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Mauritania
The "Guelb er Richat" or Richat Structure, also known as the "Eye of the Sahara," is a prominent circular feature in the Sahara desert of west–central MauritaniaWestminster Abbey
Since 1066, the coronations of English and British monarchs have been held in Westminster AbbeyCharles Perrault
Charles Perrault was almost 70 years old when he wrote his Histoires ou Contes du temps passé (also known as Mother Goose Tales).Marcus Daly
Marcus Daly was an Irish-born American businessman known as one of the three "Copper Kings" of Butte, MontanaKwakwaka'wakw
Kwakwaka'wakw have made great efforts to revive their traditional culture—their language, dances, masks, totem poles, and the previously outlawed potlatchToni Morrison
Toni Morrison was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in LiteratureMary Baker Eddy
A central tenet of the Church of Christ, Scientist founded by Mary Baker Eddy is spiritual healing of diseaseFlag of India
The Flag of India has at its center the Ashoka Chakra, taken from the Lion Capital of Asoka sculptureDarjeeling
Tourism and the tea industry constitute the two most significant contributors to Darjeeling's economyNATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) began as a defense against [[CommunismMachu Picchu
Machu Picchu is known as the "Lost City of the Incas," having been abandoned a century after being builtPlanet
There was no formal scientific definition of "planet" until 2006Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca in the Andes is the world's highest lake navigable to large vesselsJogging
Jogging is considered a means towards improved health and fitnessDrawing and quartering
In Britain, the penalty of drawing and quartering was usually reserved for commoners, including knights. Noble traitors were merely beheadedMercury (planet)
Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the solar system, orbiting the Sun once every 88 daysSaint Andrew
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.Muhammad Yunus
Yunus and Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the initiation of microcreditCentaur
The most common theory of the origin of centaurs is that when non-riding cultures first saw nomads mounted on horses they thought they were half-horse, half-man creatures.Purple Heart
The Purple Heart was originally created as the Badge of Military Merit by George WashingtonGustav von Schmoller
German economist Gustav von Schmoller was concerned with social challenges posed by rapid industrialization and urbanizationParachute
An early parachute design was called "Homo Volans" (Flying Man)Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe achieved independence from Great Britain in 1980, with Robert Mugabe elected as PresidentBenjamin 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 learningChickasaw
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 RemovalSir Thomas Browne
The seventeenth century English author Sir Thomas Browne merged the new method of scientific inquiry with his Christian faithUniversity of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo is commonly known as "Todai" in Japan, an abbreviation of the Japanese characters that make up "Tokyo Daigaku," the Japanese name of the UniversityModern 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 concernsCanada
Canada is the second largest country in the world by total area (including its waters), and the fourth by land areaNorman Bethune
In his lifetime Norman Bethune was virtually unknown in his homeland of Canada but received international recognition when Chairman Mao Zedong wrote about his work in ChinaNaphthalene
Naphthalene is the primary ingredient in mothballsAnthropology
The anthropologist Eric Wolf once described anthropology as "the most scientific of the humanities, and the most humanistic of the sciences."Positive psychology
Positive psychology studies people's happiness rather than diagnosing mental illness and treating what makes them miserableAmerican Samoa
American Samoa is the location of early twentieth-century American anthropologist Margaret Mead's controversial study, "Coming of Age in Samoa."Philosophy
Until the Renaissance, 'philosophy' and 'science' were considered the same discipline.Portia Simpson-Miller
Portia Simpson-Miller was Jamaica's first female Prime MinisterAfrican-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)
The Montgomery Bus Boycott, led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was a seminal event in the U.S. Civil Rights MovementRomanticism
Romanticism, popular from the late eighteenth century through the nineteenth century, emphasized emotion and imagination in contrast to reason that was the focus of the EnlightenmentMythical creature
Mythical creatures are often chimeras, composed of parts of two or more animals
