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Candles Burning On Table In Church

What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

African American man praying in church with stained glass in background

Why Do People Say “Amen” at the End of a Prayer?

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?

"John Dee performing an experiment before Queen Elizabeth I" by Henry Gillard Glindoni. Oil painting 18th century. Pentimento, occult, sorcery, magic.

Queen Elizabeth's Court Occultist

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Washington, D.C. locator map.

What State Is Washington, D.C. In?

The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.

What If the President Is Impeached?

Close-up of ostriches (Struthio camelus) necks and heads; location unknown.

6 of the World's Most Dangerous Birds

Nazi Germany, Nazi SS troops marching with victory standards at the Party Day rally in Nuremberg, Germany, 1933. (Schutzstaffel, Nazi Party, Nurnberg)

Why Was Nazi Germany Called the Third Reich?

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Why We Celebrate MLK Day

Abstract vector hi speed internet technology background

History of Technology Timeline

Bog body. Head of Tollund Man. Died at about age 30-40, Dated to about 280 BCE early Iron Age. Found Bjaeldskovdal bog Denmark in 1950 near Elling Woman. Most well preserved bog body to date. Human remains mummified in natural peat bogs. mummy, embalm

9 Noteworthy Bog Bodies (And What They Tell Us)

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history and structure of magic
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occurrence in Old Kingdom pyramids
- In ancient Egypt: The 5th dynasty (c. 2435–c. 2306 bce)

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Gloria Lotha

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Society - Spell.	Gloria Lotha	Feb 07, 2011
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998