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Spies Like Us: 10 Famous Names in the Espionage Game

Aspirin pills.

7 Drugs that Changed the World

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7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

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Water Fluoridation: Just the Facts

Poker game. Card game. Royal Flush in poker. Hearts suit gambling

Poker Hands Ranked

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7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

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French author Honore de Balzac; undated portrait. (Honore Balzac)

Literary Terms (Part Three) Quiz

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Onomatopoeia. A red goldfish jumps out of water and the text Splash! creates an aquatic cartoon for noise. Onomatopoeia a word that imitates a natural sound.

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