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The English meanings given below are not necessarily literal translations.ad absurdum (ad ab-sir'dum) [Lat.]: to the point of absurdity. “He tediously repeated his argument ad absurdum.”ad…Charles Martel
Charles Martel was a Frankish ruler whose military successes were a foundation of the Carolingian dynasty, who ruled what is now France until the tenth century. The illegitimate son of Mayor of the…King Abdullah
King Abdullah became the king of Saudi Arabia on 1 August 2005, following the death of his half-brother King Fahd. Abdullah, like Fahd, was one of the many sons of Ibn Saud, the founder of modern…The Highest City in the World
The Question: Can you please tell me what the world's highest city is? The Answer: According to The Guinness Book of World Records, the highest town in the world is Wenzhuan, which was founded…Bud Selig
Bud SeligBorn: July 30, 1934Baseball Milwaukee car dealer who bought AL Seattle Pilots for $10.8 million in 1970 and moved team to Midwest; as de facto commissioner, he presided over 232-day…Joseph Goebbels
Name at birth: Paul Joseph GoebbelsJoseph Goebbels was Nazi Germany's Minister of Propaganda and a member of Adolf Hitler's inner circle during World War II. Although he was of age, Goebbels did not…Frances Cleveland
Name at birth: Frances Clara FolsomFrances Cleveland was the wife of President Grover Cleveland and served as the First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889, and again from 1893 to 1897.…Federal Farmer IV
Federal Farmer IV12 October 1787by The Federal FarmerDear Sir,It will not be possible to establish in the federal courts the jury trial of the vicinage so well as in the state courts.Third.…Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein was dictator of Iraq from 1979 until 2003, when his regime was overthrown by a United States-led invasion. Saddam Hussein had joined the revolutionary Baath party while he was a…Joseph Stalin
Name at birth: Iosif Vissarionovich DzhugashviliRuthless and ambitious, Joseph Stalin grabbed control of the Soviet Union after the death of V.I. Lenin in 1924 and held it until his own death in 1953…Trending
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