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Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar, the capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat, was named after Mahatma Gandhi who was himself a GujaratiArapaho
The Arapaho fought in the Indian Wars alongside the Sioux and Northern Cheyenne in the northern plains and together with the Southern Cheyenne were victims of the Sand Creek Massacre in ColoradoOratory
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.Baha'i Faith
The word "Bahá'í" means "glory" or "splendor" in ArabicJeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham, jurist, philosopher, legal and social reformer, and English gentleman, is regarded as the founder of modern UtilitarianismArchibald MacLeish
Archibald MacLeish was awarded three Pulitzer Prizes, two for poetry and one for dramaAryabhata
The Indian mathematician and astronomer Aryabhata calculated Pi (π) correct to five digits, and may have realized that it is an irrational numberElf
The earliest preserved description of elves comes from Norse mythologyChemosh
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 sinSatan
Abrahamic religions do not consider Satan to be a wholly evil being, but rather one who became the adversary of his creator, GodSri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo synthesized Eastern and Western thought, teaching about spiritual evolution and the importance of the feminineViolin
Violin makers are called "luthiers"Diego Velázquez
Paintings of Diego Velázquez, Spanish artist of the Baroque period, were recreated by several twentieth century painters, including Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali, in their own styleIndonesia
Indonesia is the most populous Muslim-majority nation in the worldJohn Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
John Lubbock became Lord Avebury in recognition of his efforts to preserve the Avebury archaeological siteCold War
Walter Lippmann was the first to bring the phrase "Cold War" into common use with the publication of his 1947 book of the same nameArthur Phillip
Arthur Phillip was the first governor of New South Wales, the first colony in AustraliaBasilisk
The basilisk may be killed by gazing at its own reflection in a mirror.Dystopia
Dystopia refers to a place too bad to be practicable, the opposite of utopia which is too goodSaint 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.Paul-Henri Spaak
Paul-Henri Spaak was nicknamed "Mr. Europe"Benjamin 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 learningNunavut is the newest, largest, and most northerly territory of Canada
Diwali
Diwali, or the "Festival of Lights," is a Hindu celebration signifying the triumph of good over evilJimmy Doolittle
General Jimmy Doolittle was the first aviator to fly cross-country in under 24 hours (in 1922) and the first to fly blind, using only his plane's instruments.Constantine I
Constantine the Great was the first Roman Emperor to accept ChristianityMother Teresa
Mother Teresa was canonized as a saint by Pope Francis on September 4, 2016John Logie Baird
Scottish inventor John Logie Baird was the first to demonstrate a working televisionAdult education
Some of the first formalized adult education institutions were correspondence schools.Antarctica
Antarctica has no indigenous population, no government and belongs to no countryC. V. Raman
C. V. Raman completed his Masters degree in physics while still a teenagerSweat lodge
Many cultures have used sweat lodges for the purpose of purification, healing, and relaxationCockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in Belize was founded as the first wilderness sanctuary for the jaguarAkkadian Empire
The Akkadian Empire has been described as the first true empire in world historySir Thomas Browne
The seventeenth century English author Sir Thomas Browne merged the new method of scientific inquiry with his Christian faithExercise
Physical exercise is beneficial to both physical and mental healthVocational education
The general philosophy of vocational education stands in stark contrast to the ideology of a liberal arts education.Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle in the Atlantic Ocean, where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances, is also known as the Devil's TriangleW. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois was the sole African American founder of the NAACPFrancisco Pizarro
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, 1535A. S. Neill
Scottish educator A. S. Neill founded Summerhill School as an experiment in free learningHenry David Thoreau
Thoreau's Civil Disobedience influenced later nonviolent reformers, particularly Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.Arthashastra
The "Arthashastra" has been compared to Machiavelli's "The Prince" because of its brutal methods and unscrupulous ethicsFujian
Many famous teas originate from Fujian, including oolong, Wuyi Yancha, Bai Hao Yinzhen (Silver needle) white tea, and Fuzhou jasmine teaImre Kertesz
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2002, Imre Kertesz, was a Holocaust concentration camp survivorDick Clark
Due to his perennial youthful appearance, Dick Clark was often referred to as "America's oldest teenager"Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great was called "the Two-Horned One" in Islamic and Arabic-language sources and "Alexander the Cursed" in Zoroastrian literatureJackal
The jackal is one of the few mammals that has a long-term mate
