The eggplant or aubergine is widely used in
Indian cuisine where it is called brinjal, and is considered the "King of Vegetables"
Like all art forms in
Indian culture, Carnatic music is believed to have a divine origin
There was no formal scientific definition of "planet" until 2006
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.
The most famous buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright include the private home "Fallingwater" and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in
New York City
Elisha ben Abuyah was known as "Acher" ("outcast") and condemned as a heretic by his fellow
Tannaim
Cybercrime refers to
crime that involves a
computer and a network either used in the commission of the crime or as the target
Vincent van Gogh wrote over 600 letters to his brother Theo
The Indus is the most important river in
Pakistan providing essential water for its economy
The Waseda University academic cap is square and was specially designed to be unique, immediately identifying its wearer as a Waseda student
Ewha Womans University was founded by American
Methodist missionary Mary Scranton as Ewha Girls School (Pear Blossom Academy)
The Battle of Karbala was a defining moment in the separation of
Sunni and
Shi'a Islam
The term "Psychology" comes from Greek and means "study of the
soul"
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known as the
Bill of Rights
José Martí is often called the "Apostle of Cuban Independence"
In some jurisdictions if the victim survived longer than "one year and a day" the perpetrator could not be tried for murder
An early parachute design was called "Homo Volans" (Flying Man)
The Netherlands is often called "Holland" although this is not accurate; North and South Holland in the western Netherlands are only two of the country's twelve provinces
The first British monarch to live in Buckingham Palace was
Queen Victoria
Robert Morrison was the first
Protestant missionary to China, baptizing ten converts over a period of 27 years
Vaishnavism differs from other traditions of
Hinduism by recognizing
Vishnu as the supreme deity
The Indus Valley Civilization had an advanced urban culture, with streets laid out in a grid pattern, advanced architecture and impressive
sewage and drainage systems
Qin Shi Huang, first emperor of unified China, was buried with an army of thousands of life size
terracotta soldiers to guard him in the
afterlife
The Prime Minister of the
UK traditionally resides at 10 Downing Street in
London
The Open University has more disabled students than any other UK or European university.
David means "beloved" in Hebrew
Sri Aurobindo synthesized Eastern and Western thought, teaching about spiritual evolution and the importance of the feminine
The Great Pyramid was the world's tallest building for four millennia
Frederick the Great was an eighteenth century king of
Prussia also nicknamed "der alte Fritz" ("Old Fritz").
Détente usually refers to the easing of relations in the
Cold War
The town of Orono in
Maine takes its name from the great Penobscot chief or sagamore, Joseph Orono
Sulfuric acid was known to
medieval European alchemists as "oil of vitriol"
Charles Perrault was almost 70 years old when he wrote his
Histoires ou Contes du temps passé (also known as Mother Goose Tales).
Jan van Riebeeck established the ship refreshment post that became the city of
Cape Town
Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961
