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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?

Thanksgiving Celebration Traditional Dinner Setting Food Concept

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

Confucius statue at a Confucian Temple in Shanghai, China. Confucianism religion

What is the Difference Between Daoism and Confucianism?

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

Santa Claus flying in his sleigh, christmas, reindeer

Was Santa Claus a Real Person?

Adolf Hitler (Nazi, nazism, German leader).

9 Things You Might Not Know About Adolf Hitler

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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angular momentum quantum number vibrational quantum number strangeness quantum number spin quantum number space quantization rotational quantum number principal quantum number orbital quantum number magnetic quantum number Stern-Gerlach experiment radioactivity magnetic resonance fundamental force atomic weight mole valence atomic radius binding energy atomic mass atomic number

Key People

Wolfgang Pauli, 1945.

Wolfgang Pauli

American physicist

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Italian-born physicist Dr. Enrico Fermi draws a diagram at a blackboard with mathematical equations. circa 1950.

Physics and Natural Law