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Where did the name come from? In an effort to rid Judea of its Jewishness, the Romans renamed the area Filistia (Palestine) in the mid-130s CE. ... read more

Computer Security Day is an annual event that is observed worldwide. It was started in 1988 to help raise awareness of computer related security... read more

There are a total of 241 clinics in the state of Ohio. The Ohio Association of Free Clinics (OAFC) exists to educate and equip free clinics in p... read more

Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4th, 1913. Her husband Raymond Parks was a member of the NAACP(the National Association for... read more

More than 35 million people live with HIV worldwide. Despite progress, AIDS continues to kill about 8,000 Americans each year. Over 1.1 million ... read more

Slavery has evolved and manifested itself in different ways throughout history. Today some traditional forms of slavery still persist in their e... read more

The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992 (A/RES/47/3, 37th plenary meeting, 14 October 1992), b... read more

96% of volunteers say that it “makes people happier”. The experience of helping others provides meaning, a sense of self-worth, a social role an... read more

Soil is a living system, has 6 layers called horizons O, A, E, B, C and R. It acts as a filter for underground water, filtering out pollutants. ... read more

In fact, there is an entire food industry based on this one appliance. Today, over 90% of American households own a microwave oven. In 1942, a ... read more

These are some fun facts about Boeing Commercial jetliners: the 737 is the best-selling commercial jetliner of all time; the Boeing 747 (all ver... read more

On Sunday morning at 7:55 A.M., December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (forces were led by Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo) attack... read more

The Northern Mariana Islands are composed of volcanic rock, the southern islands of madrepore limestone covering a volcanic base.There are activ... read more

And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was... read more

The tradition is a carryover from 1825 and 1834, when Guam’s faithful made a "promesa" (promise) to hold a procession in Mary’s honor ... read more

Somalia is the world’s most corrupt nation, according to Transparency International’s 2010 Corruption Perception Index. The Kremlin has Russia’s... read more

The Genocide Convention (article 2) defines genocide as "any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a... read more

Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Rev... read more

Interesting fact:in 2011, the United Nations declared internet access a basic human right. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the mos... read more

Today, the Nobel Prizes are regarded as the most prestigious awards in the world in their various fields. Except for the Peace Prize, the Nobel... read more

Funny facts about Indiana: Santa Claus, Indiana, receives more than a half million “Dear Santa” letters at Christmas time every year. And Santa’... read more

Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain on the African continent and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Approximately 25,000 peo... read more