What was the Code of Hammurabi?

The oldest legal code, the Code of Hammurabi was developed circa 1950 B.C. during the reign of Babylonian leader Hammurabi.

It is now known for its emphasis on the law of retaliation (an eye for an eye).

On what Damon Runyon story is Guys and Dolls based? The 1950 Broadway musical Guys and Dolls by Frank Loesser was inspired by the 1933 short story "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown." It chronicles the courtship and marriage of gambler Sky Masterson…
How long is a fortnight? A fortnight is fourteen days.
Where did the actor Stepin Fetchit get his name? Born Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry in 1902, the black actor Stepin Fetchit got his stage name from a racehorse on which he bet and won a large sum of money. The name…
What are the different forms of marriage called? There are four: monogamy, polygyny, polyandry, and group marriage. Monogamy is one wife, one husband. Polygyny is one husband, several wives. Polyandry is one wife, several husbands. Group marriage is several wives, several…
What movie was advertised with the slogan “Garbo Talks”? Anna Christie (1930), Greta Garbo's first sound film was advertised with the slogan "Garbo Talks".
Who was the first American-born child of English settlers? Virginia Dare, born in 1587 to English settlers of the "lost colony" of Roanoke Island. The entire colony disappeared; Dare's death date is unknown.