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Who started saunas? The Sauna was invented by the Finns over 2000 years ago. The Saunas were originally designed and used as a form of a bath. The sauna was a place to cleanse the body and was considered a sterile environment. In fact, in Finland, women often gave birth in the sauna! How did […]

Do students get free dental treatment? Dental care is not free on the NHS for most people nowadays. However, there are certain groups of people who don’t have to pay for NHS dental treatment. If you are under 18, or under 19 and in fulltime education at the time that your treatment starts, then you […]

How do you fix sticking piano keys? Keys can stick one day and then not stick the next day due to the temperature and humidity changes. However, if it does not return to the top, hold the key about half way down, then push hard on the keys immediately to the left and the right. […]

Is Double hitting a putt a penalty? The player must fairly strike at the ball with the head of the club such that there is only momentary contact between the club and the ball and must not push, scrape or scoop the ball. If the player’s club accidentally hits the ball more than once, there […]

Why is it important to learn measurement and conversion? Answer: Converting within the Metric System. While knowing the different units used in the metric system is important, the real purpose behind learning the metric system is for you to be able to use these measurement units to calculate the size, mass, or volume of different […]

How do I find my ancestors? In your tree, click on someone you want to find records for. In the card that appears, click Search. To narrow your search results to a certain time, place, or record type, select a filter (or multiple filters) on the left side of the page. Is Find My Past […]

How many All Irelands have Tipperary? 1 sport in Tipperary. Tipperary have won 26 All-Ireland Senior Hurling titles and over 60 All-Ireland titles in all grades. They also top the charts in the National League with 19 titles. Who is John Doyle? John Doyle is a ground-breaking guitarist, singer, and songwriter, who grew up in […]

Is Fireworks better than Photoshop? There have already been some comparisons on the web between the image compression capabilites of Fireworks compared to Photoshop. The result: Fireworks does a better job on saving flat png files at higher quality but lower file size. What are the advantages of Adobe Fireworks? Adobe Fireworks makes it easier […]

Who lives at Highclere Castle? 8th Earl of Carnarvon Was there a real Downton Abbey? For the Eighth Countess of Carnarvon, Lady of Highclere Castle, there is still some of that. Highclere Castle is most recognizable to the world as the real life location of the TV show—and much anticipated movie, out September 20—Downton Abbey. […]

Why do you start hiccuping or get choking sensation while eating food? Normally when we eat, a tiny flap present in our wind pipe closes and prevents the food from entering the respiratory pathway but when we eat in a hurry the flap gets lesser time to close the windpipe. This creates a hindrance in […]