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Close up of papyrus in a museum.

Before the E-Reader: 7 Ways Our Ancestors Took Their Reading on the Go

The Castillo, a Toltec-style pyramid, rises 79 feet (24 meters) above the plaza at Chichen Itza in Yucatan state, Mexico. The pyramid was built after invaders conquered the ancient Maya city in the tenth century.

What’s Inside the Pyramid at Chichén Itzá?

number zero, 0 balloon

Is Zero an Even or an Odd Number?

Scolex (head) of the tapeworm Taenia solium. The hooks of the scolex enable the tapeworm to attach to the intestinal wall.

Uninvited Guests: The 7 Worst Parasitic Worms

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

Encyclopaedia Britannica First Edition: Volume 1, Plate XXXVIII, Figure 2, Ark, Ark of the Covenant, a small chest, coffer, contains Aaron's rod, manna pot, tables of covenant, Schechinah, Divine Presence, oracle, shittim-wood, acacia tree

Where Is the Ark of the Covenant?

earthquake. Heavily damaged school in the town of Yingxiu after a major earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.

The 6 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950

Shanghai Express

film by Sternberg [1932]

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association with Dietrich

In Marlene Dietrich
(1930), Dishonored (1931), Shanghai Express (1932), Blonde Venus (1932), The Scarlet Empress (1934), and The Devil Is a Woman (1935). She showed a lighter side in Desire (1936), directed by Frank Borzage, and Destry Rides Again (1939).
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Oscar to Garmes for best cinematography, 1932

role of Wong

In Anna May Wong: Acting career
…famous films, Josef von Sternberg’s Shanghai Express (1932), which starred Marlene Dietrich. Subsequent movies included A Study in Scarlet (1933), Daughter of Shanghai (1937), and Lady from Chungking (1942). In 1951 Wong became the first Asian American to lead an American television show, The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong. In the…
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