The currency of Canada is the Canadian dollar (sign: $; code: CAD). It is divided into 100 cents. The Canadian dollar was printed for the first time 1817 by the Bank of Montreal. The currency was official declared in 1858 by the country. Before Canadian dollar in Canada was used Canadian pound. One Canadian pound [...]
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The Academy Award, or popular, Oscar, is a prestige award for the film industry, including directors, actors and writers. The annual ceremony and the Oscar award are one of the most popular and respected Awards in the media. There are various categories of the awards. Among them, there are the awards for Best Actor in [...]
Water is very important for our normal functioning. The water forms about 70% of the world, 65% of human body, 85% of our brain, 20% of our bones and 5-10% of dry seeds. Every system in our body depends on water. It flushes toxins out of vital organs, carries nutrient to your cells and provides [...]
The Geiger counter was invented in 1908 by Hans Geiger. Walther Müller worked with Geiger to develop further this machine in 1928. The first unit could detect alpha particles and the newer unit could detect different kinds of ionizing radiation. The instrument was called counter because every particle that pass trough produce an identical pulse [...]
Each German city has something special to offer. Some city has rich history, some is famous for its cultural happenings, some is well known for tourist attractions. Germany is country with special architecture style, lifestyle and culture. The text bellow is about major cities in Germany and their short description. Berlin is the capital and [...]