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How Does the U.S. Government Define the Difference Between a Protest and a Riot?

Statue of Nostradamus

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

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Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide?

Artist interpretation of space asteroids impacting earth and moon. Meteoroids, meteor impact, end of the world, danger, destruction, dinosaur extinct, Judgement Day, Doomsday Predictions, comet

Major Mass Extinctions

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10 Great Sports Rivalries

Nelson Mandela, undated photo.

15 Nelson Mandela Quotes

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Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

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fault in a sandstone deposit

Fault types in tectonic earthquakes

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J. Tuzo Wilson

Canadian geologist

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Cross section of Earth showing the core, mantle, and crust

The Solid Earth Quiz