Louis Pasteur saved France's silkworm industry. When the industry in southern France was dealt a staggering blow by a disease that was killing the silkworms, the call for help went out for Pasteur — no one but Pasteur. ...Read More

Portugal is the world's largest producer of cork. The country has regulations protecting cork trees dating back to 1320. During the 1920s and 1930s, it became illegal to cut down the trees other than for essential thinning...Read More

King Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, miscarried during her fourth month of pregnancy. She did produce Henry an illegitimate daughter, Elizabeth (born before they were married), who would rule England for 45 years.

Either, but pick a state and leave it that way. Don't use the on/off switch on your personal computer any more than necessary. There's a surge of electricity every time the switch is turned on. For fragile computer chips, ...Read More