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Forty-Seven Ronin
Rōnin, meaning "drifting person," were masterless samurai as a result of their master's death or ruinGreat Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid was the world's tallest building for four millenniaPrisoner of war
To be entitled to prisoner of war status, the captured service member must have conducted operations according to the laws of warJudo
Despite the meaning of "judo" being "the gentle way," it is very demanding and injury can easily occurGrand Place
Grand Place, the central market square of Brussels, is considered to be one of the most beautiful town squares in Europe.Florence
Florence, well known for art and architecture, is considered the birthplace of the Italian RenaissanceTrickster
The trickster, a figure who plays tricks or disobeys rules of behavior, is an archetype appearing in many culturesSonghai Empire
At its height, in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the Songhai Empire was the largest empire in West AfricaNamib Desert
The Namib Desert, stretching 1,000 miles along the Atlantic coast of Southern Africa, is believed to be the world's oldest desert having been arid for at least 55 million yearsNobel Prize
Mahatma Gandhi never received the Nobel Peace Prize, though he was nominated for it five timesKanji
Kanji are the Chinese characters used in the Japanese writing systemAlbert Bierstadt
Although Albert Bierstadt's paintings were not fully recognized in his lifetime, he is now regarded as one of the greatest landscape artists in history.Darius I of Persia
Darius the Great of Persia decreed that the Jews could rebuild the Temple of Jerusalem after its destruction by the BabyloniansDonald O. Hebb
Donald O. Hebb's work laid the foundation for neuropsychology as he sought to understand how neurons in the brain contributed to [[psychologyTibet
The Tibetan Plateau is the highest region on earthPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the UK traditionally resides at 10 Downing Street in LondonAxiology
Axiology is the philosophical study of valueB.R. Ambedkar
B.R. Ambedkar was the chief architect of the Constitution of IndiaPierre Curie
Pierre Curie's work was not recognized in France until he received the Nobel Prize for his work on radiation, together with his wife Marie Curie and Henri Becquerel, at which point he was given a professorship at the SorbonneImhotep
Imhotep is considered the founder of Egyptian medicineGreenhouse gas
Without "greenhouse gases" the Earth would be so cold as to be uninhabitableIran-Iraq War
The First Persian Gulf War was between the armed forces of Iraq and Iran and lasted from September 1980 until August 1988Sulfuric acid
Sulfuric acid was known to medieval European alchemists as "oil of vitriol"Bering Strait
Plans to build a bridge or tunnel across the Bering Strait were proposed as far back as the nineteenth centuryCloud seeding
The first attempt at cloud seeding was in 1946 when dry ice dropped from a plane led to snow fallVocational education
The general philosophy of vocational education stands in stark contrast to the ideology of a liberal arts education.Buckingham Palace
The first British monarch to live in Buckingham Palace was Queen VictoriaOttoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire was the center of interactions between Asia and Europe for six centuriesAlfred L. Kroeber
Science fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin's father is anthropologist Alfred L. Kroeber who studied "Ishi," the last of the Yahi tribeMount Rushmore
The original plan for the Mount Rushmore monument was for the figures of the presidents to be carved down to their waistsAdultery
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.Personality assessment
Greek philosopher Hippocrates recorded the first known personality model basing his four "types" on the amount of body fluids, or "humors," an individual possessed.Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of children's stories such as 'The Secret Garden' in which the characters suffer hardships before finding happiness, herself suffered great hardship and loss in her own life leading her to a spiritual quest for healingAdolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler's anti-Semitism developed during his years as a struggling artist in Vienna, AustriaKingdom of Mysore
The Kingdom of Mysore was an important center of art and culture in Southern IndiaHerbert of Cherbury
Herbert of Cherbury is best known as the "father of Deism"Exercise
Physical exercise is beneficial to both physical and mental healthShark
The smallest sharks are only as big as a human handHabsburg
The House of Habsburg was one of the most powerful families in Europe being Holy Roman Emperors and rulers of Austria (and the Austrian Empire) for over six centuriesMicronesia
Micronesia is one of three major cultural areas in the Pacific Ocean, the other two being Melanesia and PolynesiaConfidence game
The term "confidence man" was first used in 1849 about a thief who asked strangers if they had confidence to trust him with their watch
