Society

For centuries, the Maasai nomads, hunters, and warriors have fought to keep their traditional ways of life, despite influences from the outside world.

January 16, 2018 12:25

The capital city of Riyadh houses almost one quarter of the current Saudi population.

January 16, 2018 11:49

The invention of the telescope is credited to Hans Lippershey. However, Galileo Galilei is also often credited.

January 15, 2018 17:58

The inventors of the lightbulb are credited to Thomas Edison, Joseph Swan, and Hiram Maxim.

January 15, 2018 17:51

The invention of the telephone is credited to both Alexander Graham Bell and Antonio Meucci. Antonio Meucci is said to have invented a tool for voice communication in the year 1854, and Bell had the first patented design.

January 15, 2018 17:45

The invention of the piano is credited to Bartolomeo Cristofori. He came from Padua, Italy and was already making harpsichords at the time of his invention.

January 15, 2018 17:37

Phobias are one of the most common forms of mental illness, affecting between 8.7 to 18.1% of people in the US.

January 15, 2018 17:08

The Brabant Revolution of 1789–90 in the Austrian Netherlands was a upraising, now considered to be a pivotal moment in the formation of Belgium.

January 15, 2018 15:00

Also known as the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, the ICAO Phonetic Alphabet, or the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, it assigns code words to the 26 letters of the alphabet.

January 15, 2018 14:41

ICAO is an acronym for the International Civil Aviation Organization, one of the United Nations' specialized agencies.

January 15, 2018 12:51

Gloucester Cathedral is located north of Gloucester, England, near the River Severn.

January 13, 2018 16:00

Canterbury Cathedral is located in Canterbury, Kent, England.

January 13, 2018 13:50

The Rwandan genocide resulted from the conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis.

January 12, 2018 16:35

The Night Watch is a 1642 painting made by the renowned painter Rembrandt.

January 12, 2018 14:15

Guy Fawkes Night is a bonfire night celebrated annually on November 5th in the United Kingdom.

January 12, 2018 14:09

The blood moon prophecy refers the theory that a series of lunar eclipses from 2014 to 2015 was meant to signal the end times, as described in the Holy Bible.

January 12, 2018 12:24

MetLife is one of the biggest life insurance companies in the US, followed by Northwestern Mutual and New York Life.

January 12, 2018 12:11

The payment by a policy holder to an insurance company for the promise of a sum of money in the event of terminal illness or death is known as life insurance.

January 12, 2018 12:02

The Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is said to be the oldest continuously operating theater in the US.

January 11, 2018 16:45

Although both express time, the 12-hour clock divides each day into two periods of 12 hours, while the 24-hour clock counts the full 24 hours of a day continuously.

January 11, 2018 16:37