The idiom big league, meaning to be in the the top rank of an activity or enterprise, originated in this sport.
The Oxford English Dictionary cites "big league" as specifically American Major League Baseball, and lists its first use in 1899; the non-baseball use appears in 1947.
What is the sum of the first three perfect cubes?
The first three perfect cubes are 1, 8 and 27. Their sum is 36.
This is the only country in the Americas that is an Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) member.
The only other country in the Western Hemisphere to join OPEC was Ecuador which was a member from 1973–1992 and again from 2007–2020.
Fill in the blank: Edward Lorenz coined the term "______ effect" to describe the concept that tiny changes in the beginning of a process can lead to huge, unpredictable consequences at a later time.
The butterfly effect is a core concept in chaos theory. The name comes from a 1972 address by Lorenz entitled "Predictability: Does the Flap of a Butterfly's Wings in Brazil Set Off a Tornado in Texas?"
14 Henrietta Street—sometimes known as the Tenement Museum—is a cultural landmark of this city.
The museum opened in September 2018. It tells the story of the building's construction in the 1720s; it's original, notable residents; and following a period of economic decline, the building's division into 17 tenement flats with over 100 total occupants.
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