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How did Cornelius Vanderbilt start his business?

How did Cornelius Vanderbilt start his business? Cornelius Vanderbilt began a passenger ferry business in New York harbor with one boat, then started his own steamship company, eventually controlling Hudson River traffic. Vanderbilt is deemed one of America's leading businessmen, and is credited ...

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How do baobab trees absorb and store water?

How do baobab trees absorb and store water? Spongy Nature Spongy bark also allows the baobab tree conserve water. The bark of the baobab is more porous than regular wood, making it able to absorb moisture like a sponge. This allows the tree to absorb as much water as possible in times of rain and ...

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How did corporations achieve economies of scale?

How did corporations achieve economies of scale? Companies can achieve economies of scale by increasing production and lowering costs. This happens because costs are spread over a larger number of goods. Costs can be both fixed and variable. The larger the business, the more the cost savings. ...

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How do baobabs grow?

How do baobabs grow? Growing baobab tree requires at least 6 hours of direct sunlight, it appreciates as much sun as given. If baobab receives too little daylight, it grows slowly and spindly and leaves turns yellow. In order to create the optimum soil conditions for the baobab, soil must have good ...

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How did laissez faire affect America?

How did laissez faire affect America? Laissez Faire affected economics during the Industrial Revolution because the people believed that it would maximize the economic growth and so everyone would benefit, including factory owners and their employees. You just studied 25 terms! What is ...

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How do bulkhead fittings work?

How do bulkhead fittings work? A bulkhead fitting allows piping connections to be made to a tank. A hole is cut in the tank into which the fitting body is inserted. A locknut threads onto the body to hold it in place. The locknut puts pressure on the gasket(s) that allows it to make a liquid tight ...

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How did Lin Biao die?

How did Lin Biao die? Lin died on , when a Hawker Siddeley Trident he was aboard crashed in Öndörkhaan in Mongolia. Who plotted against Mao in 1971? Project 571 (Chinese: 五七一工程; pinyin: Wǔqīyī gōngchéng) was the numeric codename given to an alleged plot to execute a coup d'état against ...

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How do businesses benefit from behavioral tracking?

How do businesses benefit from behavioral tracking? Publishers benefit as behavioral targeting increases the value of the commercial placements and therefore their revenues. Behavioral data can be used to show the user commercial of products or services they might be interested in. This makes the ...

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How did the Berlin Blockade end?

How did the Berlin Blockade end? The United States and United Kingdom responded by airlifting food and fuel to Berlin from Allied airbases in western Germany. The crisis ended on , when Soviet forces lifted the blockade on land access to western Berlin. How did the US break the blockade of ...

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