Which Breed Of Mastiff Is The Largest?

According to the American Kennel Club answer to the question posed in the title is „The English mastiff“.

This breed of dog is also familiar as the Old English mastiff.

Some physical characteristics of English mastiffs are:

Height:   male – 30 inches and up or 76 cm

female – 27 inches and up or 69 cm
Weight:  male – about 160 -  250 pounds or 72kg

female – about 150 – 200 pounds or 68kg

In the Guinness Book of World Records, title of The Largest dog on the World, ever, has an English Mastiff named Zorba. In 1989 Zorba’s weight was 343 pounds and was 8 feet 3 inches long, from nose to tail.

The Mastiff breed is one of the oldest and most intelligent. They are great dogs for a family, protective, extremely loyal, devoted, great with children, gentle, easygoing and more…

Which Blood Type Is Rare?

Even before person is born its blood type is established because it represents combination of parent’s genes. Blood type or blood group is determinate by antigens A, B or O presence in blood and Rh +/- factor so there is following types: 0 +/-, A +/-,  B +/- and AB +/- .

Frequency of certain blood type varies depends on racial and ethnic affiliation but it seems that the rarest blood type is AB -. This blood type has about 1-3% of population.

Interesting is that there are several new, exotic types developed. The rarest of the rare types is so called Bombay blood (hh). It is discovered in Bombay 1950 and only 1 of 250 000 people has it.

Which American President Is On The Dime ?

Coin worth 0.1 dollar or ten cents in United States is called the dime. Its diameter is 17.99 mm, which makes it the smallest coin in US. It is also the thinnest of all with thickness of 1.35 mm. It is written as 10¢ or $0.10.

Design of all United States coins includes an image of an important person.  The person whose left-facing profile is on the dime is 32^nd United States president Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was the only four term president of US.

This coin was minted in 1946, the year after Roosevelt’s death. The designer is John Ray Sinnock. It replaced the dime with Liberty head on it.

Where Is The Liberty Bell Located?

2080 pounds bell made of bronze stands as symbol of freedom and independence in the United States of America. Its originally name was State House Bell or the Province Bell.

Liberty Bell is situated in Independence National Historical Park in city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania State, United States of America.

Coordinates 39°56?58.15?N 75°9?1.06?W

Location of the Liberty Bell in Pennsylvania was not steady trough time. At first, during the period 1753 – 1976, its home was Independence Hall in The Pennsylvania State House. Its second home, from 1976 to 2003, was the Liberty Bell Pavilion. And finally, current home of the Liberty Bell is the new liberty Bell Center.

It can be seen daily.

It was originally cast in 1752 in London, England.

Where Is The Leaning Tower Of Pisa Located?

Torre pendente di Pisa or The Tower of Pisa is a remarkable piece of art. It’s also known as The Bell Tower of Saint Mary. Althought  it wasn’t planned to lean, after the construction of its third floor the Tower started to sink to the southeast. Interesting, it is now leant to the southwest.

Location of The Tower of Pisa is in city of Pisa in Tuscany region, Italy. More accurately in Pisa’s Cathedral Square (in Italian: Piazza del Duomo , also known as Piazza dei Miracoli  )

Coordinates:  43°43?23?N 10°23?47?E

It was built in three phases, during a period of about 177 years, started in 1173 finished in 1350. Its height varies over time for leaning of the Tower, 0.05 inches per year.