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Although many in North America are most familiar with a red-and-white-suit-wearing Santa who boasts a winter beard and long hair, there are variations of Santa around the world.

December 16, 2019 11:23

Roza Shanina was a famous Soviet sniper who lived between April 3, 1924, and January 28, 1945.

December 13, 2019 14:40

Instagram is one of the largest social platforms in the world.

December 13, 2019 12:55

Periodicity is defined as the tendency of a series of events to follow a recurring pattern

December 11, 2019 13:53

Most animals exhibit external radial symmetry and internal asymmetry. However, this is not always the case.

December 11, 2019 12:08

World Atlas presents a list of the critically endangered members of Carnivora.

December 2, 2019 14:37

While the frequency of tropical storms may be constant, climate change is increasing their intensity.

November 20, 2019 05:52

The Tiananmen Square Protests took place in Beijing, China, in 1989. It involved student-powered demonstrations against the Chinese government.

November 15, 2019 13:15

On August 6, 1945, the United States detonated a nuclear weapon on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

November 15, 2019 12:27

The lost colony of Roanoke has caused much speculation over the hundred of years since it happened. Are we any closer to knowing the real answer?

November 13, 2019 18:30

Despite their tiny size, the snack of choice for the blue glaucus is the Portoguese man o' war, one of the world's most venomous creatures.

November 13, 2019 18:08

While the word "democracy" is often used to describe most modern governments, in many cases the word "republic" is actually more accurate.

November 13, 2019 17:47

The Antipositivism Debate is one of the most important concepts introduced to modern social science. Learn about the differences between antipositivism and positivism.

November 8, 2019 11:21

During the Nazi period in Europe, Volksgemeinschaft proved to be a successful way of creating a unified way of thinking and producing docile bodies.

November 7, 2019 12:08

The Andromeda Galaxy is a galaxy known for its relatively closeness to the Milky Way.

November 6, 2019 13:22

The Algerian War of Independence saw Algeria break away from French rule, at the expense of thousands of deaths and spurrs of violence.

November 6, 2019 11:34

The depth and richness that black poets contributed to the overall body of American poetry cannot be measured or described. Here are some important names in black poetry.

November 1, 2019 12:05

The Mexican Revolution began in 1910 during the presidency of Porfirio Díaz. Although its official end is cited as 1920, many argue that the Revolution lasted for many years longer.

November 1, 2019 10:14

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, or the Holocaust Memorial, lies in the middle of Berlin and honors the millions of lives that were lost during World War II.

October 31, 2019 10:55

The Iran Hostage Crisis, which took place in 1979 through 1980, was a major turning point between Iran-United States relations.

October 17, 2019 12:04