Category: Psychological disciplines

Are federal student loans compounded daily? For a student loan in a normal repayment status, interest accrues daily but generally doesn’t compound daily. In other words, you pay the same amount of interest per day for each day of the payment period — you don’t pay interest on the interest accrued the previous day. Do […]

What did the transcontinental railroad connect? North America’s first transcontinental railroad (known originally as the “Pacific Railroad” and later as the “Overland Route”) was a 1,912-mile (3,077 km) continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast at … How […]

Is it illegal to fish in pajamas? You might be breaking the law just by wearing pajamas or fishing alone on Sunday! In California, it is against the law to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale. In Idaho, you may not fish from a camel’s […]

Why is milk addictive? Others are addictive. Cheese is both — fattening and addictive.” I’d never before thought in terms of dairy products being addictive (with the personal exception of milk chocolate, I admit). Barnard explains that dairy protein — specifically a protein called casein — has opiate molecules built in. Why am I craving […]

Why did Steffi Graf retire? At the time, Graf said she didn’t believe the injury would prevent her from playing in the U.S. Open in New York next month. But that turned out to be her final match. “After that, the decision (to retire) was very easy, maybe too easy,” Graf said. Why did Justine […]

Do tortoises sleep during hibernation? They May Not Stay Asleep Perhaps the most interesting behavior in brumating tortoises is the fact they might not stay asleep the whole time. Unlike mammals, which must remain asleep the entire time, tortoises can wake up and even leave their hibernation area for short amounts of time. Do Tortoises […]

How synchronization is made between 8086 and its coprocessor? As the 8086 fetches instruction bytes from the memory and puts them in its queue, the 8087 also reads these instruction bytes and puts them in its queue. The 8087 decodes each instruction that comes into its queue. What is the coprocessor of 8086? 8087 Why […]

How many points is a DUI in California? 2 points How long do DUI points stay on your license in California? 13 years What is a 2 point violation in California? Two-point violations are generally criminal violations such as hit and run, reckless driving, or DUI. These result in two points because they are more […]

Which building has the greater height? Tallest buildings in the world Rank Name Height m 1 Burj Khalifa 828 2 Shanghai Tower 632 3 Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower 601 What is the tallest possible building? The X-Seed 4000 is the tallest building ever fully envisioned. Its proposed 4,000 m (13,000 ft) height, 6 km (3.7 […]

What important things did John Adams do as President? In the 1780s, Adams served as a diplomat in Europe and helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris (1783), which officially ended the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). From 1789 to 1797, Adams was America’s first vice president. He then served a term as the nation’s second president. […]