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What Is an Injunction?

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Are There Laws on the High Seas?

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8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History

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10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

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Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69

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The World’s 5 Most Commonly Used Writing Systems

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

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Nostradamus and His Prophecies

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What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.

Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?

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