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Saleh or Șāliḥ (Arabic: صالح‎ meaning Pious) was an Arabic prophet of ancient Arabia mentioned in the Qur’an who prophesied to the tribe of Thamud. He is mentioned nine times […]

Hud (Arabic: هود‎) is the name of a prophet of ancient Arabia who is mentioned in the Qur’an. The eleventh chapter of the Qur’an Hud is named after him though […]

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dzhanibekov (Russian: Владимир Александрович Джанибеков on May 13 1942) is a former cosmonaut who made five flights.

Sergio Oliva (July 4 1941 – November 12 2012) was a bodybuilder known as The Myth. This sobriquet was arguably given to him by bodybuilder/writer Rick Wayne but Oliva himself […]

Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (Mongolian: Юмжаагийн Цэдэнбал; September 17 1916 – April 20 1991) was one of the leaders of Mongolia from 1952 to 1984. During his political life he served as […]

Betty Louise McCollum (born July 12 1954) is the U.S. Representative for Minnesota’s 4th congressional district serving since 2001. She is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL).The district centers […]

The President of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি — Bānglādēśēr Rāṣṭrapati) is the Head of State of Bangladesh since 1991 elected by Parliament and thus generally representing the majority party of […]

Thomas Edward Tom Watson (1856–1922) was an American politician attorney newspaper editor and writer from Georgia. In the 1890s Watson championed poor farmers as a leader of the Populist Party […]

Sexton Blake is a fictional detective who appeared in many British comic strips and novels throughout the 20th century. He was described by Professor Jeffrey Richards on the BBC in […]

Dorian Andrew Mientjez Yates (born 19 April 1962) is an English professional bodybuilder. He won the Mr. Olympia title six consecutive times from 1992 and holds the fourth-highest number of […]