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Vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others. Prior to the 14th century, it did not have such narcissistic undertones...

A wig is a head covering made from human or animal hair, or a synthetic imitation thereof. The word is short for "periwig". Wigs may be worn to disguise...

This list covers English-language country names with their etymologies. Some of these include notes on indigenous names and their etymologies. Countries...

This list covers English language national capital city names with their etymologies. Some of these include notes on indigenous names and their etymologies...

Under the Law of Moses in Ancient Israel certain imperfections and other criteria could disqualify the priest from serving in the tabernacle or, later...

USS S-25 (SS-130) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. S-25 was laid down on 26 October 1918 by the Fore River...

The Holy Metropolis of Servia and Kozani (Greek: Ιερά Μητρόπολις Σερβίων και Κοζάνης, Iera Mitropolis Servion kai Kozanis) is an Orthodox Christian diocese...

This is a list of people who have acted as official executioners. In 1870 the Republic of France abolished all local executioners and named the executioner...

Richard August Reitzenstein (2 April 1861, in Breslau – 23 March 1931, in Göttingen) was a German classical philologist and scholar of Ancient Greek religion...

Ethnoprimatology is the study of human and non-human primate interactions. Ethnoprimatology is a discourse aimed at an anthropological holistic understanding...

Maurice Hyman Halperin (1906–1995) was an American writer, professor, diplomat, and accused Soviet spy (NKVD code name "Hare"). Maurice Hyman Halperin...

Joshua James (November 22, 1826 – March 19, 1902) was an American sea captain and a U.S. Life–Saving Station keeper. He was a famous and celebrated commander...

The Great Depression: America, 1929–1941 (ISBN 978-0-8129-2327-8) is a 1984 history of the Great Depression by acclaimed historian Robert S. McElvaine...

The temple shops or Hebrew plural hanuyot (חנויות) were buildings near the Temple in Jerusalem mentioned in the Babylonian Talmud (B.Shabbat 15a, B.Rosh...

Bärbel Mohr (5 July 1964 – 29 October 2010) was a German author. From 1998, she published 20 German books (self-help books, children books, stories) –...