(Phys.org) —A team of German researchers has announced to the press that the bones they have been studying for almost 26 years are almost certainly those of Charlemagne, the first ruler of the Holy Roman Empire. Charlemagne is an ...
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A bed is a piece of furniture used as a place to sleep or relax. It has a secondary use as a location to engage in sexual relations. Most modern beds consists of a mattress on a bed frame, with the mattress resting either on a solid ...
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In the 17th century, which has been called "the century of magnificent beds", the style a la duchesse, with tester and curtains only at the head, replaced the more enclosed beds in France, though they lasted much longer in England. Louis ...
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Ancient world Early beds were little more than piles of straw or some other natural material (e.g. a heap of palm leaves, animal skins or dried bracken). An important change was raising them off the ground, to avoid drafts, dirt, and ...
There are many varieties of beds: An adjustable bed is a bed that can be adjusted to a number of different positions An air bed uses an air-inflated mattress, sometimes connected to an electric air pump and having variable, firmness ...
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