Why do people steal food from the work fridge? They save money (obviously). If they steal from communal fridge once a week, that’s 20 % of their working days’ lunch budget saved each month. Talk about “thinking economically”. They help themselves to something more tasty and “lavish” than they would (ever?) Is taking food from […]
Is House filmed in a real hospital?
Is House filmed in a real hospital? Is there a real Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital? / Where is the hospital located? / Where is the show filmed? Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital is fictitious. The actual building filmed in the flyovers is not a hospital. Instead it is the Frist Campus Center at Princeton University. Are […]
Why did Sidney Nolan paint Ned Kelly?
Why did Sidney Nolan paint Ned Kelly? An understanding of landscape was a motivation: I find the desire to paint the landscape involves a wish to hear more of the stories that take place in the landscape … which persist in the memory, to find expression in such household sayings as “game as Ned Kelly”. […]
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Who was the first person to send an email?
Who was the first person to send an email? Raymond Tomlinson, the man who is widely credited with having sent the first email, died on Saturday. He was 74 years old. What is the first electronic message? Exactly 45 years ago — on October 29, 1969 — the first electronic message was sent between two […]
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Are they still releasing Wii games?
Are they still releasing Wii games? On November 19, 2006, the Wii launch was accompanied by 22 launch games. The last game releases for the Wii, Retro City Rampage DX+ and Shakedown: Hawaii, were released on July 9, 2020. The original Wii revision is backward compatible with games made for its predecessor, the GameCube. Is […]
What types of energy does Iceland use?
What types of energy does Iceland use? Today, Iceland’s economy, ranging from the provision of heat and electricity for single-family homes to meeting the needs of energy intensive industries, is largely powered by green energy from hydro and geothermal sources. The only exception is a reliance on fossil fuels for transport. Is energy free in […]
What year was gambling first made illegal?
What year was gambling first made illegal? The 1845 Act didn’t make betting illegal and so what ensued was a huge expansion of betting houses. According to Charles Dickens a house had “sprung up on every street”. The 1853 Betting Act was therefore brought in making it illegal to use or keep any property for […]