In fact, most of Dubaiâs economy is centered on money or conspicuous consumption. Although the city boasts scenic coastline and a desert oasis, there is little to do outside of spending money in large shopping centers or on expensive outings, such as day-trips on yachts or renting a helicopter.
THE morning sickness drug thalidomide, which caused pregnant women to give birth to babies without arms and legs, was first developed by the Nazis, probably as part of their chemical weapons programme, according to new research.f, as their research suggests, thalidomide was first developed by scientists working in wartime Germany, it could have implications for the liability of the German government. So far it has given compensation only to German victims, although the drug was distributed in 46 countries.
First synthesized in 1874, DDT's insecticidal action was discovered by the Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Mueller mÃ¼ller in. 1939 it was then used in the second half Of World WAR ii to control malaria and typhus among civilians and. troopsDT is the best-known of several chlorine-containing pesticides used in the 1940s and 1950s. With pyrethrum in short supply, DDT was used extensively during World War II by the Allies to control the insect vectors of typhus â nearly eliminating the disease in many parts of Europe.