Why Are the First Notes of a Tonal Scale Called ‘Do, Re, Mi’?
Solmization, or the practice of assigning syllables to the different “steps” of the scale, originated in ancient India.
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A Brief History of Black Friday
It’s the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, but where did this tradition start? And just how big is it?
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GM's Cruise suspends supervised and manual car trips, expands probes
By David Shepardson and Ben Klayman WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) -General Motors' Cruise driverless car unit said on Tuesday it will pause
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More Cities Are Banning Right-on-Red Turns—Here's Why
The standard traffic practice is under increased scrutiny.
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Gamma-ray burst in faraway galaxy disturbed Earth's upper atmosphere
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON About two billion years ago in a galaxy far beyond our Milky Way, a
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A Surprising New Survey Reveals America’s Most Hated Thanksgiving Foods
According to a new survey, many Americans would be happy to skip the turkey altogether on Thanksgiving—but that's not their most hated dish.
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Nepal to ban TikTok, alleges damaging social impact
(This Nov. 13 story has been corrected to remove reference to China in the headline, to clarify that TikTok is
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Stores That Will Be Closed for Thanksgiving 2023
Don’t leave your Thanksgiving grocery shopping to the last minute this year. Aldi, Publix, and Trader Joe’s are among the businesses giving employees the day off on the fourth Thursday in November.
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Hey, Buddy: America’s 25 Most Popular Dog Names
Apparently, all the good boys are named Max or Charlie.
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Exclusive-Yandex NV could sell all Russian assets in one go
By Darya Korsunskaya and Alexander Marrow (Reuters) -Yandex's Dutch holding company is considering selling all its Russian assets in one
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Why Are Blue and White the Colors of Hanukkah?
In 1864, the Jewish poet Ludwig August Frankl named blue and white “the colors of Judah” in a poem not so surprisingly called “Judah’s Colours.”
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EU loophole lets banks dodge ECB's crypto supervision, needs fixing -Enria
FRANKFURT EU rules to protect the financial system from risks stemming from cryptocurrencies contain a loophole that allows
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