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World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

World map. Continents. Oceans. Mendel thumb ok

Just How Many Oceans Are There?

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

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

When Was the Periodic Table Invented?

Camel at Khor Rori, Oman; mammal.

Do Camels Store Water in Their Humps?

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

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Figure Out the Acronyms ASAP Vocabulary Quiz