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- Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was...151 KB (16,604 words) - 18:33, 29 July 2024
- In modern usage, hijab (Arabic: حجاب, romanized: ḥijāb, pronounced [ħɪˈdʒaːb]) generally refers to various head coverings conventionally worn by many Muslim...131 KB (13,746 words) - 12:41, 2 August 2024
- The evil eye is a supernatural belief in a curse brought about by a malevolent glare, usually inspired by envy. The belief in the evil eye among humans...77 KB (9,828 words) - 02:49, 4 August 2024
- Western culture, also known as Western civilization, European civilization, Occidental culture, or Western society, includes the diverse heritages of social...130 KB (14,022 words) - 00:55, 2 August 2024
- Human sacrifice is the act of killing one or more humans as part of a ritual, which is usually intended to please or appease gods, a human ruler, public...138 KB (15,291 words) - 03:11, 1 August 2024
- David John Cawdell Irving (born 24 March 1938) is an English author who has written on the military and political history of World War II, especially Nazi...147 KB (18,077 words) - 17:23, 3 August 2024
- Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture, including certain fundamental questions asked by humans. During the...62 KB (7,172 words) - 05:30, 25 July 2024
- A master of ceremonies, abbreviated MC or emcee, is the official host of a ceremony, staged event, conference, convention, or similar performance. The...13 KB (1,620 words) - 12:40, 28 May 2024
- Simple living refers to practices that promote simplicity in one's lifestyle. Common practices of simple living include reducing the number of possessions...46 KB (4,718 words) - 23:59, 4 May 2024
- Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual...27 KB (3,330 words) - 19:17, 30 July 2024
- Historical negationism, also called historical denialism, is falsification or distortion of the historical record. This is not the same as historical revisionism...177 KB (20,103 words) - 11:45, 23 July 2024
- Arranged marriage is a type of marital union where the bride and groom are primarily selected by individuals other than the couple themselves, particularly...69 KB (8,952 words) - 06:41, 3 August 2024
- The observance of Christmas around the world varies by country. The day of Christmas, and in some cases the day before and the day after, are recognized...227 KB (27,860 words) - 00:46, 3 August 2024
- The abortion debate is a longstanding, ongoing controversy that touches on the moral, legal, medical, and religious aspects of induced abortion. In English-speaking...119 KB (13,650 words) - 16:22, 3 August 2024
- Herbert Marshall McLuhan CC (/məˈkluːən/, mə-KLOO-ən; July 21, 1911 – December 31, 1980) was a Canadian philosopher whose work is among the cornerstones...105 KB (12,211 words) - 15:07, 7 July 2024
- Bethsaida (/bɛθˈseɪ.ɪdə/ beth-SAY-id-ə; from Ancient Greek: Βηθσαϊδά, romanized: Bēthsaïdá; from Aramaic and Hebrew: בֵּית צַידָה, romanized: Bēṯ Ṣaiḏā...32 KB (3,962 words) - 22:50, 1 May 2024
- The Serenity Prayer is an invocation by the petitioner for wisdom to understand the difference between circumstances ("things") that can and cannot be...29 KB (3,486 words) - 16:37, 10 July 2024
- Athanasius Kircher (2 May 1602 – 27 November 1680) was a German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works of comparative religion...56 KB (5,774 words) - 18:28, 25 April 2024
- Arabic literature (Arabic: الأدب العربي / ALA-LC: al-Adab al-‘Arabī) is the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language...115 KB (14,362 words) - 00:43, 1 August 2024
- The Latter Day Saint movement has had varying and conflicting teachings on slavery. Early converts were initially from the Northern United States and opposed...76 KB (9,741 words) - 16:22, 14 February 2024