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Is bryophyllum a xerophyte?

Score: 5/5 (6 votes) * Those succulent xerophytes in which leaves become fleshy; are also known as malacohyllous xerophytes', such as Aloe, Bryophyllum, Agava, Yucca etc. * These are drought resistant plants and called as the true xerophytes.What are the xerophyte plants?xerophyte, any plant ad...

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Whats a meshing dream?

Score: 4.1/5 (52 votes) Mesh dreaming can also happen when two people who are close have the same things on their mind, even if a topic or concern hasn't been openly discussed. But, while the theme may be similar, typically the details of the meshing dream are different.What can you do in a luc...

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Should you wash rice or not?

Score: 4.9/5 (48 votes) Rinsing the rice removes any debris, and most importantly, it removes the surface starch that otherwise causes the rice to clump together or get gummy as it cooks. ... And while you should be rinsing rice thoroughly, you don't need to worry about keeping at it until the ...

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Who were the tuskegee airmen?

Score: 4.8/5 (52 votes) The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps (AAC), a precursor of the U.S. Air Force. Trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, they flew more than 15,000 individual sorties in Europe and North Africa during World War II.Who ...

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Do kinases remove phosphate groups?

Score: 4.1/5 (63 votes) Explanation: Kinases catalyze the attachment of phosphate groups to their substrates. Phosphatases specifically remove phosphate groups from their substrates, which is the opposite of the function of kinases. The other enzymes listed do not have functions that involve removal...

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Why is knockwurst white?

Score: 4.6/5 (5 votes) Bratwurst is made out of both finely minced pork and beef and wrapped up in a sausage casing. Knockwurst sausage is made out of mainly pork, veal, and flavored with garlic, unlike bratwurst. The color of knockwurst also tends to be a more reddish or orange tint, rather than th...

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When were chairs invented?

Score: 5/5 (40 votes) Chairs were in existence since at least the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt (c.3100 BC). They were covered with cloth or leather, were made of carved wood, and were much lower than today's chairs – chair seats were sometimes only 10 inches (25 cm) high.Who created the first...

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What is usury in real estate?

Score: 4.7/5 (30 votes) Usury is the act of lending money at an interest rate that is considered unreasonably high or that is higher than the rate permitted by law.What is an example of usury?Usury is just charging interest on a loan — except the rate exceeds reasonable or legal limits. For example,...

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Where does the name fence sitter come from?

Score: 4.4/5 (42 votes) The term came from the Algonquin 'Mugquomp', meaning 'important person'. The term was not used as a mark of respect, but of derision. They were described by their opponents as birds sitting on a fence, with their mug on one side and their wump on the other...

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Why do we romanticize history?

Score: 4.1/5 (35 votes) The act of thinking about the past is one way.” Looking back at the past, romanticized or not, “allows us to get a broader sense of perspective, which can help people make sense of their experience,” he said. ... “People can dip into the past, especially when the present is n...

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