What happened to the Maidu village that was displaced when their valley was flooded to create Lake Almanor?
I heard that whe the lake was formed, a Maidu village was displaced but I haven't been able to find exactly what happened to it and the people who lived there. Were they just forced out of their homes and the flood destroyed the vilage? Were they given new places to live? Was the village torn down b...
What kind of last name is "Bumpass"?
Where does it come from? Does it mean something?...
Why did so many attempts at economic development fail near the Salton Sea in California?
What happened there? Is there a way to fix it?...
For the decade you were born, what was the most influential societal or cultural change?
From five years before your birth year, and five years after, that ten years, what development, event, or cultural change most effected your country or the world?...
Do non-Hindus also enjoy reading the Baghvad Gita?
I've heard it is a very interesting text despite that I am not Hindu. ...
What percentage (roughly speaking) of rickshaw drivers in Mumbai have working meters?
I've only ever seen one that truly worked....
How much of the Donner Party's tragic fate could have been avoided with better planning? Would they have been fine if they'd followed the more established route?
I read in an article A Donner Party member murdered two people for use as food. The Indians were then butchered and eaten by the hikers. It was the only time during the entire winter that people were murdered for use as food." Not that I feel bad but I can't help wonder if Donner Party's tragic fa...
Do you think privateers and pirates would have had beef with each other?
A privateer and a pirate walk in to a bar.... what happens?! I would have to think that a pirate would have an issue with a privateer, who basically had the go ahead from the government to do everything a pirate is doing. While pirates were being hunted down and always cast off as the bad guys, priv...
