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A brief history of the pillow
A brief history of the pillow

No longer imagine a comfortable sleep without a comfortable pillow. Centuries ago, only rich people could enjoy the privilege of buying a pillow, and the poor did not even know about such a luxury. The history of the pillow (briefly) will be told to the reader in the article. We will talk about classic products, decorative, sofa and toy pillows

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The country of Siam: history and present
The country of Siam: history and present

The phrase "country of Siam" for a person unfamiliar with the history of Southeast Asia seems to be something fabulous and never really existed. Meanwhile, at one time it was a powerful state that kept its neighbors at bay, and today it is one of the most popular holiday destinations for Russian tourists

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  • Check word for the word "said", its roots
    Check word for the word "said", its roots

    In order to avoid unnecessary mistakes and write words such as "said", "say" and "will say" correctly, we will now remember the words to check and see how they look in spelling and how they sound. This article is dedicated to those who do not want to make mistakes

  • Luggage - what is it? Origin, meaning and sentences with the word
    Luggage - what is it? Origin, meaning and sentences with the word

    The word that got analyzed today has two meanings, and this is understandable, even without consulting a dictionary. One refers to physical objects, and the other to abstract entities. We are talking about luggage, this could not be understood from the previous proposals. Accordingly, luggage can be measured in suitcases, or maybe in knowledge. Let's take a closer look at the word

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Contextual synonyms are the key to individual style
Contextual synonyms are the key to individual style

Each of the writers - whether it is a primary school student or a venerable writer - had to deal with this phenomenon. It is as interesting - both linguistically and psychologically - as difficult to describe. After all, if synonyms in general are words that are similar in meaning, belonging to the same part of speech, differing either in stylistic coloring or in shades of meaning, then contextual synonyms are not amenable to such a description

  • Method of groupings in algebra

    In our lives we often encounter a large number of various things, and with the advent and development of electronic computing technology, we also encounter a huge flow of fast-flowing information. All data received from the environment is actively processed by our mental activity, which is called thinking in the scientific language

  • Statistical groupings: basic concepts, stages, grouping of materials, tasks

    In the method of statistical groupings, the totality of the studied phenomena is divided into classes and subclasses, which have a homogeneous structure according to certain characteristics. Each such division is described by a system of statistical indicators. Grouped data can be presented in tables

  • What is cosmic radiation? Sources, danger

    Who has not dreamed of flying into space, even knowing what cosmic radiation is? At least to the orbit of the Earth or to the Moon, and even better - further away, to some kind of Orion. In fact, the human body is very little adapted to such travel. Even when flying into orbit, astronauts face many dangers that threaten their he alth and sometimes life

  • Rosetta stone - the key to the mysteries of Egypt

    Egyptology, which originated in the eighteenth century, was initially based on the bombast of eminent scientists and the original but unverified theories of young researchers. Egypt, whose hieroglyphs could not be deciphered, beckoned and frightened with its mystery. Egyptology really began to develop only after the key that deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphs fell into the hands of scientists. The Rosetta Stone - this is how the long-awaited clue was named - has its own, almost detective