Why Was The Parthenon Built?

Greek temple Parthenon (“The maiden temple”) was built on the highest part of the Acropolis at Athens, 447 – 438 BC. At the time it represented central part of Pericles’ draft for the Acropolis.

Its main purpose was to honor the goddess Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom, war, justice and craftsmanshift. The large statue of her stood in the centre of the temple. Statue was made of gold and ivory and sculptor was Pheidias.

Interesting is that people couldn’t enter the temple, they could only see interior of the temple from outside.

After a time the temple was converted first to a Christian church and then an Ottoman mosque.

Why Should People Exercise?

Simply, the answer is „People should exercise because it is good for their health and great for their looks.”

There are many great benefits after making decision to exercise and many great ways of exercising. It doesn’t have to be difficult, for example when you swim you enjoy in movements in water and don’t think that you’re actually doing some exercises.

Benefits of exercising, among else, are increased energy level, better mental health, improved self-esteem, increased body strength, improved digestion, regulated body weight, improved circulation, healthier heart, avoiding high blood pressure, prevention of osteoporosis, improved sex life etc…

Who Is Founder Of Vibe Magazine?

“Vibe” is magazine devoted to hip-hop generation. According their website it is “the premier destination for urban music, entertainment, culture and lifestyle for the aspirational 18-34 year old”.

The founder of the vibe magazine is Quincy Jones, producer, musical arranger, conductor, film composer, trumpeter and else. He is highly respected in music world and his 27 Grammy Awards are witness to that. He was producer of Michael Jackson’s album “Thriller” and producer and conductor of the song “We are the world”.

He’s been present in music industry creating quality for more than 50 years.

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.