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10 Great Sports Rivalries

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Major Mass Extinctions

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Is Cinco de Mayo Mexico's Independence Day?

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

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6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

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7 Puzzling Plane Disappearances

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Facts and Figures About the Landings on Omaha Beach During the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944

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Playford, engraving by F.H. von Houe, 1680

John Playford

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