Strait of Canso

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Strait of Canso

causeway linking Cape Breton Island with the mainland

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Aspirin pills.

7 Drugs that Changed the World

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7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Ethel Rosenberg arrested in August 1950. Photograph dated Aug. 8, 1950. American civilians executed for espionage. Spies, communists, Julius Rosenberg

Spies Like Us: 10 Famous Names in the Espionage Game

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Periodical Cicada, Adult, Magicicada spp. Requires 17 years to complete development. Nymph splits its skin, and transforms into an adult. Feeds on sap of tree roots. Northern Illinois Brood. This brood is the largest emergence of cicadas anywhere

Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years?

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Water Fluoridation: Just the Facts

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English Channel Bosporus Dardanelles Bering Strait Strait of Hormuz Strait of Gibraltar Strait of Magellan Strait of Malacca Drake Passage Kattegat

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water glass on white background. (drink; clear; clean water; liquid)

Water and its Varying Forms