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Somalia is the world’s most corrupt nation, according to Transparency International’s 2010 Corruption Perception Index. The Kremlin has Russia’s..→

The Genocide Convention (article 2) defines genocide as "any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a..→

Interesting fact:in 2011, the United Nations declared internet access a basic human right. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the mos..→

Today, the Nobel Prizes are regarded as the most prestigious awards in the world in their various fields. Except for the Peace Prize, the Nobel..→

Funny facts about Indiana: Santa Claus, Indiana, receives more than a half million “Dear Santa” letters at Christmas time every year. And Santa’..→

Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain on the African continent and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Approximately 25,000 peo..→

Woodrow Wilson: «Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We are not trying to keep out of trouble; we are..→

Funny Facts about Alabama: Alabama’s Constitution has over 100,000 words and more than 700 amendments, making it one of the longest in the Unite..→

The brothers tossed a coin to see who would first test the Wright Flyer on the sands of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Older brother Wilbur w..→

Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) was founded on October 27, 1927 as America’s first international airline. The small company began flying air..→

Wright Brothers Day is a United States national observation. It is codified in the US Code, and commemorates the first successful flights in a h..→

The Mexico-to-U.S. link is the most popular bilateral migration path in the entire world. The poorest countries are the ones with the least emig..→

Pariosse St. Benoit is located in the southern peninsula of rural Haiti. It is a short 59 miles from Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, but a long..→

According to HUD’s 2014 Point-in-Time Report, 34% of the total homeless population is under 24. Some homeless children and youth are with their ..→

In Indiana, Washington’s Birthday is observed on Christmas Eve, or the day preceding the weekend if Christmas falls on Saturday or Sunday. Wash..→

Christmas Adam is the last chance to prepare for the Christmas Eve party. The day before Christmas Eve. Since Adam was created before Eve, and t..→

An estimated 1 of 3 people worldwide celebrate Christmas, including 2.1 Billion Christians. Christmas Eve refers to the evening or entire day p..→

Christmas is the most important religious feast for Christians all over the world and in the United States too. The original meaning of Christma..→

Day after Christmas or Boxing Day was started in the UK about 800 years ago, during the Middle Ages. It is a holiday celebrated on the day follo..→

Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration held in the United States and in other nations of the Western African diaspora in the Americas. “Kwanzaa” is ..→

George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, before the Virginia colonies switched from the "Old Style" Julian calendar to the &qu..→

Samoa and parts of Kiribati are the first places to welcome the New Year while Baker Island, in the United States, is among the last. The first ..→