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7 Drugs that Changed the World

Photo of the antacid Tums

How Do Antacids Work?

People wearing surgical masks (also called face mask or medical masks or safety masks) walk through the city center of Milan, Italy on Feb. 23, 2020. Coronavirus disease COVID-19 pandemic

How Do Face Masks Control the Spread of Disease?

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History of Technology Timeline

false viper. Viper. Snake. Giant False Viper (Xenodon severus) in the Peruvian Amazon (aka Giant False Fer-de-Lance or Amazon False Fer-de-lance)

7 Bizarre Spa Treatments

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A mug shot taken by the regional Colombia control agency in Medellin

Pablo Escobar: 8 Interesting Facts About the King of Cocaine

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

New Seven Wonders of the World

Franklin D. Roosevelt, who formulated the Four Freedoms.

7 Alphabet Soup Agencies that Stuck Around

Close up of periodic table, focus on nickel, copper, zinc, palladium, silver, cadmium

When Was the Periodic Table Invented?

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

World map. Continents. Oceans. Mendel thumb ok

Just How Many Oceans Are There?

Calendar marking march 15th

22 Questions About Time and Timekeeping Answered

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