The Yellow River is known as the "Mother River of China" and "the Cradle of Chinese Civilization"
Bhumibol Adulyadej, king for 70 years, had the longest reign in [[Thailand
The Namib Desert, stretching 1,000 miles along the
Atlantic coast of Southern Africa, is believed to be the world's oldest
desert having been arid for at least 55 million years
Osama bin Laden initially denied involvement in the infamous September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States
The Prime Minister of the
UK traditionally resides at 10 Downing Street in
London
Sir Isaac Newton, generally regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential scientists in history, wrote more on
religion than on science
The Florida Seminoles are the only American Indian tribe never to sign a formal peace
treaty with the United States
Détente usually refers to the easing of relations in the
Cold War
Harriet Tubman was buried with full military honors at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn, New York
In the
Jewish law there was no provision for bankruptcy; instead, all unpaid debts were canceled every seven years
Tlingit spirituality is expressed through art, especially in the form of detailed carvings on
totem poles
the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in
Jerusalem is considered the holiest Christian site in the world, built at the place of
Jesus'
crucifixion and burial
An early parachute design was called "Homo Volans" (Flying Man)
John James Audubon planned to catalog and paint all the birds of North America
Several
Plains Indians tribes lived in semi-subterranean buildings covered with earth, known as earth lodges
Polygyny, the
marital practice in which a man has more than one wife simultaneously, is the most common form of
polygamy
Enrico Fermi and other members of his team died of
cancer incurred by their work on developing the first
nuclear reactor
Kibbutz members took pleasure in bringing the land back to life by planting trees, draining swamps, and countless other activities to make the land more fertile.
Guru Nanak is the founder of the
Sikh religion
In
Positive psychology "Flow" is a state of absorption in an activity and an intrinsically rewarding experience
The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in
Belize was founded as the first wilderness sanctuary for the
jaguar
The location in Medjugorje, in
Bosnia and Herzegovina, where six teenagers had visions of Mary is known as "Apparition Hill"
Joseph Smith, Jr. published the first edition of the Book of Mormon in 1830 in Palmyra, New York
The greatest
ice ages occurred during the Neoproterozoic
The Indus is the most important river in
Pakistan providing essential water for its economy
C. V. Raman completed his Masters degree in physics while still a teenager
The term "hobby" came from "hobby-horse" which was a child's toy
Scientists have come up with several theories to explain how the Moai of
Easter Island "walked" from the quarry to their stone platforms
Kintpuash, also known as Captain Jack, was convicted of war crimes and executed for his actions in the Modoc War
Bad weather before D-Day gave the Allied troops the element of surprise
The word "thesaurus" comes from a Greek word meaning "treasury"
The Osage reservation was the poorest for agriculture but they became rich when oil was found there.
In the past treason, the betrayal of one's nation, was considered the worst
crime, with
punishment even more serious than for
murder
Albert Einstein is considered the greatest scientist of the twentieth century and was named "Person of the Century" by TIME magazine
The deaths of such popular figures as
Davy Crockett and
Jim Bowie contributed to how the Battle of the Alamo has been regarded as an heroic and iconic moment in Texan and U.S. history
The Gospel of Thomas emphasizes salvation through understanding the words of
Jesus
The original First Lady of the United States,
Martha Washington, was often referred to as "Lady Washington"
