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Morihiro Saito (斉藤 守弘 Saitō Morihiro March 31 1928–May 13 2002) was a teacher of the Japanese martial art of aikido with many students around the world. Saito’s practice of […]

Chad (Old English: Ceadda; died 2 March 672) was a prominent 7th century Anglo-Saxon churchman who became abbot of several monasteries Bishop of the Northumbrians and subsequently Bishop of the […]

St Odile of Alsace also known as Odilia and Ottilia born c. 662 – c. 720 at Mont Sainte-Odile) is a saint venerated in the Roman Catholic Church and the […]

Janica Kostelić (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈjanitsa ˈkɔstɛlitɕ]; born 5 January 1982) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and four-time Olympic gold medalist from Croatia. In addition to the Olympics […]

Nazanin Afshin-Jam (Persian: نازنین افشین‌جم born April 11 1979 in Tehran Iran) is an Iranian-Canadian model singer songwriter author public speaker and human rights activist. She is a former Miss […]

Domitianus was probably a Roman soldier of the mid-third century AD who was acclaimed Emperor probably in northern Gaul in late 270 or early 271 AD and struck coins to […]

Oakes Ames (January 10 1804 – May 8 1873) was an American manufacturer capitalist and member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. As a congressman he is […]

Emo Philips is an American entertainer and comedian born in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove. Much of his standup comedy stems from the use of paraprosdokians and garden path […]

Verner Panton (13 February 1926 – 5 September 1998) is considered one of Denmark’s most influential 20th-century furniture and interior designers. During his career he created innovative and futuristic designs […]

Millicent Vernon Hammond Fenwick (February 25 1910 – September 16 1992) was an American fashion editor politician and diplomat. A four-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives […]