Society

Chinese and Eastern cultures strongly emphasize the unity between a person and nature, and the concepts of personal fate and the world are inseparable.

January 27, 2020 13:10

Virginia Dare was the first English child to be born in what would become The United States of America.

January 27, 2020 12:29

The Smithsonian Institution is a collective of art, history and science museums and research centers under the patronage of the Government of the United States.

January 27, 2020 12:04

At least 200 million girls and women belonging to 30 countries alive today have underwent female genital mutilation.

January 27, 2020 00:03

Over the years, several tragic shipwrecks have occurred along the coasts of Canada as well as in the freshwater lakes of the country.

January 26, 2020 20:17

Australian Rules Football was invented in Melbourne Australia in the late 1850's.

January 26, 2020 20:11

The samurai were a warrior class in the Japanese society that was active from the 12th century up to the late 1800s.

January 25, 2020 12:05

The founder of the Bauhaus design was Walter Gropius who transformed German art school in Weimar in 1919 into a modern design academy that secured its place in history.

January 25, 2020 08:00

The rate of homelessness in Japan has increased in recent years.

January 24, 2020 18:29

Arabic is recognized as an official language in many countries across the world.

January 24, 2020 18:23

Portuguese is the de facto or de jure official language of Portugal, Brazil, Macau, some African countries, and a few island territories.

January 24, 2020 18:19

The deep and soothing voice of Sir David has been guiding us through the intriguing life of plants and animals that inhabit the Earth, and there is a lot of credit behind his resume.

January 24, 2020 12:32

The possibility of cloning humans sparked heated debate across the world about the acceptability and necessity of such a procedure.

January 24, 2020 01:30

Some of the countries with the highest high school graduation rates in the world include South Korea, Georgia, Japan, and Croatia.

January 23, 2020 00:42

Piobbico is a medieval town full of old stone buildings in the middle of forest and with this picture-perfect setting, Piobbico is renowned for the “ugliness” of its people.

January 22, 2020 06:22

The rulers of ancient Egypt were called Pharaohs.

January 21, 2020 19:23

Grand Slam events in tennis are the four most important tournaments that happen throughout one season.

January 21, 2020 07:04

Squatter settlements are places where the residents have no legal rights on the land.

January 20, 2020 22:56

According to the CDC, Massachusetts has the highest vaccination coverage for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) of any US state.

January 19, 2020 20:40

Francis Joseph I was the King of Hungary and Bohemia and an Emperor of Austria.

January 17, 2020 04:33