fourth wife of Henry VIII

Veronica Seider

In a move designed to remind young people that culture can enrich one’s life and bring people together, Italian citizens are to get a …500 ‘culture bonus’ on their 18th birthday. The initiative launches on September 15, and the bonus can be spent on books…

Pythagorean philosopher and mathematician

Brutus insisted that no blood should be spilled except Caesar’s: murdering anyone else would weaken the apparent...

American politician

The Empty Fort Strategy is the 32nd of the Chinese Thirty-Six Stratagems. The strategy involves using reverse psychology (and luck) to deceive the enemy into thinking that an empty location is full of traps and ambushes, and therefore induce the enemy to…

The Past and Present of the Prospect of a Waterfront City

Why this New Zealand trash heap is named after John Cleese.

single shot pistol

Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (1931-2007)

Australian actress and political candidate

5 dollar bill.

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legendary big cat with a multicolored hide, which after feasting sleeps in a cave for 3 days, whose roar emits a sweet odor, drawing in all creatures (except for the dragons) to be preyed upon

In 1991, the American astronomer and superstar science popularizer Carl Sagan was nominated for membership in the National Academy of Sciences. Despite the efforts of some strong backers—including the Nobel laureate Stanley Miller, who advocated passionately…

cloudy emulsion resulting from adding water to ouzo

Shaquille O'Neal is one of the biggest stars in the world, both in size and stature and yet does commercial for The General. Why?

Thirty feet below Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, there’s a tomb of stone. Its story is of a steam locomotive suspended in time, a man with a vision, and a city that holds all the keys. The worl…

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