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A sample of pyromorphite, hexagonal lead chloride phosphate, from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, U.S.

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Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution

The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution

Hindu Holi Festival celebrations with colored water, powder and colorful flower petals thrown over celebrants at a Hindu temple in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India on March 24, 2021.

Holi: Festival of Colors

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

Panoramic view at sunrise of moai, Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile

6 Lost Civilizations

Close up of periodic table, focus on nickel, copper, zinc, palladium, silver, cadmium

When Was the Periodic Table Invented?

World map. Continents. Oceans. Mendel thumb ok

Just How Many Oceans Are There?

Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.

U.S. Death Toll During Major Events

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A sample of pyromorphite, hexagonal lead chloride phosphate, from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, U.S.

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