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What influenced Harper Lee? It’s believed that Harper Lee was inspired by her own life growing up in Monroeville, Alabama. The plot of To Kill a Mockingbird is reportedly based on a trial where Lee’s father—a lawyer like Atticus Finch—served as a defense counsel for two African American men accused of murdering a white storekeeper. […]

How did the unicorn become extinct? Published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution and led by London’s Natural History Museum, the researchers say the Siberian unicorn became extinct around 36,000 years ago. This was most likely because of reduction in steppe grassland where it lived – due to climate change rather than the impact […]

Is Tegucigalpa The capital of Honduras? Tegucigalpa, the Capital of Honduras. Do the Swiss own guns? Firearms regulation in Switzerland allows the acquisition of semi-automatic, and -with a may-issue permit- fully automatic firearms, by Swiss citizens and foreigners with or without permanent residence. The laws pertaining to the acquisition of firearms in Switzerland are amongst […]

Is desalination part of the water cycle? To produce water suitable for drinking and irrigation, water desalination removes salt and minerals from seawater. The natural version of this process is the water cycle. This transformation happens because the sun heats the Earth’s surface, causing water to evaporate. Is desalination a chemical or physical change? Explanation: […]

What is a group of baby dragons called? The standard collective nouns for dragons are: a flight of dragons; a weyr of dragons; a school of dragons; or a wing of dragons. The best answer I’ve found though is in Japan the proper collective term for them is “tatsu”. What do you call a group […]

Is an eggplant purple? Eggplant is a dark purple or brownish-purple color that resembles the color of the outer skin of European eggplants. Another name for the color eggplant is aubergine (the French, German and British English word for eggplant). Is aubergine and eggplant the same color? Aubergine and Eggplant are just two different names […]

Has anyone died choking on Jello? A baby died after choking on a cube of raw jelly he had been given as a treat, an inquest has heard. Muhammedfatiu Bankole, aged 13 months, was given the jelly by his parents after he had managed to say his sister’s name for the first time. But the […]

What does Hades make Orpheus promise in return for Eurydice? Hymen, the Greek god of marriage, doesn’t bless their wedding, and Eurydice dies soon after the nuptials. Devastated, Orpheus travels to the Underworld and make a deal with Hades: if Orpheus can walk to the surface without looking back, Eurydice will return to life. Why […]

What is Rachael Ray signature dish? Carbonara Rach has made many combinations of this over the years, both on our show and on the Food Network, and it’s always a hit, as a family dinner, date-night meal and everything in between. Seriously, there’s no better way to top the list than with this classic pasta […]

What do you say when receiving Holy Communion? As Catholics approach the altar for Communion, the priest holds up the host – the Communion wafer — and pronounces, “the body of Christ.” The recipient responds “Amen,” in acknowledgment. What does the priest say when giving Communion? The host and chalice are then elevated into the […]