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European Capital that was built on 14 islands.
The Stockholm Archipelago is the largest archipelago in Sweden. The City is situated on fourteen islands. The city centre is virtually situated in water. The whole of Sweden actually has over 221,800 islands, make in it the most in the world.
He beat Babe Ruth’s home run record in 1974.
HANK AARON, nicknamed "Hammer" was a professional baseball player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history. During his time in Major League Baseball, Aaron and his family endured extensive racist threads. His experiences fuelled his activism during the "civil right movement" during the 50s and 60s.
Traditional Spanish dish that includes saffron rice, seafood, chicken and chorizo.
PAELLA. Paella is a rice dish originally from Valencia. Salmorreta is the secret behind the magic of the Alicante - style seafood rices. It is essentially a sofrito that you turn into a paste. ( Sofrito is sauce of onion, tomato, garlic, peppers and herbs, the base of Spanish cooking).
Number of nurse job vacancies in the country
136.000 job vacancies in the first quarter of 2022, double the number of the first quarter in 2020. Waiting times in emergency dept. is 2 hours to see a doctor and on average 20 hours before being admitted.
It's our body's largest organ.
The skin. It is considered to be an organ because it contains several types of tissues and a membrane, and it covers the body. The skin is made up of three main layers: the epidermis, dermis and subcutis. It involves the skin, hair, nails and exocrine glands, the glands that make sweat, tears, saliva and milk.
Island country in the southeastern Caribbean Sea that is also known as the Island of Spice.
Granada
Newspaper heiress who took part in a San Francisco bank robbery in April of 1974
PATTY HEARST, granddaughter of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst. In 1976, she was convicted for the crime of bank robbery and sentenced to 35 years in prison, later reduced to 7 years. Her sentence was commuted by President Jimmy Carter she was later pardoned by President Bill Clinton.
It is the most commonly used oil in Chinese cooking.
Peanut oil, also known as groundnut oil is a vegetable oil derived from peanuts and often used in American, Chinese and Indian cooking. Peanut oil has a high smoke point relative to many other cooking oils, so it is common used for frying foods. Smoke point, also referred to as the burning point.
Terrorist leader that was killed while standing on the balcony of a residential house.
Ayman al-Zawahiri was an Egyptian- born physician and militant who became one of the major ideologues of al-Qaeda. He led al-Qaeda from 2011 until his death on July 31, 2022. The United States killed Zawahiri in a drone strike while standing on his balcony, and intentionally not targeting members of his family.
American designer, born in 1939 as Ralph Lifshitz is better known as ........!!!
Ralph Lauren, the American fashion designer, philanthropist , and billionaire businessman has actually become well known for his collection of rare automobiles. He briefly worked for Brooks Brothers before starting the Ralph Lauren Corporation in 1967 with men's ties.the rest is history.
Country with the highest waterfall.
VENEZUELA. Officially, Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's tallest waterfall with an uninterrupted drop, at a height of 979 meters. (Compared with Niagara Falls 52 meters)
Singer - songwriter who is still considered by many to be the greatest electric guitar player of all times.
Jimmie Hendrix, guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history.He was born in 1942 and died in 1970 at the age of 28
Term used to describe the perfect texture of cooked pasta in Italian cooking.
Al dente........meaning "to the tooth". In contemporary Italian cooking, the term identifies the ideal consistency for pasta and involves a brief cooking time. Molto al dente is the culinary term for slightly undercooked pasta.
Canada's prestigious professional tennis tournament that's owned and operated by Tennis Canada since 1881 for men and 1892 for women.
National Bank Open, taking place in Montreal and Toronto from August 6 to the 14th.
Big players Nadal has withdrawn due to abdominal issues, Djokovic has withdrawn due to Covid-19 vaccination status.
Canadian province or territory that boasts the longest freshwater beach in the world.
Ontario. Wasaga Beach is the world's longest freshwater beach with 14 kilometres of sandy shoreline, the Canadian town at the southern end of Ontario's Georgian Bay.
During the Second WW, Wastage Beach became a popular holiday spot for many, including soldiers on leave from Camp Borden.
It's the most southerly capital in the world.
WELLINGTON. The capital of New Zealand sits near the North Island's southernmost point on the Cook Strait.is located in the extreme south of North Island. Wellington is also widely regarded as the windiest major city in the world.
She won a 1978 Grammy for Best Country Vocal Female for “ You Come Again”.
Dolly Rebecca Parton, an American singer-songwriter and philanthropist, known primarily for her work in country music. Dolly is the fourth of 12 children, due to health issues she never had children of her own.
She donated millions to the Covid-19 pandemic and encouraged those who can afford it to make similar donations.
Flower that the spice saffron comes from.
Crocus sativus, commonly known as saffron crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the iris family. It is best known for producing the spice saffron from the filaments that grow inside the flower. The dried thread-like parts of the flower are used to make saffron spice, food colouring and medicine.
It's why China announced on Friday that it was ending all contact with the U.S.on major issues.
Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. Nancy Pelosi was the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island of Taiwan in 25 years. China claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and views visits by foreign government officials as them recognizing the island's independence.
It is the world's largest religion in the world.
Christianity, which doesn't count as one religion, but hundreds: Protestant, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, Episcopalian and so on. However, population researchers predict that Islam will have nearly caught up to Christianity by 2050. It is currently the fastest growing religion.
The only country in the world that does not have a rectangular or square flag.
NEPAL. The national flag of Nepal is the world's only non- rectangular flag that acts as both the state flag and civil flag of a sovereign country. The two triangles symbolize the Himalaya Mountains and represents the two major religions, Hinduism and Buddhism.
She was the inventor of Hot Pants.
MARY QUANT. The British fashion designer and fashion icon became an instrumental figure in the late 60s, early 70s London-based Mod and youth fashion movements. She was one of the designers who took credit for the miniskirt and hot pants. They're saying "It is given to a fortunate few to be born at the right time, in the right place, with the right talents, like Chanel, Dior and Mary Quant".
Term used for slow cooking meats like duck or pork to slow-cook any fat out of them.
Rendering. The overall meaning of rendering is to take the whole fatty tissue or meat from the animal and turning it into fats that are purified, like lard. Home cooks will render pork into lard, butter into clarified butter, and chicken fat into schmaltz.
American State devastated by catastrophic flooding.
Days after a historic flooding devastated towns across eastern Kentucky, heavy rain prompted flash flood warnings and hampered rescue efforts. It was one of the “ most devastating and deadly” floods.
What is the length of the longest coastline in the world.
243,000 kilometers is the tenth of the Canadian coastline, also considered to be the longest. It includes the mainland coast and the coast of off-shore islands. This compares with Indonesia with 54,000km,
Russia 38,000km, U.S. 20,000km and China 15,000km