According to the records of ancient times, the initial gladiator games were held in the year 264 BC. As stated in the research article named The Roman Gladiator, they were primarily introduced to honor spirits of the dead and propitiate them with blood offerings. It is currently known that the games were majorly financed by noble families in the times of republic. It was both privilege and responsibility for a family to own a gladiator: a winner brought his master a country-wide fame, while a loser sullied a family’s good name.

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One of the most highly used systems of locating, the well-known GPS or Global Positioning System, is an advanced complex of modern satellites that orbit the Earth. The mechanism of the system operating includes constant transmission of signals sent by satellites to ground monitoring stations, which maintain GPS operations. Special GPS receivers detect all sent signals. Moreover, with such receivers, it is easy to calculate any requested location. This technology allows people going on long trips without any need to contact other people for a trip map since GPS system provides accurate location of every required place on the map.

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The fact that this particular weapon (a longbow) was chosen to be painted on a Death card for a Tarot deck tells a lot about its impact on medieval warfare.

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Have you ever thought about the materials which are used for making bulletproof clothing? Probably these materials are very peculiar and require special abilities to work with them for making body armor that can prevent bullet penetrating.

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The scientific method is aimed at discovering what facts really are, and its use should be guided by the facts that are discovered. However, the nature of facts cannot be discovered without critical reflection. Knowledge of facts cannot be equated with the direct data of our sensory perception.

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