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How Long Have Robots Been Around?
The word “robot” comes from the play “R.U.R.” (standing for “Rossum’s Universal Robots”), written in 1920 by Karel Capek, a Czechoslovakian writer.
The word robit means “work” in the Czech language, and robata means “forced labor.” Capek coined the word robot for mechanical workers that, in the play, develop intelligence and eventually revolt against and kill [...]
What Are the Biggest and Smallest Books in the World?
In 1978, the story of Three Blind Mice was brought out in a book scarcely larger than the average letter on this page!
The book, the smallest bound book ever produced, was just 1/12 of an inch high, 1/12 of an inch wide, and only 1/32 of an inch thick.
The largest single book ever produced was [...]
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Leave a commentWhat Is the Biggest City in the World?
The city with the greatest population today is Shanghai, China, home to about 10 million people.
Mexico City is second, with a population of almost 9 million, followed by Tokyo, with about 8.6 million, and New York, with more than 7 million.
However, if you think in terms of metropolitan areas, the city plus its surrounding suburbs, [...]
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Leave a commentWhat Is the Oldest Building in the World?
The earliest known structure built by manlike creatures is a circle of stone blocks that was found in Africa. This “structure” may have been erected as long ago as 1,750,000 B.C.!
The earliest known buildings, a series of huts containing fireplaces, were recently discovered in France. However, all that remains of these buildings are their outlines [...]
How Are Shells Formed?
Some creatures, mammals, for instance, have a skeleton of bones inside their body. But other creatures have that skeleton outside their body. Among such creatures are the mollusks, a group of sea creatures that includes the clam, mussel, and oyster.
The shell of a mollusk is part of the creature, just as our bones are part [...]
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Leave a commentWhere Did Water Get Its Name?
What we call water is known by many other names to people who speak other languages. In French, “water” is eau, in Spanish it’s agua, and in German, wasser.
The languages of Europe and parts of the Middle East are all thought to be offshoots of a single language, called Indo-European, that was spoken by our [...]
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Leave a commentWhat Is the Smallest Country in the World?
Most large American cities have an area of over 100 square miles, and some are larger than 400 square miles.
But there’s a nation that is less than one square mile in area! It’s called Vatican City, and it’s completely surrounded by the city of Rome. Vatican City, the official home of the Pope, covers only [...]
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Leave a commentWhat Country Has the Most Movie Theaters?
There are now about 13,500 movie theaters in the United States. But there are other countries that have more theaters, make more films each year, and have more movie-goers in relation to their population.
The Soviet Union claims to have about 150,000 movie theaters. Japan now produces the most films each year, about 1,000, with India [...]
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Leave a commentHow Did a Hurricane Lead to a Famous Play?
In 1609, nine vessels left England for the newly settled American colony at Jamestown, Virginia. But a hurricane struck the fleet as it crossed the Atlantic Ocean, scattering the ships.
Eight reached Virginia, but the ninth ship was feared lost. Then ten months later, the passengers from that ship arrived in Virginia aboard two boats they [...]
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