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Diwali
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This Day in History
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This Day in History
The 40-hour work week went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
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Weather of the Day
On this date in 2000, flood waters finally began receeding in Bangladesh. According to?
Birthday of the Day
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Birthday of the Day
In 1828 she became editor of the Ladies' Magazine, Boston, and in 1837 of Godey's Lady's?
Word of the Day
Word of the Day
Which of the following would be most useful to someone trying to sequester themselves?
Analogy of the Day
News of the World
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News of the World
The US had placed a $5m bounty on the head of Dairo Antonio suga, better known as?
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The most sweltering days ever recorded There's a lot of talk about the record-setting temperatures of the past couple years, and how they relate to climate change.![Languages]()
Africa's urban landscape A melting pot of religions, languages, wildlife, and history make up the expansive continent of Africa. It indeed has small villages, and poverty does exist there as it does in many other parts of the world, but to only?![The Mongol Empire]()
The Mongol Empire was one of the most powerful, and misunderstood, empires in history. They were, certainly, brutal to their enemies. They were also tolerant towards other religions, valued art, gave women rights and effectively created the Silk?![Olympus]()
The question "Is Mount Olympus Real" gets asked more often than you might think on the Internet. The root of this question is that, clearly, Mount Olympus is not the actual physical home of the gods. But it is certainly real, as are many other?![Chrysanthemum Throne]()
The importance of religion around the world
