atmospheric turbulence

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Jupiter's Great Red Spot

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Why Are Some Time Zones 30 Minutes Off Instead of an Hour?

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

Salem Witch Trials. Photogravure after the painting by Walter McEwen titled - The Witches - circa 1890s.

How Rye Bread May Have Caused the Salem Witch Trials

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6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

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10 Great Sports Rivalries

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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Is Cinco de Mayo Mexico's Independence Day?

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Facts You Should Know: Weather Quiz

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Weather Words Vocabulary Quiz

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Winter Weather Words Quiz