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The Koran/Sura XXXVI — Ya. Sin
Sura XXXVI — Ya. SinMecca — 83 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful YA. SIN.[343] By the wise Koran! Surely of the Sent Ones, Thou, Upon a right path! A revelation…Walt Whitman: When I Read the Book
When I Read the BookWhen I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life? And so will some one when I am dead and gone write my life? (As…The Day of the Dead: History & Traditions
Top of Page The Day of the Dead, known as Día de los Muertos in Mexico, is a rich and culturally significant tradition that has been celebrated for centuries. This vibrant and deeply respected…The Devil's Dictionary: Physiognomy
by Ambrose Bierce PHYSICIANPIANOPHYSIOGNOMY -n. The art of determining the character of another by the resemblances and differences between his face and our own, which is the standard of…Step-by-Step answer
The Question: I am looking for information about the dance called the rumba. Can you help? The Answer: The rumba, also spelled "rhumba," is a Latin ballroom…Fugu
The Question: What is the very poisonous fish that Japanese like to eat? And why do they bother? The Answer: That would be fugu, which…Witter Bynner: God's Acre
God's AcreWitter BynnerBecause we felt there could not be A mowing in reality So white and feathery-blown and gay With blossoms of wild caraway, I said to Celia, "Let us trace The secret of…Aesop's Fables: The Ploughman and the Wolf
by Aesop The Wolf and his ShadowMercury and the Man Bitten by an AntThe Ploughman and the Wolf A Ploughman loosed his oxen from the plough, and led them away to the water to drink. While…Shoulders of Giants
The Question: Who said or wrote: "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants"? The Answer: It was written-or at least…Eskimo Words for Snow
The Question: Just how many words do the Inuit have for snow? The Answer: Legend has it that the Inuit language has dozens, hundreds, or even thousands…Trending
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