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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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121 |
Siderophobia is the fear of stars. |
Other |
12/25/08 |
|
122 |
Tocophobia is the fear of pregnancy or childbirth. |
Other |
12/26/08 |
|
123 |
The teddy bear was created in 1902, almost simultaneously in both the United States and Germany. |
Other |
12/26/08 |
|
124 |
Thanatophobia is the fear of death or dying. |
Other |
12/26/08 |
|
125 |
Tapinophobia is the fear of being contagious. |
Other |
12/26/08 |
|
126 |
An aristocracy is a form of government in which the aristocrats, wealthy and educated people, rule. |
Other |
12/26/08 |
|
127 |
A monarchy is a system of government in which a king/emperor or queen rules. |
Other |
12/26/08 |
|
128 |
Suriphobia is the fear of mice. |
Other |
12/27/08 |
|
129 |
Taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries. |
Other |
12/27/08 |
|
130 |
A dictatorship is form government in which power belongs to one person or one group of people. |
Other |
12/27/08 |
|
131 |
Instead of stuffed fabric, traditional Chinese pillows were usually hard boxes constructed from stone, bamboo, metal, or porcelain. |
Other |
12/27/08 |
|
132 |
Absolutism is a type of government in which there is one absolute ruler; it is also known as an autocracy. |
Other |
12/28/08 |
|
133 |
Isolationism is the practice of remaining uninvolved in international economic and political situations. |
Other |
12/28/08 |
|
134 |
Sophophobia is the fear of learning. |
Other |
12/28/08 |
|
135 |
Objectivism was developed in the 20th century by Ayn Rand; the philosophy include positions on metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, politics, and aesthetics. |
Other |
01/12/09 |
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