Are Slavs and Celts related?

Are Slavs and Celts related? Celtic, Germanic, and Slavic are cultures not races. However, in the past they did share the same or very similar DNA. For example, they all spoke a proto-Indo-European language and carried mainly R1 and I markers. However, it was during the Bronze and Iron Ages that Celtic-Germanic-Slavic cultures began to […]

How did Islam treat the conquered?

How did Islam treat the conquered? The people conquered by the Muslims usually faced a choice. They could denounce their religion and convert to Islam, pay a tax to continue practicing their beliefs, become a slave, or be executed. To Muslims, dhimmis were considered inferior and were treated as inferiors. What does Islam say about […]

Do baby eels have electricity?

Do baby eels have electricity? As many as 17,000 young electric eels will hatch from the eggs in one nest. These young electric eels feed mainly on invertebrates found on the river bed, however, first-born baby electric eels have been known to gobble up the eggs from batches of other electric eels that were laid […]

Why would someone be detained at Ellis Island?

Why would someone be detained at Ellis Island? About one percent were classified and detained for political or legal reasons, including suspected criminals and anarchists. About one percent were detained if suspected of a “loath-some or a dangerous contagious disease.” Immigrants with curable diseases were sent to medical facilities on Ellis Island. What accommodations were […]

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