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Adultery
In some cultures, adultery was defined as a crime only when a wife had sexual relations with a man who was not her husband; a husband could be unfaithful to his wife without it being considered adultery.Electron microscope
The first electron microscope prototype was built in 1931 by German engineers Ernst Ruska and Max KnollHammurabi
Hammurabi, first King of the Babylonian Empire, is best known for his laws - the Code of Hammurabi - which were inscribed on a large stele for all to seeLebensraum
"Lebensraum" (German for "living space") was a major motivation for Nazi Germany's territorial aggressionHenry David Thoreau
Thoreau's Civil Disobedience influenced later nonviolent reformers, particularly Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.Ivy Lee
Ivy Lee issued what is often considered to be the first press release in 1906.Galileo Galilei
Galileo was accused of heresy in 1633 for his support of Nicolaus Copernicus' heliocentrism and it was not until 1992 that Pope John Paul II announced that the Catholic Church's denunciation of Galileo's work had been a tragic errorFlag of India
The Flag of India has at its center the Ashoka Chakra, taken from the Lion Capital of Asoka sculptureBenjamin Rush
Despite having been a slave owner himself, Benjamin Rush became an ardent abolitionistNorse Mythology
The dualism that exists in Norse mythology is not an opposition of good versus evil, but order versus chaosKim Il-sung
After his death Kim Il-sung was proclaimed "Eternal President" of North KoreaItalian Fascism
The term "Fascism" derives from fasces, a bundle of rods used in the Roman Empire to symbolize strength through unityMauritania
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 MauritaniaCliff-dwelling
Cliff-dwellings have been constructed in cliffs rising as much as a thousand feet in heightIsaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton, generally regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential scientists in history, wrote more on religion than on scienceMorean War
The Morean War against the Ottoman Empire was the Republic of Venice's last expansionist campaignKingdom of Mysore
The Kingdom of Mysore was an important center of art and culture in Southern IndiaEarth lodge
Several Plains Indians tribes lived in semi-subterranean buildings covered with earth, known as earth lodgesEagles
The Eagles are the highest-selling American band in U.S. historyClarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow tried two important cases (the Scopes Trial and the Ossian Sweet case) after announcing retirementDonald O. Hebb
Donald O. Hebb's work laid the foundation for neuropsychology as he sought to understand how neurons in the brain contributed to [[psychologyBrahma Kumaris World Spiritual University
Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, founded in India, teaches that the world is approaching a time of great change which will lead to the Golden AgePolygamy
Even within societies which allow polygamy, in actual practice it generally occurs only rarely.Guru Nanak
Guru Nanak is the founder of the Sikh religionEmanuel Swedenborg
Swedenborg was a successful scientist and inventor before his spiritual awakeningEsther Williams
"America's Mermaid," Esther Williams, was famous for movies featuring "water ballet" now known as synchronized swimmingRay Bradbury
Ray Bradbury, author of 'Fahrenheit 451', envisioned many technological innovations in his writingsStonehenge
At summer solstice, an observer standing within the Stonehenge stone circle will see the sun rise directly above the HeelstoneSri Lanka
The distinctive civilization of Sri Lanka can be traced back to the sixth century B.C.E.Westminster Abbey
Since 1066, the coronations of English and British monarchs have been held in Westminster AbbeyNew Yorker Hotel
When the New Yorker Hotel opened, guests had direct access to Penn Station by means of a private tunnelAaron Burr
Aaron Burr famously dueled with Alexander Hamilton, mortally wounding himEucharist
The Eucharist, also known as Holy Communion, is a sacramental reenactment of the Last Supper between Jesus and his disciples, in which Christians partake in the "body" and "blood" of ChristImmunity (legal)
In the United States both federal and state levels of government can claim, or waive, sovereign immunity.Grenada
Grenada is known as the "spice isle" because it is a leading producer of several different spicesCharles Perrault
Charles Perrault was almost 70 years old when he wrote his Histoires ou Contes du temps passé (also known as Mother Goose Tales).Abydos, Egypt
So rare is a full list of pharaoh names that the Table of Abydos has been called the "Rosetta Stone" of Egyptian archaeologyAjivika
Ajivika was an ancient Indian philosophical and ascetic movement that did not believe in karma or the possibility of free willAbortion
In 1920 under Vladimir Lenin the Soviet Union was the first to legalize all abortions, but this was reversed in 1936 by Joseph Stalin in order to increase population growth.Satan
Abrahamic religions do not consider Satan to be a wholly evil being, but rather one who became the adversary of his creator, God
