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- John Jacob Astor (July 17, 1763 - March 29, 1848) became the first American millionaire. He was the creator of the first Trust in America, from ...8 KB (1,194 words) - 22:01, 30 January 2025
- Ajivika (also written Ajivaka; correct transliteration Ājīvika) was an ancient philosophical and ascetic movement of the Indian subcontinent ...6 KB (943 words) - 05:13, 30 April 2021
- Iblīs (Arabic إبليس), is the name given to the primary devil in Islam. He is also referred in the Qur'an (the Islamic scripture) as ...10 KB (1,658 words) - 14:53, 28 November 2024
- Divination is distinguished from fortune-telling in that divination has a formal or ritualistic and often social character, usually in a religious ...16 KB (2,402 words) - 15:31, 29 January 2024
- William Congreve (January 24, 1670 – January 19, 1729) was an English playwright and poet. He was born at Bardsey near Leeds and attended school ...16 KB (2,529 words) - 15:55, 7 May 2023
- Kairos ( grc|καιρός ) is an ancient Greek word meaning the "right or opportune moment." The ancient Greeks had two words for time ...9 KB (1,381 words) - 22:33, 4 October 2022
- finding solutions within the family, through fortune-telling and shaman rituals. Even Christians who seek the guidance of pastors engage shaman's ...24 KB (3,715 words) - 23:05, 3 March 2025
- Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 - January 4, 1877) was an American industrialist, born on Staten Island, New York. He entered the transportation ...13 KB (1,982 words) - 03:32, 8 January 2024
- |fortune-telling either. Better just deal with whatever comes your way. |- |seu pluris hiemes seu tribuit Iuppiter ultimam, |Whether you'll ...8 KB (1,256 words) - 00:38, 29 November 2023
- James Rufus Agee (November 27, 1909 – May 16, 1955) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, screenwriter, journalist, poet, and film ...10 KB (1,565 words) - 00:13, 18 December 2024
- Jōdo shū (浄土宗 "The Pure Land School"), also known as Jodo Buddhism, is a branch of Pure Land Buddhism, derived from the teachings ...10 KB (1,609 words) - 02:45, 30 January 2025
- Category:Media Professionals Luce, Henry Henry Robinson Luce (pronounced "loose") (April 3, 1898 – February 28, 1967) was an influential ...9 KB (1,392 words) - 10:13, 14 July 2024
- The Culture of China (Chinese: 中國文化) is home to one of the world's oldest and most complex civilizations covering a history of over ...24 KB (3,727 words) - 06:47, 11 January 2024
- Category:Media Professionals Category:Image wanted Annenberg, Walter Walter Hubert Annenberg (March 13, 1908 – October 1, 2002) was an American ...16 KB (2,264 words) - 22:11, 3 May 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology Category:Lifestyle Category:Marriage and family Matchmaking is the process of introducing ...21 KB (3,273 words) - 09:07, 29 April 2025
- Prayer flags are colorful panels or rectangular cloths placed on single poles or strung along lines, on mountain ridges and peaks high in the ...13 KB (1,933 words) - 12:12, 14 April 2026
- category:image wanted Margaret Bourke-White (June 14, 1904 – August 27, 1971) was an American photographer and photojournalist most famed for ...15 KB (2,278 words) - 07:45, 29 April 2025
- Jean Paul Getty (December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American industrialist, the founder of the Getty Oil Company. He built an oil empire ...18 KB (2,774 words) - 22:42, 13 December 2024
- When William Penn, the founder of the state of Pennsylvania, and himself a Quaker, encouraged European settlers who wished to escape religious ...14 KB (2,190 words) - 14:11, 16 July 2024
- Guillaume de Machaut, sometimes spelled "Machault," (c. 1300 – April 1377), was an important Medieval French poet and composer. ...12 KB (1,975 words) - 20:06, 20 June 2024
