Social Science Questions & Answers

The Chinese practice of extracting bile from captive bears for use in traditional medicinal products is called bile farming. Many animal welfare groups decry this as inhumane. Bear bile has been prized in the traditional Chinese medicine community for thousands of years. It�s got a reputation as being a sort of wonder drug, and its active ingredient, ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), …

Barcode art is created using the personalized data of a human being. When an individual’s gender, weight, height, age and location are entered, a barcode is formed using real-world data. This barcode can then be printed, mapped, scanned, even depicted on a T-shirt or a coffee mug. Scanning this barcode projects the user’s brand of humour. The calculation of an …

Barah Wafat observed as the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad. Barah Wafat is also known as Id Milad-un-Nabi. It is the twelfth day of Rabi-ul-Awwal (September- October), third month of the Muslims calendar. This sacred day is both the birth and death anniversary of the Prophet. It is said, that Prophet Muhammad was the son of Abdullah and the grandson …

Bagdad beach is located on the gulf coast of Mexico. The place played an important role during the Civil War of America in the 1860s. The town of Bagdad established in 1848 was an insignificant port till the beginnings of the civil war. When Lincoln blocked US ports for use by the defiant southern states, which formed into the Confederacy, …

Back-door financing, an American concept, is the practice of governmental borrowing from the US treasury over and above legislature-approved budgeted expenses. The government resorts to this form of financing to meet unforeseen expenses arising out of events such as natural calamities.

Assumption Day is, according to the Roman Catholic church, the day on which the Blessed Virgin Mary was, along with her body and soul, accepted (or ‘assumed’) in heaven. It is usually celebrated on August 15 by Roman Catholics. In some parts of the world, it is a public holiday; in some parts it is a day of solemnity and …

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. The name comes from the tradition of putting a small cross of ash on peoples forehead at Ash Wednesday church services. This is a sign of confession and helps people to remember that they rely on God for forgiveness from their sins. It is still done in some churches on today. The …

The Aryan theory, propounded by Max Mueller in the 19th century and linguist William Jones, states that Aryans were a class of fair-skinned, agrarian noblemen who came from Central Asia to inhabit India after the Indus Valley period. They destroyed the Indus Valley civilization and settled in India, and also composed the Vedas. However, this theory, also called the Aryan …

Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda on 10 April 1875. He was a sannyasi who believed in the infallible authority of the Vedas. Dayananda emphasized the ideals of brahmacharya (chastity). There are 3 – 4 million followers of Arya Samaj worldwide.

Area 51, also known as Groom Lake, is an isolated site that is said to be a place where a UFO cover-up by the U. S. government is happening. It is a 6×10 mile block of land located at about 90 miles north of Las Vegas, Nevada. Inside this top secret military base, various towers, vast runways and buildings are …