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Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Thanksgiving Turkey with all the sides

Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?

The Cheshire Cat is a fictional cat from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. (Alice in Wonderland)

11 Banned Books Through Time

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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Why Is Thanksgiving in the U.S. Celebrated on a Thursday?

Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.

Where Do Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschild Family Come From?

Stephen Schwartz

American composer and songwriter

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Oscar for best original musical or comedy score and Oscar to “Colors of the Wind” for best original song, 1995

Oscar to “When You Believe” for best original song, 1998

“Wicked”

In Wicked
… by American composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz and librettist Winnie Holzman that serves as a prequel to the events from L. Frank Baum’s original novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and its film adaptation, The Wizard of Oz (1939). Wicked is a revisionist retelling of the story of the…
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