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3 hours ago · Capital punishment by country. Capital punishment, also called the death penalty, is the state -sanctioned killing of a person as a punishment for a crime. It has historically been used in almost every part of the world. Since the mid-19th century many countries have abolished or discontinued the practice.
1 day ago · Zambia is a landlocked country in southern Africa, with a tropical climate, and consists mostly of high plateaus with some hills and mountains, dissected by river valleys. At 752,614 km 2 (290,586 sq mi) it is the 39th-largest country in the world, slightly smaller than Chile.
3 hours ago · Tsinghua University. / 40.00000°N 116.32667°E / 40.00000; 116.32667. Tsinghua University is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.
3 hours ago · People. Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac OM FRS [6] ( / dɪˈræk /; 8 August 1902 – 20 October 1984) was an English mathematical and theoretical physicist who is considered to be one of the founders of quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics. [7] [8] He is credited with laying the foundations of quantum field theory.
1 day ago · Chaka. Chaka is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, and first appears in Iron Fist #8 in October 1976. Within the context of the stories, Chaka (Robert Hao) learns martial arts from his older brother William.
1 day ago · The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, also called "Esnoga", was built in 1675. At that time it was the largest synagogue in the world. Apart from the buildings surrounding the synagogue, it has an area of 1,008 m 2 (10,850 sq ft), is 19.5 meters (64 ft) high. It was built to accommodate 1,227 men and 440 women.
1 day ago · Upon the close of World War II, Hayek restarted a relationship with an old girlfriend, who had married since they first met, but kept it secret until 1948. Hayek and Fritsch divorced in July 1950 and he married his cousin [281] Helene Bitterlich (1900–1996) [282] just a few weeks later, after moving to Arkansas to take advantage of permissive ...
