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Featured Article: Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University

The main hall at the Brahma Kumaris headquarters

Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University is an educational organization founded in India in 1937 that offers instruction by nuns based on teachings that are derived from mediumship and channelling. A modern Hindu sect, the Brahma Kumaris articulate millenarian teachings. It is an international non-governmental organization (NGO), with hundreds of branches internationally.

Popular Article: Day care

A woman worker drops off her child at day care during World War II

The term day care or child care refers to the care of a child during the day, usually by a person outside the child's immediate family, and often so the parent(s) can work. Day care can range from a few children in the home of a childminder to more formally structured, school-like settings. While the purpose of day care is to enable the parents to be free for other activities, usually work, the needs of the child are also significant.

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The Purple Heart was originally created as the Badge of Military Merit by George Washington (source: Purple Heart)

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