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Photo of Gandhi and Sarojini Naidu on the Salt March

Bobby Sands's funeral procession

Aleksey Navalny

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Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

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

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

Where Is “Old Zealand”?

Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.

What is Holy Week?

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?

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Photo of Gandhi and Sarojini Naidu on the Salt March

Bobby Sands's funeral procession

Aleksey Navalny

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nonviolence civil disobedience sit-in

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Bobby Sands

Bobby Sands

Northern Irish activist