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Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Scandinavia

The Arctic’s Seed-Filled Doomsday Fortress

Rows of tassled corn in a Nebraska field. (agriculture)

Pro and Con: GMOs

Beet. Beta vulgaris. Sugar beet. Two rows of harvested beets.

18 Questions About Farming Answered

Feed corn ready for harvest after drying in the field, Kings Hill County, Virginia. Agriculture food grain cereal corncob

18 Food Crops Developed in the Americas

Tilled farmland. (farming, dirt, soil conservation)

Could We Lose All the Soil on Earth?

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

New Seven Wonders of the World

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

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

All Saints Day. All Souls Day. Candles in cemetery in Poland on All Saints Day, November 1. All Souls Day, November 2. Christian church, All Hallows, Solemnity of All Saints, Feast of All Saints, purgatory, Roman Catholic church

7 Unique Burial Rituals Across the World

July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics

10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

Statue of Nostradamus

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

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straw cultivated row crop sod-forming crop close-growing grain crop origins of agriculture plant flower grape cereal vegetable houseplant forestry gardening horticulture plant breeding irrigation arboriculture propagation growing season drainage

Key People

Elvin Charles Stakman

American plant pathologist

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Beet. Beta vulgaris. Sugar beet. Two rows of harvested beets.

18 Questions About Farming Answered