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REASON, CULT OF GODDESS OF
A civic, naturalistic religion of the french revolution, dedicated to the worship of Reason and Liberty and intended as a substitute for Christianity. The Paris Commune, under the leadership of Pierre Chaumette, inaugurated the…

suburb city of Los Angeles, located in Los Angeles County, California, United States

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"...Baby One More Time" is the debut single by American singer Britney Spears from her debut studio album of the same noscript (1999). It was written by Max Martin and produced by Martin and Rami. After recording and sending a demo tape with an unused song from…

indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting the Arctic area of Sápmi

They were two of the biggest female sex symbols of the 50s and early 60s, but Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor didn’t consider each other competitors. “In many ways [they] were pitted against...

In a land wracked with conflict, the arrival of an imposing black man caused uproar. Thomas Lockley explores the Japanese sojourn of the first African samurai for BBC World Histories Magazine

Rihanna, known as Robyn Fenty during her school days, would beat up any kid who dared to bother Kraigg Brathwaite.

form of mimicry in plants where a weed comes to share one or more characteristics with a domesticated plant

It's been revealed that Ed Sheeran was able to grant 15-year-old Triona Priestley's dying wish of being serenaded by the singer minutes before she passed away.

The Women across Europe had many wet dreams about the big, strong and handsome Vikings, and they threw themselves at their feet when they came to their town

Yamaha is a household name across the world; known for a huge array of different products, arguably their most successful and influential have been their student-level saxophones, the YAS-23 and YAS-26.

A genetic mutation prevents Chinese tree shrews from feeling the heat of capsaicin, making them the only other mammal besides humans that enjoys hot foods

"Bart vs. Australia" is the sixteenth episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 19, 1995. In the episode, Bart is indicted for fraud in Australia…

Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughter Mary Shelley were writers, thinkers and innovators

Small eyeglasses made for chickens

The Ring Finders Directory, a group of metal-detection enthusiasts, is dedicated to recovering lost items at little or no charge.

Sport News -MANILA • To some athletes, brands count for everything when it comes to performance.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Operation Mindfuck was a free-form art project–cum–prank–cum–political protest, designed to sow the culture with paranoia.

human experience of suddenly understanding a previously incomprehensible problem or concept