The Chickasaw were one of the "Five Civilized Tribes" who adopted practices of European Americans but were then forcibly removed to the Indian Territory during the era of Indian Removal
Dian Fossey is the first known person to be voluntarily contacted by a mountain
gorilla
Jogging is considered a means towards improved health and fitness
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was the first prime minister of an independent
Nigeria
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 sun
"Dolmen," a type of megalithic
tomb, means "stone table"
Plagiarism is the passing off of another person's work as one's own
American Samoa is the location of early twentieth-century American
anthropologist Margaret Mead's controversial study, "Coming of Age in Samoa."
The Waseda University academic cap is square and was specially designed to be unique, immediately identifying its wearer as a Waseda student
Egypt is the most populous country in the
Arab world and the second-most populous on the
African Continent
Goliath, champion warrior of the
Philistines, was reputed to be over nine feet tall yet he was defeated by the young
Israelite boy
David, who later became king
Sathya Sai Baba, who claimed to be an incarnation of God, was renowned for his
philanthropic endeavors and promotion of the unity of
religions
Before the arrival of the British there were at least 300,000, and possibly 1 million, Indigenous Australians living in
Australia
Zero on the Kelvin scale is known as
Absolute zero, the temperature at which nothing could be colder
Adolf Eichmann's defense for his crimes against humanity during the
Holocaust - that he had abdicated his
conscience in order to follow the "Führerprinzip" - inspired the
Milgram experiment
The Mahabharata is the longest epic poem ever written
Mount Sinai is the name of a mountain where scripture states
Moses spoke to God, saw the burning bush, and received the
Ten Commandments
The French Republican Calendar, created and implemented during the French Revolution, declared 1792 as "Year I" and had a ten-day week
Francisco Pizarro founded the city of
Lima, which he named
la Ciudad de los Reyes (the City of Kings), to serve as the capital of
Peru on January 18, 1535
Cicero suggested that the best orator should be the best human being, understanding the correct way to live, acting upon it by being active in politics, and instructing others through speeches, through example, and through making good laws.
Buster Keaton developed his famous deadpan expression that earned him the nickname "The Great Stone Face" when he was just a small child
Cave paintings probably had a religious or informational purpose rather than being purely decorative
The Community of Christ was formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Kyoto University was founded to train scientists to support the rapid industrialization of
Japan during the
Meiji period
Polygyny, the
marital practice in which a man has more than one wife simultaneously, is the most common form of
polygamy
Maori settlers originally called the North Island of New Zealand "Aotearoa," a name which is now used for the entire country
Luanda is one of several cities that has been called the "Paris of Africa"
It is said that Saint Andrew, refusing to be crucified on the same type of cross as
Christ because he was not worthy, was martyred on an X-shaped cross.
Many Americans are descended from John Rolfe and
Pocahontas through their son, Thomas Rolfe
The Balinese people are descendants of a prehistoric race who
migrated through mainland Asia to the
Indonesian archipelago
There was no formal scientific definition of "planet" until 2006
John Locke believed human beings start life "from scratch," with the
mind at birth a "
tabula rasa" or blank slate, which is then filled with
knowledge through experience
In Europe, May Day originated as a
pagan holiday celebrating the beginning of summer
