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Stanford University
Frederick Law Olmsted, the landscape architect who created New York’s Central Park, designed the physical plan for Stanford UniversityMedicine wheel
The term "medicine wheel" was first applied to the Big Horn medicine wheel in WyomingBuster Keaton
Buster Keaton developed his famous deadpan expression that earned him the nickname "The Great Stone Face" when he was just a small childArapaho
The Arapaho fought in the Indian Wars alongside the Sioux and Northern Cheyenne in the northern plains and together with the Southern Cheyenne were victims of the Sand Creek Massacre in ColoradoElf
The earliest preserved description of elves comes from Norse mythologyContact lens
The first corrective contact lenses were made of blown glassBook of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah is best known for its theme of the "New Covenant" that involves a personal relationship with GodCharles Kingsley
Author Charles Kingsley was one of the first to praise Charles Darwin's book "On the Origin of Species," and seeking a reconciliation between science and Christian doctrineAndre Malraux
André Malraux won the Goncourt Prize for French literature for his novel "La Condition humaine" ("Man's Fate")Halo
Plain round halos typically have been used to signify saints and angels while square halos were sometimes used for the livingGiraffe
There nine generally accepted subspecies of giraffeLonghouse
Native American longhouses serve a symbolic as well as practical purposeBenjamin Rush
Despite having been a slave owner himself, Benjamin Rush became an ardent abolitionistPyramids of Giza
The Great Pyramid at Giza is the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existenceIron
Iron is an essential element for all known forms of lifePaul Revere
Paul Revere became a patriotic icon due to the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "Paul Revere's Ride," which described Revere's midnight ride from Boston to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the movements of the BritOttoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire was the center of interactions between Asia and Europe for six centuriesExcalibur
King Arthur's sword Excalibur comes from another realm, and when Arthur dies it must be returned thereUnited Nations
The United Nations was established after World War II for the purpose of securing world peaceHuman sexuality
Human sexual activity is more than a physical activity, it impacts the minds and hearts as well as the bodies of the participantsCurse of Ham
In the Genesis story Ham is not cursed directly but rather his youngest son, CanaanAretha Franklin
By the end of the 1960s Aretha Franklin had come to be known as "The Queen of Soul"Holy Sepulchre
the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is considered the holiest Christian site in the world, built at the place of Jesus' crucifixion and burialAffirmative action
Some policies adopted as affirmative action, such as quotas for race or gender in college admissions, have been criticized as a form of reverse discriminationMidden
The origin of the word "midden" is Scandinavian and means "manure pile"Whale
Whales are the largest mammals, the largest vertebrates, and the largest known animals in the world.Charles Loring Brace
Charles Loring Brace is considered a father of the modern foster care movement and was most renowned for starting the Orphan Train movement.Achomawi
The Pit River is so named because of the pits the Achumawi dug to trap game that came to drink there.Methanol
Methanol is often called wood alcoholXiuzhen
Xiuzhen means “to practice and learn the way of the truth” and is the principal technique in the Taoist quest for immortalityIslam
The term "Islam" means voluntary submission or surrender to GodAlbania
The capital and largest city of Albania is TiranaGentile
The word "gentile," used to translate the Hebrew "goy," derives from the Latin word "gentilis" meaning descended from a common ancestorTina Turner
Tina Turner was born in Nutbush, Tennessee, a small rural community that she described in her 1973 hit song "Nutbush City Limits"Antarctica
Antarctica has no indigenous population, no government and belongs to no countryLanguages of India
The Constitution of India recognizes 23 official languages, spoken in different parts of the countryAncient Egypt
The civilization of Ancient Egypt was one of the oldest and longest lasting human civilizationsStephen Covey
Stephen Covey coined the idea of "abundance mentality," which allows everyone to be successful rather than winners vs losersUnited States Constitution
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known as the Bill of RightsElie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel refused to write or talk about his experiences in the Holocaust for 10 years after his liberation
