Society

Discovered in the 13th Century, this fine white diamond weighs an astonishing 106 carats.

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Debunking Immigration Myths In The United States. When it comes to immigrants to the U.S., good people are often mislabeled as "bad" due to stereotypes, xenophobia, and outright ignorance.

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U.S. and Filipino soldiers defeated the Chinese in a series of battles in the Spring and Summer of 1952.

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This aptly-named battle saw U.S.-led forces overcome entrenched Communists just south of the 38th Parallel.

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Fought over a span of 10 months, the engagements at Old Baldy saw initial UN success but culminated with Chinese victory.

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Camino de las Yungas sees hundreds of fatalities every year along its scenic routes.

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This isolated U.S. Air Force testing and training area supposedly houses extraterrestrial secrets.

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Hundreds of millions of people adhere to the beliefs and doctrines of this ages-old Christian church.

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Whether as an individual or a group, to live in exile means to live away from one's home, often by force.

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As the name implies, hunter-gatherers are peoples who obtain subsistence by collecting their necessities from nature.

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As you will see, some of the world's biggest, most powerful military forces also have some of the best institutions to educate their up-and-coming leadership.

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In many cultures, female children have often been seen as unwanted burdens to the extent that they have been murdered by their parents while still babies.

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Across parts of Asia, farming bears and tortuosly extracting their bile for profit is unfortunately all too common.

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Pregnancy can be trying enough. The last thing a woman wants is to be threatened with losing her job for taking necessary time to care for her infant and herself.

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The Republic of Botswana takes its name from this Bantu people who make up the majority of its population.

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The two largest Kiwi cities lie on North Island, with Auckland being the lone member of the 1,000,000+ club.

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Modern Quechua are descendants of the Canaris, Chancas, Huancas, Incas, and other South American indigenous peoples.

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Most modern Tajiks are speakers of Persian languages and adherents to Islam living in Central Asia.

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The term superpowers is used to describe countries that have a dominant position that influences much of the globe.

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Plants, animals, diseases, ideologies, and more were transferred between the Americas and the Old World following 1492.

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