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What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

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

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Which Religion Is the Oldest?

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Why Did the Soviet Union Collapse?

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What Is the “Ides” of March?

David Cameron. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom talk during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013

What’s the Difference Between a President and a Prime Minister?

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Which Waters Do You Pass Through When You “Sail the Seven Seas”?

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Nostradamus and His Prophecies

Hindu Holi Festival celebrations with colored water, powder and colorful flower petals thrown over celebrants at a Hindu temple in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India on March 24, 2021.

Holi: Festival of Colors

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Know Your Joe: 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Coffee

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Rev Trevor Gribben elected to lead the Presbyterian Church in Ireland • Feb. 6, 2025, 11:40 PM ET (Irish Times)

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