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1 dzień temu · The term Cattle was borrowed from Anglo-Norman catel, itself from medieval Latin capitale 'principal sum of money, capital', itself derived in turn from Latin caput 'head'. Cattle originally meant movable personal property, especially livestock of any kind, as opposed to real property (the land, which also included wild or small free-roaming animals such as chickens—they were sold as part of ...
1 dzień temu · Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.It is the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country.Russia is a highly urbanized country including 16 population centres with over a million ...
2 godz. temu · Etymology The English word sun developed from Old English sunne. Cognates appear in other Germanic languages, including West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon, Low German Sünn, Standard German Sonne, Bavarian Sunna, Old Norse sunna, and Gothic sunnō. All these words stem from Proto-Germanic * sunnōn. This is ultimately related to the word for sun in other branches of the Indo-European language ...
1 dzień temu · The Quad Cities is a region of cities (originally four, see History) in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline in northwestern Illinois. These cities are the center of the Quad Cities metropolitan area, a region within the Mississippi River Valley, which as of 2023 had a population estimate of 467,817 and a ...
2 godz. temu · Lansing (/ ˈ l æ n s ɪ ŋ /) is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan and the most populous city in Ingham County.It is mostly in the county, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County.The 2020 census placed the city's population at 112,644, making it the sixth most populous city in Michigan.The population of its metropolitan statistical ...
1 dzień temu · Chicago O'Hare International Airport (IATA: ORD, ICAO: KORD, FAA LID: ORD) is a major international airport serving Chicago, Illinois, United States, located on the city's Northwest Side, approximately 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Loop business district. Operated by the Chicago Department of Aviation and covering 7,627 acres (3,087 ha), O'Hare has non-stop flights to 214 destinations in ...
1 dzień temu · A car was stolen roughly every eight minutes in the UK last year, according to DVLA figures. Some 64,087 vehicles were reported stolen - an increase of 5% on the previous year. While car thefts ...
