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How is the last day of Diwali celebrated?:
Festival and Religion: Bhai Duj / Bhaiya Duj / Bhai Dooj: The fifth or the last day of diwali is Bhaiya Dooj, popularly known as Bhai Dooj...
[10/13/2011]
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How is the day before Diwali celebrated?:
Festival and Religion: Choti Diwali / Narak Chaturdasi: The day before Diwali is celebrated as Chhoti Diwali Narak Chaturdasi or small Diwali...
[10/13/2011]
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What is a Calendar used for?:
Calendar Usage: Calendar is a system used for calculating time. A Calendar usually divides a year into months and days...
[9/1/2011]
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When were Cats regarded as Sacred?:
Cats were regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians 3,000 years ago. They were worshiped in the temples and adorned with jewels...
[5/17/2011]
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When was the Red Cross formed?:
The Red Cross organization was established at a conference in Geneva in 1864. It was inspired by a Swiss, Henri Dunant, who had been horrified...
[5/12/2011]
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When was the first Grand National?:
The Grand National Steeplechase was founded in 1837 by William Lynn, a Liverpool innkeeper. After being given a number of different titles...
[5/10/2011]
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Teenager from an orphanage is now a Gates Millennium scholar:
She was just three days old, when she was left to die in a lonely alley in the temple town of Haridwar. Dumped to her fate, she lay by...
[4/30/2011]
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What is Truman Day?:
Truman Day is a state holiday in Missouri, the United States, on or around May 8 each year. It honors Harry S Truman, a United States president...
[4/30/2011]
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Why is the Ganges considered to be sacred?:
The River Ganges is considered sacred because of its part in the observance of the oldest organized religion existing in the world...
[4/16/2011]
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When were Fireworks introduced?:
The use of fireworks, or pyrotechnics, probably began when some prehistoric man mixed saltpetere (potassium nitrate) from his cooking...
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