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  1. 14 hours ago · The Gentlemen's Singles Championship Trophy at Wimbledon is made of silver gilt, not solid gold. This tells me that the cup was made mostly of silver and then finished off with a near-thin layer of gold. The trophy is astonishingly large, measuring 18 inches tall and 7.5 inches in diameter. Value of the Trophy using Material.

  2. 14 hours ago · Thomas the Apostle ( Greek: Θωμᾶς, romanized: Thōmâs; Aramaic ܬܐܘܡܐ, romanized: Tʾōmā, meaning "the twin"), [a] also known as Didymus (Greek: Δίδυμος, romanized: Dídymos, meaning "twin"), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Thomas is commonly known as "Doubting Thomas" because he ...

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › UNESCOUNESCO - Wikipedia

    14 hours ago · UNESCO. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO; pronounced / juːˈnɛskoʊ /) [1] [a] is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

  4. 14 hours ago · The Persian soldier who embarrassed his king, Artaxerxes II, by boasting of killing his rival, Cyrus the Younger (who was the brother of Artaxerxes II), was executed by scaphism. The king's physician, Ctesias, reported that Mithridates survived the insect torture for 17 days. Democritus of Abdera: c. 370 BC

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mark_AntonyMark Antony - Wikipedia

    14 hours ago · Marcus Antonius (14 January 83 BC – 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, [1] was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autocratic Roman Empire . Antony was a relative and supporter of Julius Caesar, and he served as ...

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ed_MilibandEd Miliband - Wikipedia

    14 hours ago · v. t. e. Edward Samuel Miliband (born 24 December 1969) is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero since July 2024. [2] He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster North since 2005. Miliband was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition between 2010 and 2015.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CaligulaCaligula - Wikipedia

    14 hours ago · Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), better known by his nickname Caligula ( / kəˈlɪɡjʊlə / ), was Roman emperor from AD 37 until his assassination in AD 41. He was the son of the Roman general Germanicus and Augustus ' granddaughter Agrippina the Elder, members of the first ruling family of the Roman Empire.