Category: Arts

What country grows the most quinoa? Peru Is quinoa grown in Canada? Quinoa is still very much a small niche crop in Canada, but since the United Nations declared 2013 the International Year of Quinoa, it’s been gathering steam. What plant produces Quinoa? Chenopodium quinoa Can you gain weight eating quinoa? Lots of people find […]

When did the tea act end? 1861 What did the Tea Act of 1773 do? In an effort to save the troubled enterprise, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773. The act granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England, and to […]

Is Vidia white? She has long black hair, (in the movies she has plum-colored hair) fair skin, pouty lips, arched eyebrows. She is quite tall for a fairy. She is a rather smart fairy and can be kind when she wants to be. In the books, Vidia is the only fairy in Pixie Hollow who […]

How does the Fennec fox survive in the desert? How does a fennec fox survive in the desert? Fennec foxes have many desert adaptations, including fur-covered feet, heat-radiating ears and pale fur that offers excellent camouflage in the sand. Their thick fur offers additional protection from the sun and keeps them warm during cold desert […]

How do I open a TMP extension? How Do I Open a TMP File? Right-click the . tmp file you want to open. Select “Open.” Select “Notepad” from the list of available programs. Tip. If you quit Windows in an abnormal way, such as forced quitting through the task manager or a hard reboot, the […]

What is the best alternative to Photoshop? Sketch. GIMP. Veteran open source image editor. Pixelmator Pro. Image editing app for the Mac. Pixlr. Free browser-based image editor. Corel PHOTO-PAINT. Professional image editor for Windows. Paint.net. Open source image editor for Windows. SumoPaint. Lightweight browser-based image editor. Acorn. Budget image editor for Mac. What is the […]

What is the plain that extends through northern Argentina between the Andes mountains and the Atlantic Ocean? The Pampas, also called the Pampa, Spanish La Pampa, vast plains extending westward across central Argentina from the Atlantic coast to the Andean foothills, bounded by the Gran Chaco (north) and Patagonia (south). What mountains run through the […]

What is special about Naan? Naan is a unique and popular flatbread with a chewy texture that has its roots in India. The first documented traces of naan are found in the 1300 AD notes of Amir Kushrau, an Indo-Persian poet. Its name comes from the Persian word for bread. What does naan mean in […]

Why does my engine still run after I shut it off? Dieseling or engine run-on is a condition that can occur in spark-plug-ignited, gasoline powered internal combustion engines, whereby the engine keeps running for a short period after being turned off, due to the engine kicking back upon shutdown, drawing fuel through the carburetor, into […]

Why is it called the golden ratio? Ancient Greek mathematicians first studied what we now call the golden ratio, because of its frequent appearance in geometry; the division of a line into “extreme and mean ratio” (the golden section) is important in the geometry of regular pentagrams and pentagons. Why is golden ratio important? Images: […]