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Union Jack flag of Great Britain, united kingdom

What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?

New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

Where Is “Old Zealand”?

A ginger cat sleeps in his soft cozy bed on a floor carpet, soft focus

Lay, Lie, Lied, Lain: When Do We Use Which?

Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation Day (June 2, 1953) holding the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross in her right hand the Orb in her left, in an embroidered and beaded dress by Norman Hartnell, a crimson velvet mantle edged with ermine fur, with the Coronation ring, the Coronation necklace, and the Imperial State Crown. The backdrop depicts the interior of Westminster Abbey; photograph by Cecil Beaton. (British royals)

5 Fascinating British Coronation Objects

King Charles III and Queen Camilla (Camilla, Queen Consort) wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Coronation of King Charles in London, England on May 6, 2023

British Royal Line of Succession

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Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

All Saints Day. All Souls Day. Candles in cemetery in Poland on All Saints Day, November 1. All Souls Day, November 2. Christian church, All Hallows, Solemnity of All Saints, Feast of All Saints, purgatory, Roman Catholic church

7 Unique Burial Rituals Across the World

Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

Submerged sperm whale off east Sri Lanka coast, mammal

How Did the Sperm Whale Get Its Name?

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Also Known As	Eric Honeywood Partridge
Born	February 6, 1894 • New Zealand
Died	June 1, 1979 (aged 85) • England

John Crawfurd

British scholar and diplomat

H.W. Fowler

British lexicographer

Liddell, portrait bust by Henry Richard Hope-Pinker, 1888; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

Henry George Liddell

British lexicographer

Sir William Alexander Craigie

British lexicographer

Katherine Mansfield

British author

Maurice Wilkins

British biophysicist

Sir David Low

British caricaturist

Fleur Adcock

New Zealand poet

Lady Mary Anne Barker

British author

Henry Sewell

prime minister of New Zealand

Francis Horace Vizetelly

American-British writer

Samuel Johnson

English author

Noah Webster

American lexicographer

Frédéric Mistral

French poet

Ambrose Bierce

American author

Elijah Bokher Levita

Italian grammarian

Adamántios Koraïs

Greek scholar

Alexandre de Rhodes

French missionary

John Ciardi

American poet and critic

Adoniram Judson

American missionary

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