Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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| Copernicus |
| Nicolaus Copernicus (February 19, 1473 - May 24, 1543) was a polymath: an expert in astronomy, mathematics, medicine, law, economics, and diplomacy. The accomplishment for which he is famous, astronomy, was an avocation. He presented the first modern theory of of a heliocentric solar system. |
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| Faith & Spirituality |
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| Who Are the Sikhs? |
| As religions go, Sikhism is a relatively new one, its founding dating from the fifteenth century. The religion was centered in northwest India, a part of the world where Hindus and Muslims had lived side by side for four centuries, always in tension and sometimes in open conflict. |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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| Strange Facts from Michigan |
| The state that we call Michigan was settled just over 10,000 years ago. Sometimes called the Water Wonderland, Michigan has more shoreline than any other state. However, that’s not the only odd thing about Michigan. Check out these facts that are all strange, but true. |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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| They Died Laughing |
| Aside from dying in your sleep, dying of laughter might seem like the perfect way to go. And although it sounds like the stuff of fiction, on rare occasions it has been known to happen in real life. |
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