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Utrecht Utrecht, Netherlands Dom Tower overlooking the Oudegracht (Old Canal), Utrecht, The Netherlands. Oudegracht
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Boat travels down a canal in Amersterdam, The Netherlands
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Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
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Map of the Netherlands
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Nelson Mandela, undated photo.
15 Nelson Mandela Quotes
Salem Witch Trials. Photogravure after the painting by Walter McEwen titled - The Witches - circa 1890s.
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Lake Mead (the impounded Colorado River) at the Hoover Dam. The light-coloured band of rock above the shoreline shows the decrease in water level in the first few years of the 21st century.
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Estimated battle casualties, Normandy invasion, World War II. WWII, D-Day
Estimated Battle Casualties During the Normandy Invasion and Campaign to Liberate Paris (June–August 1944)

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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
Guess the City by Its River Quiz