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Which Religion Is the Oldest?

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Flags of the countries of the world (flagpoles).

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Statue of Nostradamus

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

Agnes with a lamb near her feet. St. Agnes (Saint Agnes) design drawing for stained glass window by J&R Lamb Studios, ink, mount size 10.5 x 14.5 in.

Roman Catholic Saints

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Elman Rogers Service

American anthropologist

Carolus Linnaeus

Carolus Linnaeus

Swedish botanist

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Pedanius Dioscorides

Greek physician

Adanson, Michel

Michel Adanson

French botanist

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Johann Bayer

German astronomer