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Cain and Abel
The story of Cain and Abel in Genesis tells of the first human murder when Cain killed his brother AbelMedjugorje
The location in Medjugorje, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where six teenagers had visions of Mary is known as "Apparition Hill"Paul-Henri Spaak
Paul-Henri Spaak was nicknamed "Mr. Europe"Sunshine policy
The "Sunshine Policy" of South Korea towards North Korea was named after Aesop's fable in which the man removed his coat voluntarily to enjoy the warmth of the sunEnki
The Sumerian deity "Enki" ("Lord of the Earth") was born when the tears of Anu, the chief god, met the salt waters of the sea goddess NammuBaba Yaga
Baba Yaga's "cabin on chicken legs" may be based on real buildings.Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn's own life provided material for many of her best selling songs and her autobiography, "Coal Miner's Daughter," was a best seller and was made into an Oscar-winning filmIllusion
Illusions are distortions of sensory perception, "mocking" the senses so that most people are deceivedBeijing
The name Beijing literally means "northern capital"Florida Keys
Key West, located in the Florida Keys, is the southernmost city of the continental United States and only 94 miles from CubaTina Turner
Tina Turner was born in Nutbush, Tennessee, a small rural community that she described in her 1973 hit song "Nutbush City Limits"Thailand
Theravada Buddhism is the official religion of ThailandNunavut is the newest, largest, and most northerly territory of Canada
W. H. Auden
Auden was one of the first prominent critics to praise J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the RingsHernán Cortés
It has been said that when Hernan Cortes reached Mexico the Aztecs thought he was their god QuetzalcoatlFreedom of religion
In 1948 the United Nations defined freedom of religion as a universal human rightFlute
Some form of flute has been used in virtually every world culture and as far back in time as 40,000 years agoPhillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley was the first African American female writer to be published in the United StatesChemosh
Chemosh was the supreme Moabite deity who was believed to bring victory to his people when they honored him properly, but allowed their enemies to prevail when they fell into sinExcalibur
King Arthur's sword Excalibur comes from another realm, and when Arthur dies it must be returned thereWhale
Whales are the largest mammals, the largest vertebrates, and the largest known animals in the world.Modern dance
Modern dance developed in the twentieth century as a rebellion not only against the constraints of classical ballet but as a way to express contemporary social concernsDonatist
The Donatists were the first Christian movement to oppose the union of church and stateGalaxy
The word galaxy derives from "galaxias" meaning "milky," the Greek term for our own Milky Way galaxyMax von Laue
Nobel Prize winning German physicist Max von Laue openly resisted the Nazi regime's anti-Jewish Deutsche PhysikDystopia
Dystopia refers to a place too bad to be practicable, the opposite of utopia which is too goodPassamaquoddy
Passamaquoddy are known for their arts and crafts, such as jewelry, basketry, wood carving, and building birch bark canoesPapua New Guinea
The motto of Papua New Guinea is "Unity in Diversity"Classical music
Classical music is considered primarily a written musical tradition, preserved in music notationMahabharata
The Mahabharata is the longest epic poem ever writtenDick Clark
Due to his perennial youthful appearance, Dick Clark was often referred to as "America's oldest teenager"John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963Cheondogyo
Cheondogyo is an indigenous Korean neo-Confucianist religion with elements of Buddhism, Daoism, and CatholicismForced labor
Slave trading, often referred to as "human trafficking," remains a major problem in the modern world.Antoinette Brown Blackwell
Antoinette Brown Blackwell was the first woman to be ordained as a Christian minister in the United StatesDonald O. Hebb
Donald O. Hebb's work laid the foundation for neuropsychology as he sought to understand how neurons in the brain contributed to [[psychologySergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Rachmaninoff had piano roll recordings made of many of his performances
