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Hace 13 horas · Taxonomy. The narwhal was one of many species described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 Systema Naturae. An early 1555 drawing by Olaus Magnus depicts a fish-like creature with a horn on its forehead; Magnus later called it "Monocerote". Its name comes from the Old Norse word nár, meaning 'corpse', which possibly refers to the animal's grey, mottled skin and its habit of remaining motionless at ...
Hace 13 horas · Sierra Leone, [a] officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It shares its southeastern border with Liberia and is bordered by Guinea to the north. With a land area of 71,740 km 2 (27,699 sq mi), [11] Sierra Leone has a tropical climate and with a variety of environments ranging from savannas to ...
Hace 13 horas · Etymology. The word "eschatology" arises from the Ancient Greek term ἔσχατος (éschatos), meaning "last", it is also known as the doctrine of the last things, and -logy, meaning "the study of", and first appeared in English around 1844. The Oxford English Dictionary defines eschatology as "the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of ...
Hace 4 horas · June 6, 20242:30 AM PDTUpdated 6 min ago. June 6 (Reuters) - The Indian banking sector is a preferred bet on the back of an upcoming favourable interest rate cycle and bottoming of net interest ...
Hace 13 horas · McCarthyism. American anti-communist propaganda of the 1950s, specifically addressing the entertainment industry. McCarthyism, also known as the Second Red Scare, was the political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and a campaign spreading fear of alleged communist and Soviet influence on American institutions and of Soviet ...
Hace 13 horas · Request for Bid(Open-Tender): FIN018/2024 Department: George Municipality Bid Description: Store Stock: Supply and Delivery of Concrete Products as and when required, from date of appointment until 30 June 2027. Place where goods, works or services are required: 71 York Street - GEORGE - GEORGE - 6530 Opening Date: Thursday, 6 Jun 2024 Closing Date: Tuesday, 9 Jul 2024 12:00PM
