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How did John Rockefeller use trusts? In 1865, Rockefeller borrowed money to buy out some of his partners and take control of the refinery, which had become the largest in Cleveland. In 1882, these various companies were combined into the Standard Oil Trust, which would control some 90 percent of the nation’s refineries and pipelines. […]

How do you get wrinkles out of burlap without an iron? How-to Iron Burlap without Ruining your Iron Fill a squirt bottle with water. Find an old t-shirt or muslin scrap. Lay out the material over the burlap on an ironing board. Spray a significant amount of the water over the t-shirt/scrap to soak through […]

What type of crops are grown in the Himalayas? The main crops of the region are paddy (ie rice), wheat, finger millet, barnyard millet, proso millet, foxtail millet, barley, buckwheat, bitter buckwheat and amaranth. Pulses grown in the region include Himalayan black soybean, blackgram, pink lentil, rice bean and horsegram. Does Himalayan salt have minerals? […]

How are mustangs captured? As early as the 1870s, cowboys were making a business of catching bands of mustangs to sell in the states to the east and to the north. Another method of capture was to construct a large circular corral whose entrance led into a chute or passageway narrow enough to prevent escape. […]

How many photos can be stored on an iPad? At an average, at current camera reslutions and quality, a photo is maybe 3MB to 5MB in size, you could potentially get 5000 to 6000 photos. If you have nothing else in the iPad. This will vary greatly depending on the source of the photos. How […]

How big is an electric eel? 6 to 8 feet Has anyone been killed by an electric eel? Electric eels have killed people in South America, most likely through drowning after being shocked. There aren’t many well-documented cases of death by eel, but an electric eel’s discharge is strong enough to make a person jump […]

When should I replace my deck of cards? If you are working hard on your card practice, you are going to need to change your deck of playing cards quite often. Cards can wear out pretty quickly. As a general rule of thumb, a deck of cards can be classed as ‘dead’ once the cards […]

How do you open the gas tank on a Dodge Avenger? The fuel door is a tiny square door on the side of your vehicle. When you open the door, you’ll find the gas cap. Unscrew the gas cap, and you’ll have access to the gas tank, which is how you refuel your vehicle. How […]

How does contractility affect end diastolic volume? Increases in inotropic state help to maintain stroke volume at high heart rates and elevated arterial pressures. Increased heart rate alone decreases stroke volume because of reduced time for diastolic filling, which decreases end-diastolic volume. Does a slow heart rate increase end diastolic volume? During moderate, upright, whole […]

What means Toulouse? • TOULOUSE (noun) Meaning: A city on the Garonne River in southern France to the southeast of Bordeaux; a cultural center of medieval Europe. Classified under: Nouns denoting spatial position. How do you pronounce Nike? The correct way to pronounce “Nike” is so that it rhymes with “spiky”. Why is Nike pronounced […]