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* There was once a long period of struggle between Leftists and Rightists all around the world featuring propaganda, ideology, subversion, espionage, terrorism and all the rest of it. It took place between 1790 and 1815. |
* There was once a long period of struggle between Leftists and Rightists all around the world featuring propaganda, ideology, subversion, espionage, terrorism and all the rest of it. It took place between 1790 and 1815. |
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* The [[Seven Years' War]] tends to be considered "World War 0," as it was a global conflict spanning multiple continents well before the actual [[World War I]]. |
* The [[Seven Years' War]] tends to be considered "World War 0," as it was a global conflict spanning multiple continents well before the actual [[World War I]]. |
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* Back in the ninth century, Arabic scholar Al-Jahiz discussed the theory of evolution. That was a millennium before [[Charles Darwin]]'s theory. See an article about the author [http://gulfnews.com/culture/people/the-father-of-the-theory-of-evolution-1.1079209 here]. |
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{{quote|''"Animals engage in a struggle for existence; for resources, to avoid being eaten and to breed. Environmental factors influence organisms to develop new characteristics to ensure survival, thus transforming into new species. Animals that survive to breed can pass on their successful characteristics to offspring."''|'''Al-Jahiz'''}} |
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