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Alcohol

Basic Information In pure chemical terms an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group1 is bonded to a fully saturated carbon atom2. In general usage, however, the word refers solely to...

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Prostitute

Basic Information A prostitute is one who engages in sexual activity (and related behaviours) with a client1 for hire or reward. Unsurprisingly this is a line of work which is not typically accorded...

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Tea

Basic Information Tea is a soft drink made by infusing the dried leaves of camellia sinensis in hot water. From such unlikely origins comes the most widely consumed drink in the world. Tea drinking...

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Cannibalism

Basic Information Cannibalism originally referred to the consumption of human flesh by other humans, but has since been expanded to mean any individual feeding on members of its own species. By way of...

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Shaman

Basic Information A shaman is one who routinely interacts with spirits, whether for solely religious reasons or to work theurgy with their assistance. Some shamen are natural mediums whilst others use...

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Composite Mummies unearthed in the Hebrides

Summary August 27, 2011: Recent archaeological excavations in the Outer Hebrides (off the West coast of Scotland) have unearthed a number of human mummies that turned out to be assembled from elements...

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Paternalism

Basic Information An attitude or policy reminiscent of the hierarchical pattern of a family based on patriarchy in that there is a figurehead who makes decisions on behalf of the others for their own...

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Ancient Rome

Basic Information Ancient Rome was one of the largest Empires of the Ancient World. According to Legend, the city was founded on April 21, 753 BC by the half-divine (sons of Mars (mythology)) brothers...

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Lake Wobegon

It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, my home town Garrison Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion Basic Information Described as the little town that time forgot, that the decades cannot improve, ...

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Israel

Basic Information Israel can refer to many things - a modern state, a historical nation and, in the final analysis, a person. The person - after whom the state and nation are named - was the son of...

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Lovecraft Country

Basic Information Lovecraft Country is a Horror Trope that refers to a fictionalized version of New England, especially in the Cosmic Horror subgenre. It's named for H.P. Lovecraft, who wrote numerous...

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Cathars

Basic Information The Cathars (also known as Albigensians, Bougres, Bulgars, or Bons Hommes et Bonnes Femmes) were a gnostic, dualistic sect of Christianity. They believed the world was created by one...

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Kingdom of Prester John

Basic Information In the year 1122, a stranger from the East arrived in Rome to see Pope Calixtus II. He called himself John, Patriarch of the Indians and claimed to be an archbishop of the...

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Somalia

Basic Information Somalia is an African country. It is bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya on its southwest, the Gulf of Aden with Yemen on its north, the Indian Ocean at its east, and...

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Sweden

Basic Information Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe, located on the eastern side of the Scandinavian peninsula. It borderrs Norway in the west...

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Fantastica

Basic Information Fantastica is the setting of most of the children's novel The Neverending Story by Michael Ende List of Locations List of Characters Childlike Empress Gmork List of Races Werewolf...

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Mexico

Basic Information Mexico is a country in North America that lies south of the United States. It is the fifth largest country in the Americas, and has a population of approximately 109 million people....

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Atlantis

Down below, before my very eyes, lay the ruins of a submerged city, swallowed by the sea. Its roofs were sunken, its temples demolished, its arches in pieces, its columns on the ground, but its...

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Australia

Basic Information Australia is both a country and Earth's smallest continent. It is located in the southern hemisphere between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean Towns and Cities Adelaide...

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New Zealand

Basic Information New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean consisting of two major land masses - the North Island and the South Island - as well as numerous smaller islands....

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