http://alzheimerproject.com Culture against Alzheimer's Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:59:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to The Secret History of the Mongols (the oldest Mongolian-language literary work), Genghis Khan died in 1227. Some historians maintain that he fell off his horse, others that he died from pneumonia. The Galician-Volhynian Chronicle alleges he was killed by the Tanguts in battle. Later Mongol chronicles connect Genghis' ... http://alzheimerproject.com/when-did-genghis-khan-die/ Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, is a monumental granite sculpture figuring the heads of former United States presidents: George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). The memorial was famously used as the location of the climactic chase scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 movie ... http://alzheimerproject.com/the-4-presidents-of-mount-rushmore/ SPQR is an initialism from a Latin phrase, Senatus PopulusQue Romanus ("The Senate and the People of Rome"), used as an official signature of the government of the ancient Roman Republic. SPQR is the motto of the city of Rome. http://alzheimerproject.com/whats-spqr/ Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O no! it is an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wandering bark, Whose worth's unknown, although his height ... http://alzheimerproject.com/shakespeares-sonnet-cxvi/ The 3 most important museums of Amsterdam are located on het Museumplein (Museum Square). The Van Gogh museum is the most visited museum in Amsterdam. The Rijksmuseum possesses the largest and most important collection of classical Dutch art: Rembrandt's masterpiece the Nightwatch is one of top pieces of art of ... http://alzheimerproject.com/what-are-the-3-museums-of-amsterdam-located-on-het-museumplein/ An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men. (Thomas Fuller) http://alzheimerproject.com/what-can-an-invincible-determination-accomplish/ One famous quote by Terence reads: "Homo sum, humani nil a me alienum puto", or "I am a man, I consider nothing that is human alien to me." This appeared in his play Heauton Timorumenos. http://alzheimerproject.com/a-famous-quote-by-terence-about-human-concern/ Washington, George (1789-1797) Adams, John (1797-1801) Jefferson, Thomas (1801-1809) Madison, James (1809-1817) Monroe, James(1817-1825) Adams, John Quincy (1825-1829) Jackson, Andrew (1829-1837) http://alzheimerproject.com/what-are-the-7-first-presidents-of-the-united-states/ At the pass of Thermopylae in central Greece, the Greek Alliance fought the invading Persian Empire, in 480 BC. A thousand Greek soldiers, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, blocked the road to the entire Persian Army for three days. When the Persians finally took the pass, they had suffered ... http://alzheimerproject.com/in-what-year-was-the-battle-of-thermopylae-fought/ 75 x 75 = 5625 Method for squaring a number ending in 5: - take the digit(s) preceding the five (7) - multiply this number by itself plus one (7x8=56) - attach 25 to the end (5625) Mathematical explanation: (10x + 5)² = (10x + 5)(10x + 5) (10x + 5)² = 100x² + 100x + 25 (10x ... http://alzheimerproject.com/can-you-mentally-calculate-75-x-75/