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Mount Everest (Mt. Everest, mountains, Himalayas).
Is Mount Everest Really the Tallest Mountain in the World?
The view of Mount Everest from Tibet. Mountain on the crest of the Great Himalayas of southern Asia that lies on the border between Nepal and the Tibet.
Cheating Death on Everest
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Exploring 7 of Earth’s Great Mountain Ranges
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Who Invented the Internet?
Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.
7 Deadliest Weapons in History
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7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From
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Water Fluoridation: Just the Facts

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Also Known As Robert Edwin Hall
Born January 14, 1961 • Christchurch • New Zealand
Died May 11, 1996 (aged 35) • Mount Everest • Nepal

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