This was because they weren't grown in Europe, so when world explorers brought back this rare and exotic new fruit, supply was low and demand was high.
View moreIn 1969, Walmart was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1970.
View moreIt deserves its place among "the New Seven Wonders of the World" and the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
View moreThe next year, it started work in a factory in New Jersey, lifting and stacking pieces of metal that were too hot for people to touch.
View moreSouth-East Queensland (and the central New South Wales coast) experiences the most damaging individual storms anywhere in Australia.
View moreMexico was named “New Spain” when Hernan Cortes conquered the territory from the Aztecs.
View moreThe Chichen Itza Pyramid in Mexico was named one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
View moreIn his childhood he helped his father on the farm, but when he was 22 years old he left home and moved to New Salem, Illinois, where he worked in a general store.
View moreAround 19 million British people use eBay in a month, to sell old and new items.
View moreThanks to eBay, a new species was discovered.
View moreA British scientist and Zoologist named Simon Coppard came across the urchin and from the photo recognized that this was something new.
View moreAt the time, Coppard was working with The Natural History Museum in London and was able to confirm from the photo uploaded that the species was unidentified, making it a new discovery of sea urchin that he named Coelopleurus exquisitus.
View moreIn comparison, the USA's Statue of Liberty is only 306 feet tall, so it's safe to say the new piece of art work has already etched its name into Bali history!
View moreSeoul is noted for its population density, which is almost twice that of New york and eight times greater than Rome.
View moreNew-born horses can walk shortly after birth.
View moreBy contrast, the smallest horse ever was a tiny 14-inch pony from New Hampshire.
View moreIt is thought that larger eagles lived in New Zealand until the year 1400.
View moreWhen demands for new goods and services go up, new markets come into being.
View moreBill gates founded Microsoft in 1976 when he formed a contract with Mits (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems) to develop a basic operating system for their new microcomputers.
View moreIn 1995 Windows 95 was released, setting new standards and features for operating systems.
View moreHis theories on relativity laid the framework for a new branch of physics, and Einstein's E = mc2 on mass energy equivalence is one of the most famous formulas in the world.
View moreHe published his first scientific paper in 1900, and by 1905 had completed his PhD entitled "A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions".
View moreFish and chip shops are now also around the world, including a few shops in New York City, and are especially popular in coastal regions of Spain.
View moreFrom this practice emerged an entire world of new dishes known as bing.
View moreThe Pilgrim fathers and early settlers brought their pie recipes with them to America, adapting to the ingredients and techniques available to them in the New World.
View moreShe was a farmer and it's believed she developed a very new type of apple, when her apple pie already became widely popular.
View moreIt currently ranks 24th largest, behind the likes of Moscow, New York City, Shanghai and Beijing.
View moreWhen the Roman Empire was new, Rome was called the Eternal City because it was already very old.
View moreWhen using computer hardware, an upgrade means adding new hardware to a computer that improves its performance, adds capacity or new features.
View moreEvery single minute, an average of 350,000 new tweets are posted on Twitter.
View moreWhile it might seem like a large quantity, by comparison Facebook has an average of 3 million new posts per minute.
View moreBesides, Vietnamese also have another name for the new baguette: "Banh mi".
View moreMany new parks were opened and other significant changes to the city were made.
View moreOne example is opening the new beaches in the Poble Nou area.
View moreEach time the company enters a new market, they buy smartphones for drivers in countries that they expand to, allowing those drivers to pay daily instalments for the phone.
View moreIn January 2016, GrabTaxi was rebranded as "Grab", which encompasses all the company's products: GrabCar (personal cars), GrabBike (motorcycle taxis), GrabHitch (carpooling) and GrabExpress (last mile delivery) with a new, redesigned logo.
View moreIt is classified as both a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.
View moreHalong Bay was classified as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature in 2012.
View moreThe film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" was financed by Quaker Oats to promote its new Wonka Bar candy.
View moreIt was a jelly doughnut made in New York on January 21, 1993.
View moreHong Kong celebrates new year, Christmas, Easter and other festivals.
View moreThe new year celebration is often marked by spectacular display of lighting.
View moreBecause of Uranus's odd movements in its orbit (the line which a planet follows in moving), it made astronomers search for the new planet.
View moreHowever, the dark spot was not seen in 1994, and new spots were found since then.
View moreDa Vinci is considered to be a key person in the birth of the European Renaissance, which saw an emergence of new ideas, scientific discoveries and the creation of beautiful art.
View moreSome islands, including Ireland and New Zealand, do not have snakes at all.
View moreNew York City was the most Instagrammed city of 2017.
View moreBloomberg LP is a privately held financial, software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
View moreTo run for the position of Mayor of New York against Democrat Mark Green in 2001, Bloomberg gave up his position of CEO and appointed Lex Fenwick as CEO in his stead.
View moreIn 2008, Fenwick became the CEO of Bloomberg Ventures, a new venture capital division and Daniel Doctoroff, former deputy mayor in the Bloomberg administration, was named president and CEO, serving until September 2014.
View moreWhether you're a student looking to take a gap year or a family hoping to visit somewhere new this year, there is a wealth of choice available to you.
View moreUSA still has another appealing place to many tourists - New York.
View moreThere's far too much to see in New York after just one visit, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't book a trip to the 'Big Apple'.
View moreThe BC has a range of newer modifications than its older brother including new side skirts and a huge rear spoiler producing 1,102 lbs of downforce, at 155 mph.
View moreThey're sure to set the automotive world on fire and become the new poster boy in every teenage lad's room.
View moreIt also became a custom for a Greek bride to bake and serve cheesecakes to her new husband’s friends as a gesture of hospitality.
View moreModern commercial American cream cheese was developed in 1872, when William Lawrence, from Chester, New York, while looking for a way to recreate the soft, French cheese Neufchâtel, accidentally came up with a way of making an “unripened cheese” that is heavier and creamier, other dairymen came up with similar creations independently.
View moreEverybody has a certain image of New York Style Cheesecake.
View moreAccording to New Yorkers, only the great cheesecake makers are located in New York, and the great cheesecake connoisseurs are also in New York.
View moreIn the 1900s, cheesecakes were very popular in New York.
View moreI believe the name “New York Cheesecake” came from the fact that New Yorkers referred to the cheesecakes made in New York as “New York Cheesecake".
View moreNew Yorkers say that cheesecake was not really cheesecake until it was cheesecake in New York.
View moreThe most expensive cheesecake sold for $4,592.42 (£3,496.44;3,955.57€) and was made by chef Raffaele Ronca (USA) at Ristorante Rafele in New York, NY, USA on October 30, 2017.
View moreWhile it is still in direct competition its arch-rival Nike, Adidas has managed to garner much attention to the brand with new and improved designs from world renowned designer Jeremy Scott, and the introduction of new ground-breaking technology such as their Ultra Boost line of products.
View moreThe iconic rap group Run DMC received their endorsement deal after they performed in New York's Madison Square Garden.
View moreThe collaboration between Matt Bonner, the San Antonio Spurs' redheaded power forward, and Adidas first started after Bonner complained publicly on Twitter about rival sneaker brand New Balance not sending him product anymore.
View moreIn order to bring new ideas, innovation and capabilities to the table for customers, McKinsey has increased its network of partners to include 150 of the world's leading tech-product companies.
View moreThe framework may have to be discarded and a new framework may need to be found, but this technique saves most of the time and stress involved with a complicated project.
View moreThese fancy names are new locations that McKinsey & Company have opened up across the world to enable their clients to get a real feel of business and technological solutions.
View moreGoogle's new employees are known as Nooglers, they are required to wear blue, yellow and red hats at their first company-wide meeting.
View moreGoogle acquire a new company each week on average, obtaining YouTube over meetings at Denny's in 2006 for $1.65 billion.
View moreWhenever I need a new gadget or appliance Samsung comes to mind, from phones to TVs this Korean electrical superpower are market leaders in every area of electronics particularly in the cell phone industry.
View moreFollowing on from this, the pair have started a new collaboration to create a VR game for rollercoaster riders.
View moreLee Kun Hee the chairman of Samsung made staff create a pile of 150,000 phones and fax machines before destroying them in front of the 2000-strong crowd to make a point about the new era of quality driven products.
View moreSeoul is noted for its population density, which is almost twice that of New york and eight times greater than Rome.
View moreThe 1920s saw inventors take their first test run with the "Linrrican Wonder", debuted Houdina Radio Control, it was a radio-controlled driverless car and was shown traveling through a traffic jam in New York City.
View moreIn 1750, Canada was originally called "New France." The name Canada is derived from "Kanata" which is a Huron-Iroquois word that means village or settlement.
View moreThey were produced in a New Jersey factory, but due to the high demand, they had to be moved to even bigger premises.
View moreContrary to popular belief, Crowe was actually born in New Zealand, but moved with his family to Australia when he was just four years old.
View moreIn personal stores include Reeds Jewelers, One Shot Hotels, Holiday Inn (located in New York), and even local pizza places, restaurants, and more.
View moreIn New York, Samsung has a building called 837, known as a digital playground it's dedicated to showing off Samsung kit, from a huge theater display made of ninety-six 55" screens to a VR Tunnel and family-focused Playroom using Galaxy View.
View moreWhatever happens, I can guarantee Samsung will carry on leading the charge for innovation and new technology.
View moreChristopher Columbus was the first person to bring sugarcane to the New World.
View moreIn addition to extensive banking, payment, and stock options that have become the norm online, there are also new currencies that have been created.
View moreSouth-East Queensland (and the central New South Wales coast) experiences the most damaging individual storms anywhere in Australia.
View moreMexico was named "New Spain" when Hernan Cortes conquered the territory from the Aztecs.
View moreThe Chichen Itza Pyramid in Mexico was named one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
View moreIn his childhood he helped his father on the farm, but when he was 22 years old he left home and moved to New Salem, Illinois, where he worked in a general store.
View moreIn comparison, the USA's Statue of Liberty is only 306 feet tall, so it's safe to say the new piece of art work has already etched its name into Bali history!
View moreBill Gates founded Microsoft in 1976 when he formed a contract with Mits (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems) to develop a basic operating system for their new microcomputers.
View moreHis theories on relativity laid the framework for a new branch of physics, and Einstein's E = mc2 on mass energy equivalence is one of the most famous formulas in the world.
View moreIt currently ranks 24th largest, behind the likes of Moscow, New York City, Shanghai and Beijing.
View moreIn January 2016, GrabTaxi was rebranded as "Grab", which encompasses all the company's products: GrabCar (personal cars), GrabBike (motorcycle taxis), GrabHitch (carpooling) and GrabExpress (last mile delivery) with a new, redesigned logo.
View moreIf you're new to this beverage or a lifelong drinker, then these facts on green tea will have you reaching for the kettle!
View moreDa Vinci is considered to be a key person in the birth of the European Renaissance, which saw an emergence of new ideas, scientific discoveries and the creation of beautiful art.
View moreSome islands, including Ireland and New Zealand, do not have snakes at all.
View moreOver the years, Bloomberg has acquired a variety of competitors across different industries, including media (New York radio station WNEW and BusinessWeek magazine), data companies (New Energy Finance), and even government and legal entities (Bureau of National Affairs).
View moreThroughout its history, Bloomberg has been in the position of either brash new competitor or individual player with a market unto itself.
View moreIn order to bring new ideas, innovation, and capabilities to the table for customers, McKinsey has increased its network of partners to include 150 of the world's leading tech-product companies.
View moreThese fancy names are new locations that McKinsey & Company has opened up across the world to enable their clients to get a real feel of business and technological solutions.
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