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Parasite is a dark comedy thriller film by Bong Joon-ho, starring Song Kang-ho and Lee Sun-kyun. It won the Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Picture, and is based on a play by Bong about a poor family who infiltrate the life of a wealthy family.
Learn about the history, songwriting, recording, and reception of "We Are the World", a pop-rock anthem for African famine relief. The song, written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, was a huge hit and raised over $80 million for humanitarian aid.
The Spanish Civil War was a conflict between the Nationalists, led by General Franco, and the Republicans, supported by the Popular Front government. The Nationalists received aid from Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, while the Republicans received help from the Soviet Union and Mexico.
World War II was a global conflict from 1 September 1939 to 2 September 1945, involving two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. It was the deadliest war in history, with over 61 million fatalities, and resulted in the establishment of the United Nations and the Cold War.
Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that Earth's lithosphere comprises a number of large tectonic plates, which have been slowly moving since about 3.4 billion years ago. The web page explains the key principles, types, and examples of plate boundaries, where the plates meet and interact with each other and the mantle.
Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an English author, poet, mathematician, and Anglican priest. He wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, as well as other works of fantasy, logic, and nonsense.
William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States from 1841, the shortest and last to die in office. He was a military officer and politician who fought in the Northwest Indian War and the War of 1812, and was the grandfather of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president.