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Do ferns give off a lot of oxygen? Ferns, particularly the Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica, USDA zones 6a through 9b), not only release oxygen into the air, but also absorb formaldehyde, while the Boston fern (Nephrolepis exaltata, USDA zones 10 through 12) is noted for adding humidity to the air and removing benzene. What […]

How do you wrap caution tape? Note: As you wrap the caution tape use double sided tape to stick it to your body. Start at your ankle. Wrap the tape once around your ankle. Wrap the tape up your leg 3 times – on the third wrap it should be going around your hip (first […]

What is the best wattage for a juicer? Juicers are either 400, 600, 700, 800, 850, 900 or 1000 watts in strength. The wattage best for you and your kitchen depends on how you plan to use the juicer and how often. If you plan to use it daily, experts recommend juicers 700 watts at […]

Who did the Truman Doctrine help? In a dramatic speech to a joint session of Congress, President Harry S. Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations. Historians have often cited Truman’s address, which came to be known as the Truman Doctrine, as the official declaration […]

Why is Hayden Panettiere famous? The New York native is best known for her leading roles on Heroes as cheerleader Claire Bennet and Nashville as singer Juliette Barnes. She was nominated for two Golden Globes for the music-based series and was nominated for a People’s Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic TV Actress in 2015. What […]

Does Taylor Swift swear on lover? Taylor has only really “cursed” on one song before Lover — on Reputation’s “I Did Something Bad,” she sings “If a man talks sht, then I owe him nothing.” In “The Man,” she uses “btch several times — “If I was flashing my dollar, I’d be a b*tch not […]

What does the suicide king look like? The King of Hearts, holding a sword behind his head, is sometimes nicknamed the “Suicide King”. He can be seen to derive from a late medieval design showing a King wielding a battle axe. By around 1800 the battle axe seems to have been replaced by a sword […]

How did Darwin think the species on the Galapagos Islands were related to species on the mainland of South America? Because of the islands’ close proximity to Ecuador, scientists have looked towards mainland South America in their search for the ancestor of the Galápagos finches. In this analysis, the majority of species most closely related […]

Why wont my automatic headlights turn off? A Bad Relay Could Be the Culprit If a bad headlight relay is a reason that your headlights won’t turn off, then the fix there is also to just replace the relay. If the headlights turn off, then you just need to buy and install a new relay. […]

How did elk get their name? The word elk is derived from the ancient Germanic root word meaning “stag” or “hart.” In Europe, elk is the common name for the moose. In 16th-century Virginia the name was applied by English settlers to the native subspecies of the red deer, and that name also came into […]