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Hera was one of the 12 Olympian Gods of Classical Mythology. The New Encyclopaedia Britannica tells about Hera: " Hera, in Greek religion, a daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, sister-wife of Zeus, and queen of the Olympian gods. The Romans identified her with their own Juno (q.v.). Hera was worshipped throughout the Greek world and playedan important partin Greek literature, appearing most frequently as the jealous and rancorous wife of Zeus and pursuing with vindictive hatred the...9.4.2006 18:08Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

According to Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_University_Press and many other sites, the oldest publishing house in the world is the Cambridge University Press. It was founded in 1534 by Henry VIII, but the first book wasn’t published until 1584. Since that, the Cambridge University Press has continually published books, and will certainly publish them in the future, too. The website of the CUP can bee seen at http://www.cambridge.org.19.6.2010 00:58

Fur refers usually to the thick coat of soft hair covering the skin of a mammal. With hair we refer to human hair. See http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fur http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hair But actually there is no actual difference between hair and fur. Read more from WiseGeek: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-difference-between-hair-and-fur.htm17.9.2007 16:47

We couldn't find such a listing, but here is a web site that has information regarding hair business - even a few salons for sale ('myydään kampaamo'). http://www.kampaamoverkko.fi/17.2.2012 23:34Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

Pi expands out to the first 10 decimal places thus: 3.1415926535. At the bottom of the page on the following link you can find pi expanded out to the first 50 decimal places. http://www.verbose.net/ You can read some other interesting trivia about pi here: http://www.briantaylor.com/Pi.htm27.6.2006 10:15

The most popular surname in Finland is Virtanen. There is over 24000 Virtanen's in Finland. The second most popular surname is Korhonen with little under 24000 holders. You can find out other interesting facts about Finnish names from Population Register Centre's (Väestörekisterikeskus) website: Name Service https://192.49.222.187/nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=319.6.2006 13:54Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

The poorest countries in the world are East Timor, Somalia and Sierra Leone. All of these countries have 500 USD GDP per capita. Source: http://www.aneki.com/poorest.html1.2.2006 21:24Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

I'm always asking the same question myself: Why doesn't it stop?26.7.2011 01:29Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

Hi! Hen.6.2.2006 01:40

Hello The longest non-compound word in finnish language is kumarreksituteskenteleentuvaisehkollaismaisekkuudellisenneskentelutte lemattomammuuksissansakkaankopahan. Source: Antero Vipunen p.26621.1.2006 14:38

If you mean UFOs, it could be the Roswell incident? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roswell_UFO_incident http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_5127.3.2007 01:45Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

There are a number of ways to become rich and here are few of the more common ones: 1. Forget the old fashioned way of working and saving. 2. Inherit a fortune – for the most part this is a matter of luck in that you either have to be born into a family with a rich relative who will leave you their fortune or you have to encounter and befriend a wealthy person who is childless and decides to leave you their fortune. Both of these are long shots. 3. Win the Lottery – this is every...11.11.2008 18:16Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

The end of the world has been predicted often and on various grounds. The end of the world may refer to: Science, religion and the humanities: ultimate fate of the universe, in cosmology eschatology and end times, the end of the world in religious prophecy and mythology end of civilization, the destruction of civilization or humanity end of the world (philosophy), the notion that certain ideas could result in the "end of the world" apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic science fiction,...16.2.2006 16:38Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

There is absolutely no reason why you should, no obligation to do so. Do it only if you want to.3.2.2009 19:49Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

Thank you for your question. The iGS or information Gas Station is the Helsinki City Library's mobile information service station. We use the expression ’gas station’ metaforically, you cannot tank gas at our station, only information. Unfortunately we do not have the kind of specialized information you are looking for.11.2.2008 06:44

We're glad you like our iGS-service (even though that isn't a question, really). :)4.5.2010 15:21Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

There can be many answers to this, f. ex. it´s Monty Python's movie (1983). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085959/31.1.2006 21:55Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto

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