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  • ...that the Qur'an is the only book that has been completely memorized by Muslims (hafiz) all around the world for nearly 14 centuries?
  • ...that in Shinto, the family is seen as the main mechanism by which traditions are preserved? Their main celebrations relate to birth and marriage.

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Ayyavazhi

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  • ...that the Akilam is the longest Ballad form of literary work in the world?
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Baháʼí Faith

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Bible

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  • ...that the word, Christian, only appears three times in the Bible?
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Buddhism

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Christianity

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Confucianism

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  • ...that one key Confucian concept is that in order to govern others one must first govern oneself?

Hinduism

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  • ...that Krishna (pictured) literally means "black" or "dark one" in Sanskrit?
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Islam

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  • ...that estimates of Muslim population today range between 1.2 billion and 1.5 billion people and just 18% of them live in Arab countries?
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  • ...that the Qur'an is the only book that has been completely memorized by Muslims (hafiz) all around the world for nearly 14 centuries?
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  • ...that the Qur'an is believed by Muslims and traditional Islamic scholars to have remained unchanged since its revelation?
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  • ...that Islam is the fastest growing religion worldwide?

Jainism

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  • ...that Jain philosophy is a codification of eternal universal truths which at times lapse among humanity, but later reappear through the teachings of human beings who have gained enlightenment or omniscience?

Judaism

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  • ...that according to the Torah, Moses lived to be 120 years old?

Latter-day Saints

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  • ...that the Book of Mormon is claimed to be another Testament of Jesus Christ?
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Mythology

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  • ...that the Ugaritic Yam is in many ways the mythic predecessor to the Abrahamic Satan?
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Occult

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Shinto

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  • ...that in Shinto, the family is seen as the main mechanism by which traditions are preserved? Their main celebrations relate to birth and marriage.

Sikhism

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Spirituality

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  • ...that cosmology is the study of the universe in its totality and by extension humanity's place in it?

Taiosm

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Wicca

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  • ...that Wicca was previously an Old English word (pronounced: 'witcha'), meaning a male witch or wizard and 'wicce' was a female witch?
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  • ...that Zoroastrianism is the oldest of the revealed religions, and was the state religion of three great Iranian empires?

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