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Norse Mythology
The dualism that exists in Norse mythology is not an opposition of good versus evil, but order versus chaosMarlene Dietrich
Prior to World War II Marlene Dietrich rejected an offer by representatives of the Nazi Party, asking her to return to Germany to star in German films, and instead became an American citizenNavajo code talkers played a significant role in the Pacific Theater of World War II
Arthur Phillip
Arthur Phillip was the first governor of New South Wales, the first colony in AustraliaJimmy Doolittle
General Jimmy Doolittle was the first aviator to fly cross-country in under 24 hours (in 1922) and the first to fly blind, using only his plane's instruments.Arthur Ashe
American tennis player Arthur Ashe fought against apartheid and was the first black person to win a title in the South African OpenGalaxy
The word galaxy derives from "galaxias" meaning "milky," the Greek term for our own Milky Way galaxyChristmas 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 interferenceRudolf Laban
Rudolf Laban was a pioneer of modern dance in EuropePierre Curie
Pierre Curie's work was not recognized in France until he received the Nobel Prize for his work on radiation, together with his wife Marie Curie and Henri Becquerel, at which point he was given a professorship at the SorbonneVictorian era
The Victorian era was a time of unprecedented population increase in EnglandTsimshian
Tsimshian people of the Pacific Northwest lived on salmon, which were plentiful prior to commercial fishing, and used Western Redcedar for most of their needsWake Island
Wake Island has no indigenous inhabitants, its population consisting entirely of military and civilian contractors who maintain the airfield and facitilitiesWild Bill Hickok
Wild Bill Hickok was shot and killed while playing poker in Deadwood, in what is now South DakotaYellow River
The Yellow River is known as the "Mother River of China" and "the Cradle of Chinese Civilization"Gustav Klimt
Gustav Klimt's paintings have brought some of the highest prices recorded for individual works of artElizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I, whose reign is called the Elizabethan era or the Golden Age, ruled England during a period of political and religious turmoil and set her nation's course to become the leading Protestant world power for the next three centuriesWar
In accord with Just War theory, wars between nations should be declared by the legitimate government authorityChinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" is regarded as the archetypal modern African novel written in EnglishNicolaus Copernicus
The "Copernican revolution," placing the sun instead of the Earth at the center of the universe, is considered "the" scientific revolution and marked the starting point of modern astronomy and cosmologyWhale
Whales are the largest mammals, the largest vertebrates, and the largest known animals in the world.Zerubbabel
Zerubbabel rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem when the Israelites returned from exile in BabylonFlow (psychology)
In Positive psychology "Flow" is a state of absorption in an activity and an intrinsically rewarding experienceTower of London
Legend says that if the six resident ravens ever leave the Tower of London, the Tower and the British kingdom will fallLincoln Tunnel
The first tube of the Lincoln Tunnel opened to traffic in 1937Egypt
Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world and the second-most populous on the African ContinentC. V. Raman
C. V. Raman completed his Masters degree in physics while still a teenagerGreat Lakes
Four of the five "Great Lakes" of North America straddle the U.S.-Canada border; Lake Michigan is entirely within the United StatesBenjamin Bloom
The American educational psychologist, Benjamin Bloom, carried out research that showed that a "decade of dedication" is more important than giftedness in achieving success in a given field of learningHel
In Norse Mythology "Hel" refers both to the cold realm inhabited by the dead who died not in battle and the cold deity who rules itEthical Culture
The Ethical Culture movement is founded on the premise that moral tenets are not necessarily grounded in religious or philosophical dogmaPropaganda
The original meaning of the term "propaganda" was not negative, simply "that which ought to be spread"Avebury
Avebury is the site of a large henge and several stone circles, dating to around 5000 years agoAcademy Awards
George Bernard Shaw was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature and won an Oscar for screenwritingGrand Ole Opry
In 1954 a teenage Elvis Presley made his first (and only) performance at the Grand Ole OpryEdward Rutledge
Edward Rutledge was the youngest of all the signers of the Declaration of IndependenceIndus River
The Indus is the most important river in Pakistan providing essential water for its economyBeatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter became an author of children's books after the scientific community rejected her because she was a woman
