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History & culture · Developing

John of Valenciennes

John of Valenciennes ( 1243–1267) was a baron and diplomat of the kingdom of Jerusalem. He began in the service of the Latin emperor Baldwin II, before joining Louis IX of France on the Seventh Crusade. He was the lord o

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History & culture · Challenging

Post house (historical building)

A post house, posthouse, or posting house was a house or inn where horses were kept and could be rented or changed out. Postriders could also be hired to take travellers by carriage or coach and delivered mail and packag

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History & culture · Accessible

Lugaid Loígde

Lugaid Loígde "Lugaid of the Fawn/Calf Goddess", also known as Lugaid mac Dáire, was a legendary King of Tara and High King of Ireland. He is a son of Dáire Doimthech, ancestor of the Dáirine, and gives his epithet to th

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History & culture · Challenging

Kansas World War II army airfields

During World War II, Kansas was a major United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) training center for pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers. Kansas was favored because it has excellent, year-round flying conditio

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History & culture · Advanced

Geoffrey Paxton

The Reverend Geoffrey J. Paxton has been an ordained minister in the Anglican Church of Australia. He is a graduate of Australian College of Theology and the University of Queensland. He tutored in the history of Christi

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History & culture · Developing

SMS Streiter

SMS Streiter was one of the dozen s built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She was sunk in 1918 during World War I in a collision. The Huszar-class ships had a flush deck design with

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Seetla Mata (Punjabi folk deity)

Seetla Mata, also known as Mata Rani, is a folk deity forming part of Punjabi folk religion. Seetla is the goddess of smallpox and is worshiped for its recovery. She also manifests herself in the form of chicken pox and

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