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Le Duc Tho of Vietnam was the first Asian awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 (jointly with Henry Kissinger), though he declined the award.
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The Academy Awards were first presented in 1929, recognizing films from 1927 and 1928. It is the oldest entertainment awards ceremony.
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The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is given every three years to projects that set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning practices, and historic preservation.
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The International Labour Organization (ILO) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1969 on its 50th anniversary for its pursuit of social justice.
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The Nobel Prize in Economics (correct answer) was not in Alfred Nobel's will. Among the provided options, 'Economics' is substituted to make the question solvable.
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Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer and former judge who founded the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003.
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Leo Tolstoy, despite being one of the greatest authors (War and Peace), never won the Nobel Prize, a subject of much controversy in the prize's history.
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The European Union (EU) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012 for having contributed for over six decades to the advancement of peace and reconciliation in Europe.
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Rabindranath Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his collection of poems titled 'Gitanjali'.