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What is the SoHo effect?

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The SoHo effect is a term used to describe artist-led gentrification. Homes occupied by artists turn an area into a safe residential neighbourhood for affluent people to move into...

What is a gene gun?

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A gene gun or a biolistic particle delivery system, originally designed for plant transformation, is a device used to inject cells with genetic information...

What is the helicopter shot?

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The helicopter shot is an unorthodox cricket shot, reportedly invented by Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni...

What is FOSS?

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A non-profit, open source initiative, FOSS stands for Free and Open Source Software. It is an alternative model of software development, one the non-profit sector is beginning to embrace...

What is syndicalism?

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Syndicalism is a form of trade unionism and has its origins in France. It aims at the abolition of the capitalist owners and the appropriation - by the workers - of all the methods used in an industry, and the products resulting therefrom...

What is the Paleo festival?

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Simply known as Paleo, the Paleo Festival de Nyon started out small in 1976. It was known as the Nyon Folk Festival then...

Why is karate a Japanese martial art in spite of its Indian origin?

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Many Asian martial arts trace their origins to the fifth century and the supposed arrival of an Indian Buddhist monk, Bodhidarma, at the Shoalin temple in southern China...

What is the history of Pamplona's San Fermin festival?

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The festival has its origins in the combination of two different medieval events. Commercial secular fairs were held at the beginning of the summer...

What is an omnibus bill?

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What is baggravation?

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What is singlism?

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Singlism is a term used to describe discrimination against employees who are single...

What is a gross spread?

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Gross spread refers to the difference between the underwriting price received by a stocks-issuing company, and the real price at which the stock is placed on the market...

Why are taxis yellow in colour?

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What is the Merlin award?

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The Merlin award is the highest award given, internationally, in the field of magic and illusion. The award is presented by the International Magician Society...

What is a hot water spring?

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A hot water spring, also known as a thermal spring, is a natural discharge of hot water from the earth...

Why do pirates wear a black patch over one eye?

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There exists no evidence to support the popular view that pirates wore a black patch over one eye...

Who is a flower child?

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A hippie, especially one advocating universal peace and love as antidotes to social or political ills, is called a flower child...

What is the Kuppuswamy scale?

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What is a banana kick?

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In football, a banana kick causes the ball to curve or bend in flight. When hit, the ball curves away from the kicker and then bends back in...

What is a Taser gun?

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A Taser is an electroshock weapon that uses electrical current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles...