The Pillars of Ashoka
The Pillars of Ashoka are a series of columns which were erected throughout India during the reign of the Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BCE. An emperor of the Maurya dyntasy (322 BCE-185 B...
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Jinn
Jinn—romanised as djinn or anglicised as genies—are supernatural creatures in Islamic mythology and theology. They are mentioned frequently in the Quran and other Islamic texts, but ...
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History of the Bicycle
The first ‘bicycle’ was the German velocipede or dandy horse, which was invented in 1817 (pictured). It barely resembled modern bicycles, but was the first means of transport to use ...
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Pastafarianism
Pastafarianism isn’t exactly a religion—it’s a ‘social movement’—but it came into being in response to religious issues, so still belongs in this category. It...
