When Was Tea First Grown?
When Was Tea First Grown? We do not know when the tea plant was first cultivated, but the earliest mention of it occurs in a Chinese dictionary, the Erh Ya, about the...
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When Did Agriculture First Take Place?
When Did Agriculture First Take Place? It is now believed to have all begun some ten or twelve thousand years ago, during a period known as the Neolithic Revolution, or...
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Who Invented the Telescope?
Who Invented the Telescope? The origin of the telescope is shrouded in mystery. Galileo, however, was not the original designer of the telescope. The Dutch were the...
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Who Was the European Inventor of Printing?
Who Was the European Inventor of Printing? Yet, despite this evidence, the invention of printing with movable type is regarded as a European discovery of the 15th...
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Who Discovered Jet Streams?
Who Discovered Jet Streams? Aeronautics played a role in the discovery and mapping of jet streams. Many credit bomber pilots flying missions during World War II with...
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