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What is the proper history behind the making of "Fur Elise" by Beethoven? |
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There are many different theories about why or for whom Beethoven composed this famous piece of work. The popular belief is that 'The Bagatelle in A minor' - WoO59 ("Werk ohne Opuszahl or "work without opus number") known as 'Fur Elise' was written in 1810 for Therese Malfatti - a lady Beethoven was considering marrying at that time. In a letter of May 1810 to Therese, Beethoven refers to the Bagatelle - 'In this letter, beloved Therese, you are receiving what I promised you.' Nothing came of this realtion as Dr.Giovanni Malfatti, a close relative of Therese objected this marriage. In many people's opinion 'Elise' is a nickname for a young attractive girl, and Beethoven was referring to Therese when using the name Elise. Another common opinion is that the publisher got confused on the scruffy handwriting of Beethoven and read 'Therese' as 'Elise'. There are some other group who has the opinion that 'Elise' is some other lady and not 'Therese'. |
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What is a dinosaur? |
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| The term Dinosaur is commonly used to identify any one of the various prehistoric group of reptiles, which was ancestral to birds. The term was coined by the English palaeontologist Richard Owen in 1842 as "a distinct tribe or suborder of Saurian reptiles". The term derived from the Greek words 'deinos' meaning "terrible" and 'saura' meaning "lizard". They were an extremely varied group of animals. |
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How did the U.S enter the first World War? |
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At the beginning of WWI in 1914 USA's policy was of neutral stance. At the start WWI was viewed as a European conflict. But they did back some of the policies of Britain. In 1915, a large US passenger liner named Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat and about 120 people were killed in this attack. US asked for an end to the attacks on passenger liners. But the Germans continued with the unrestricted naval warfare and a further number of US passenger ships were sinked. In February 1917, a German plot to include Mexico as Germany's alli against the U.S was unfoiled. This provoked the US and the then US president Woodrow Wilson requested that Congress declare war on Germany. And they declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917. |
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What is animal instinct? |
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Instinct is an inborn or pre programmed inclination of a living being towards a particular behavior. They define the patterns in which a living organism responds or reacts to a particular stimuli. They drive the organism in to action in each case of an external stimuli. The instincts are adaptive as they are usually developed or fine tuned by the successful reactions built upon previous experiences. Animal Instinct is the natural reaction of a human being towards any external stimuli. |
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Why are Clyde football club nicknamed bully wee? |
| Question found in Football In General |
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I don't have a definite answer with me for the reason why Clyde football club is nicknamed bully wee, but I found the following explanation on the Scottish league website. "The most popularly accepted is that they were a small (wee) club and that 'bully' in the late 19th century was used to define something good or liked (as in the phrase 'bully for you'), hence 'come on the bully wee.' " You can read it on the following webpage. http://www.scottishleague.net/archive/archive136.htm |
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What is responsible for the color of the red sea? |
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Actually, the Red Sea is not red in color. But sometimes it appears that way and it is because of a type of algae called 'Trichodesmium Erythraeum' which is found in the sea. When these blooms of algae die off they appear to turn the blue-green color of the ocean to a reddish-brown. Another reason can be the region's reddish mineral-rich mountains which reflects off the water giving it a muddy tinge and this made the early travelers call it Mare Rostrum in Latin. |
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Alcohol unit limit per week for men please? |
| Question found in Drinks & Beverages In General |
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The medically recommended units of alcohol per week is 21 for men and 14 for women. You can Check out your weekly alcohol levels by visiting the following webpage. http://www.bupa.co.uk/health_information/asp/healthy_living /lifestyle/alcohol/alctest.asp |
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Britian acknowledged the independence of the 13 American colonies when it signed the what? |
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| The Treaty of Paris of 1783. |
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What is the most ferocious piranha in the world? |
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There are many different species of Piranha's and among them, the red bellied piranha which are found in the Amazon basin in South America are renowned for their voracious appetite. A good sized shoal of them can strip a large cow or horse to the bone in a few minutes. |
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Where is the lake at which Cheaper by the dozen 2 was filmed? |
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| In the movie scenes having Lake Winnetka were filmed at Rockwood's Lake in Rockwood Conservation Area. |
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