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7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants

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Who Invented the Internet?

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9 Memorials and Monuments in the United States

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

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7 Drugs that Changed the World

Portrait of a mountain gorilla at a short distance. gorilla close up portrait.The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)

Falling Stars: 10 of the Most Famous Endangered Species

Cathedrale St.Jean in Lyon, France has a 14th-century astronomical clock that shows religious feast days till the year 2019; Perpetual Calendar

Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar

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