponnese (Pelopónnisos), Greece. How do you get to Costa Navarino? You have a couple options to get to Costa […]
Why did the Central Powers and the Allied powers fight in ww1? World War I was fought between two major alliances of countries: the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. The Allied Powers were largely formed as a defense against the aggression of Germany and the Central Powers. What type of government did the US […]
