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What college did Emily Dickinson attend? Amherst Academy1840–1847Mount Holyoke College At what female seminary did Emily Dickinson spend less than a year? Dickinson’s last term at Amherst Academy, however, did not mark the end of her formal schooling. As was common, Dickinson left the academy at the age of 15 in order to pursue a […]

Is Camp Roberts an active military base? Unlike Fort Bliss and Joint Base San Antonio, Camp Roberts is not a highly developed active base with a large garrison and multiple commands. Located in central California, near Paso Robles, the post is operated by the California Army National Guard (CAL GUARD). Is Camp Roberts still active? […]

How many number cards are in a deck? The 52 cards are further divided into four suits, namely, spades, clubs, hearts, and diamonds. Each suit contains a total of 13 cards each. In each of the suits, there are nine number cards from two to ten, a King, a Queen, an Ace, and a Jack. […]

What are pork futures? Pork Bellies futures are standardized, exchange-traded contracts in which the contract buyer agrees to take delivery, from the seller, a specific quantity of pork bellies (eg. 40000 pounds) at a predetermined price on a future delivery date. How do I invest in pork futures? You can invest in hogs in two […]

What is Downton Abbey rated? PG Is Downton Abbey worth watching? It’s much better than reading a history book at showing the effects of the war on the common man rather than just a fact book of dates and places and numbers. All in all a big yes! It’s a very entertaining show, and you […]

How do I open an XLSX file in Google Docs? To view an Excel document on Google Sheets, you must first upload the file to your Google Drive. Open Google Drive, click “New,” and then click “File Upload” to get started. Navigate to your file(s) and then click “Open.” How do I view an XLSX […]

Do solids expand by large amounts when the temperature rises? When a solid is heated, the molecules that make up the solid begin to vibrate. This causes them to take up more space, and the solid matter expands. If the heat continues to build, it may provide enough energy for the particles to break free […]

Why did IBM change its name? “Watson had never liked the clumsy hyphenated title of Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company” and chose the new name both for its aspirations and to escape the confines of “office appliance”. On February 14, 1924, CTR’s name was formally changed to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). Is Walmart a Monopoly? Wal-Mart does […]

Why is a 99 ice cream called 99? One theory is that the name was coined by Italian immigrant ice cream sellers who wanted to honour their WW1 troops known as ‘i Ragazzi del 99’. This translates to ‘the Boys of ’99’, representing the year they were born – 1899. Who invented the 99 ice […]

Do Orcs really exist? No, they don’t exist in reality. They can only be found in works of fiction. Originally Answered: How could orcs fail to win the Middle Earth, even if Sauron was defeated? This is an important question for the Fourth Age, when Sauron is gone, but orcs remain. What race are orcs? […]