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NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.

10 Great Sports Rivalries

Candles Burning On Table In Church

What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

Statue of Nostradamus

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

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Syria's Kurds call for a democratic state that protects their ethnic rights • Apr. 26, 2025, 2:16 PM ET (AP)

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Damascus Aleppo Al-Raqqah Palmyra Dayr al-Zawr Homs Latakia Hama Idlib Ṭarṭūs

Quiz

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