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10 Great Sports Rivalries

Lake Mead (the impounded Colorado River) at the Hoover Dam. The light-coloured band of rock above the shoreline shows the decrease in water level in the first few years of the 21st century.

6 Lakes That Are Drying Up

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Estimated Battle Casualties During the Normandy Invasion and Campaign to Liberate Paris (June–August 1944)

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7 Puzzling Plane Disappearances

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Major Mass Extinctions

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11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

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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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Calling a colleague ‘weirdo’ could be discrimination • June 10, 2025, 12:59 AM ET (The Telegraph)

'Discrimination' concerns over Stormont constituency jobs • June 9, 2025, 4:32 AM ET (BBC)

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John A. List

American economist