Top 9 dumb things our ancestors would die from, these big dummies

There are plenty of stupid ways to die. But we can say that before (in the old days) we had a good chance of going over to the left for frankly stupid reasons. The website Listverse thus listed some innocuous things that could kill us during the Victorian era and it’s tasty so we’ll tell you about it here in …

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Top 10 dumb clichés of cinema on other countries, the big bullshit

Thanks to cinema, you can travel by seeing incredible scenes shot in countries you don’t know and that’s great. Except that in reality Hollywood has plenty of strange practices and does not hesitate to literally change the truth about countries as well as historical facts. That’s why we’re going to see together some examples of very stupid clichés that Hollywood …

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What Are SPDR ETFs?

A Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt, or SPDR, is a type of exchange traded fund that began trading on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) in 1993 when State Street Global Advisors’ investment management group first issued shares of the SPDR 500 Trust (SPY). Sometimes called “spiders,” SPY is an ETF based on the S&P 500 Index, and each share represents …

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Top 15 disguise ideas that are really too scary

There you go, Day of the Dead is tomorrow, and you may not have found the perfect Halloween costume yet, so we’re going to fix that. And when I say we’re going to fix it, we’re not going to pretend. I invite you to discover the disguises that are REALLY scary, those that will make beads of sweat on the …

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Top 10 reasons to be nice to insects, why this discrimination?

Nobody likes bugs, that’s a fact. Even the biggest animal friends can’t stand these little critters that spoil our summer holidays and swarm in the gardens. However, insects are animals like any other and when we see that 80% of insects have disappeared in 30 years, we say to ourselves that we could perhaps make an effort. 1. Mosquitoes are …

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Zero-Volatility Spread (Z-Spread) Formula and Calculation

What Is the Zero-Volatility Spread (Z-Spread)? The Zero-volatility spread (Z-spread) is the constant spread that makes the price of a security equal to the present value of its cash flows when added to the yield at each point on the spot rate Treasury curve where cash flow is received. In other words, each cash flow is discounted at the appropriate …

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Top 15 children who are really super well dressed for Halloween

If there’s a good reason to celebrate Halloween, it’s to dress up your children. Some, however, are not afraid to go far, very far, too far to have the best disguises that scare and we prove it to you in a very illustrative way below. 2. I don’t know what it is but I find it tasty 3. Hope they …

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Top 60 idées cadeaux 20 ans, pour homme et femme

Vous avez tout donné avec le cadeau des 18 ans et maintenant vous ne savez pas comment faire mieux ? Alors déjà la technique c’est d’être toujours décevant pour, aux mieux, créer une bonne surprise mais que globalement, personne n’attende rien de vous. Maintenant que vous êtes dans le pétrin, on vous file un coup de main histoire que vous …

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Strip Definition

What Is a Strip? A strip is a bond coupon that has been removed from the bond so that the two parts can be sold separately, as an interest-paying coupon bond and as a zero-coupon bond. This process is handled by the brokerage or other financial institution that sells the products. A strip is also referred to as a stripped …

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