A two-player game of Monopoly can end after just four rounds, nine dice rolls, and 21 seconds of play if one player buys Boardwalk and Park Place and the other can’t pay rent. This scenario statistically happens once in every 253,899,891,671,040 games. Professor Myers and his son plan to calculate the shortest possible time to […]
Yiannis Kouros holds all men’s competition world records from over 100 miles to 1,600 miles. Tomoe Abe holds the women’s world record for ultramarathons. The men’s marathon world record is held by Haile Gebrselassie, and the women’s record was set by Paula Radcliffe. The first competitive race was on Mount Olympus in Ancient Greece in […]
Business hours vary based on factors such as location, business type, and size. Some businesses operate 24/7 to accommodate global customers. Retail stores, restaurants, and entertainment businesses tend to operate on weekends, while modified hours are common on holidays. Business hours are the ordinary hours during which a company is open for business. The specific […]
Americans work an average of 39.5 hours per week, longer than any other OECD country. The average salary is $37,128. Countries with longer working hours include Greece, Mexico, and South Korea. South Korea had the highest annual working hours, but the government has implemented limits to curb overwork. 40% of American men born after 1956 […]
Internship requirements vary by degree level, field of study, and university. Some degrees require internships for work experience or professional certification. Hours can range from 60 to 2,000, and may be paid or unpaid. Online programs may require additional hours to ensure graduates have hands-on experience. For many people pursuing advanced degrees, an internship experience […]
Books of hours were popular Christian devotional texts in the Middle Ages, containing prayers, psalms, and religious texts. They were hand-written and decorated, and varied in content and quality. They were meant for lay people to integrate religious practice into daily life, and were available in both expensive illuminated versions and cheaper printed editions. A […]
