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Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller served as governor of New York State from 1959 to 1973 and as the 41st vice president of the United States of America from 1974 to 1977Mastodon
Mastodons are extinct members of a family related to elephants, while mammoths are extinct members of the elephant familyKris
A type of dagger called a "Kris" is not just a physical weapon but is believed to have spiritual powerDr. Seuss
The real name of the popular author of children's books, Dr. Seuss, was Theodor Seuss GeiselHalo
Plain round halos typically have been used to signify saints and angels while square halos were sometimes used for the livingTalmud
The Talmud contains the opinions of hundreds of rabbis, often including strong disagreements on many subjects. Like the Bible itself, it can be used to support varying positions on many subjects.Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud is commonly referred to as "the father of psychoanalysis"Affirmative action
Some policies adopted as affirmative action, such as quotas for race or gender in college admissions, have been criticized as a form of reverse discriminationHuman sexuality
Human sexual activity is more than a physical activity, it impacts the minds and hearts as well as the bodies of the participantsId al-Fitra
The Eid celebration marking the end of Ramadan begins on the day of the first sighting of the crescent moonAachen Cathedral
Aachen Cathedral in Germany, built by Charlemagne and his burial site, is the oldest cathedral in Northern EuropeMethuselah
Methuselah is famous for having lived 969 years, according to the Bible, a lifespan much beyond current human longevity and thus the subject of much speculationUnited States
Early colonists believed that America had a special role in God's providenceBook of Leviticus
The book of Leviticus contains two of the Bible's most famous sayings: "eye for eye, tooth for tooth" and "Love your neighbor as yourself"Native Americans in the United States
The first Native American group encountered by Christopher Columbus in 1492, were the Island Arawaks (more properly called the Taino)Egypt
Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world and the second-most populous on the African ContinentEdward Rutledge
Edward Rutledge was the youngest of all the signers of the Declaration of IndependenceVanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius VanderbiltKalash
The Kalash people of North-Western Pakistan are a small non-Muslim ethnic group with a very different culture from those surrounding themJing Qi Shen
Jing (essence), Qi (breath energy) and Shen (a divine or human spirit) are known as the "Three Treasures" in DaoismNew Zealand
Maori settlers originally called the North Island of New Zealand "Aotearoa," a name which is now used for the entire countryEdward Herbert Thompson
During his time as United States vice-consul to Yucatan, Edward Herbert Thompson purchased the plantation that included the site of the ancient Mayan city of Chichen ItzaBogota, Colombia
The city of Bogota, Colombia has been called the "Athens of South America"Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the passing off of another person's work as one's ownLiteracy
One of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals was to achieve universal primary education, a level of schooling that includes basic literacy and numeracyDravidian peoples
The origin of the Dravidian languages, spoken by over 200 million people located primarily in Southern India, has remained unclear and controversialChristmas Island
Christmas Island was uninhabited until the late nineteenth century and so has many unique species of fauna and flora that evolved independently of human interferenceGrantland Rice
In 1922 Grantland Rice became the first play-by-play announcer carried live on radio for the World Series game.Albert Bierstadt
Although Albert Bierstadt's paintings were not fully recognized in his lifetime, he is now regarded as one of the greatest landscape artists in history.Gentile
The word "gentile," used to translate the Hebrew "goy," derives from the Latin word "gentilis" meaning descended from a common ancestorSasquatch
Although sightings of Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, continue to be reported the majority of scientist remain skeptical about the existence of such a creatureUrbanization
Urbanization can be planned or organic.Cockroach
Cockroaches display group decision-making when choosing food sources and hiding placesFlute
Some form of flute has been used in virtually every world culture and as far back in time as 40,000 years agoYurt
Yurts have been a distinctive feature of life for nomads living on the steppes of Central Asia for at least three thousand yearsInternet
The internet was first conceived of in the 1946 science fiction short story, "A Logic Named Joe"Languages of India
The Constitution of India recognizes 23 official languages, spoken in different parts of the countryMorse Code
Morse code has been in use for more than 160 years — longer than any other electronic encoding systemAnthropology
The anthropologist Eric Wolf once described anthropology as "the most scientific of the humanities, and the most humanistic of the sciences."
