#1. Until the optical fibers were invented, international/long-distance communication was performed using a media, the name of which was commemorated in the name of the company you all know. Q: What is the company's name?
#3 In the 1920s there was a prison nearby Houston, TX. A widely known song "Midnight Special" was inspired by a certain legend that circulated among the prisoners. The legend was connected to a night-time train from Houston that used to pass near the prison. The prisoners believed that a certain mystical event connected to the train would allow them to break free. Q: What event was this?
#8 The name of the product greatly influences the demand on that product. For example, a Puerto-Rican would never buy "Nova", a brand of Chevrolet. Q: Explain why.
#9 During his life he worked as a boat attendant, a digger, a journalist, and then became known all over the world. One of his names was Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass. However, this name and many others he had taken did not bring him the worldwide fame. He is known to us under a different nickname. Q: What is this nickname, and what does it mean?
#8 "War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is power". The novel from which the above quote was taken took 2nd place in the book survey in England, where it appeared in the middle of the 20th century. And in Russia it appeared only 10 years ago. This was a science fiction for the readers in England, but it was read as a historical book in Russia. Q: What book are we talking about?
#13 "Seward's refigerator", "A tomb of ice that nobody needs". That's how IT was called in the 19th century. And now IT holds one of the first places in the world in per capita income. Q: What is IT?
#1 Here is the verbal description of the FBI seal. Above the words "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity" there is a laurel leaf which has, since early civilization, symbolized academic honors, distinction and fame. There are exactly 46 leaves in the two branches, since there were 46 states in the Union when the FBI was founded in 1908. The scales on the shield represent justice. 13 stars - 13 original U.S. states. Q: And what does the peaked beveled edge circumscribing the seal mean?
#5 The hotel owners where the world famous "Beatles" band stayed made money by selling the linen on which the musicians slept. Q: And what did the principal of John Lennon's high school do once?
#9 It is a well known fact that rich people have a passion for expensive jewelry. Roman emperor Neron was not an exception from this rule. Neron liked emeralds, as Plinius the Elder writes, but he used them for... Q: What did Neron use his emeralds for?
#12. In Victorian times ladies would place books written by men and women on separate shelves. Q: In what cases an exception was made from this rule?
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