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Mohammad Khodabanda
Mohammad Khodabanda (also spelled Khodabandeh; Persian: محمد خدابنده , born 1532; died 1595 or 1596) was the fourth Safavid shah of Iran from 1578 until his overthrow in 1587 by his son Abbas I. Kh
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Railway electrification
Railway electrification is the use of electric power for the propulsion of rail transport. Electric railways use either electric locomotives (hauling passengers or freight in separate cars), electr
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Eradicated smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by Variola virus (often called Smallpox virus), which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977,
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Laura Bassi
Laura Maria Caterina Bassi Veratti (29 October 1711 – 20 February 1778) was an Italian physicist and academic. Recognized and depicted as "Minerva" (goddess of wisdom), she was the first woman to h
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Sexual discrimination
Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on one's sex or gender. Sexism can affect anyone, but primarily affects women and girls. It has been linked to gender roles and stereotypes, and may incl
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Ernest Meissonier
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Smallpox vaccine
The smallpox vaccine is used to prevent smallpox infection caused by the variola virus. It is the first vaccine to have been developed against a contagious disease. In 1796, British physician Edwar
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Modern society
Modernity, a topic in the humanities and social sciences, is both a historical period (the modern era) and the ensemble of particular socio-cultural norms, attitudes and practices that arose in the
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Jean Cocteau
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (UK: /ˈ k ɒ k t oʊ / KOK -toh, US: /k ɒ k ˈ t oʊ / kok-TOH; French: [ʒɑ̃ mɔʁis øʒɛn klemɑ̃ kɔkto] ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright,
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Sengoku period
The Sengoku period(戦国時代 , Sengoku jidai ; Japanese pronunciation: [seŋ.ɡo.kɯ (d)ʑiꜜ.dai, -ŋo.kɯ-] lit. ' Warring States period ' ) was the period in Japanese history in which civil wars and social
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