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Shirin Ebadi
Shirin Ebadi won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting the rights of women and children in her home country of Iran. Ebadi studied at Tehran University, graduating with a law degree in…Mary
Mary is the mother of Jesus of Nazareth in Christian and Islamic scriptures. Catholicism and some other Christian traditions honor her as a special saint, the "blessed virgin," who hears and acts…Oscar Arias
Oscar Arias Sanchéz is the Nobel Peace Prize recipient who has twice been president of Costa Rica. The son of prosperous coffee farmers, Arias earned degrees in law and economics from the University…Jobs Involving Social Studies
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congressmanDied: February 11, 2008 (Bethesda, Maryland) Best Known as: the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress Tom Lantos was a long time…The Devil's Dictionary: Druids
by Ambrose Bierce DRAMATISTDUCK-BILLDRUIDS -n. Priests and ministers of an ancient Celtic religion which did not disdain to employ the humble allurement of human sacrifice. Very little is…Hieronymus Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch was a Flemish artist of the late Medieval and early Renaissance period, a unique artist whose work was dominated by comically nightmarish images depicting the consequences of human…Most Dangerous Animals
The Question: I may have heard this wrong, but I thought a guide at the Wild Animal Park in San Diego gave us the names of the three most dangerous animals-…The Olduvai Gorge
The Question: Which canyon, located in Tanzania, is famous for its fossil beds? The Answer: The site you are thinking of is not quite big enough to be labeled a canyon-it's more of a gorge.…Charles Drew
Black American Dr. Charles Drew is called the father of the modern blood bank for his work in making possible the long-term storage of human plasma. Charles Drew grew up in Washington, D.C. and…Trending
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