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Figure 2: Stages in the formation of a complex impact crater.

Figure 1: A schematic representation of the biogeochemical cycle of carbon.

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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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6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

Statue of Nostradamus

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

Paul Revere. "The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.," engraved by Paul Revere. Boston Massacre.

There’s a Riot Goin’ On: Riots in U.S. History (Part One)

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10 Great Sports Rivalries

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Are the Middle East and the Near East the Same Thing?

Normandy Invasion: Omaha Beach. World War II. D-Day. Infographic. SPOTLIGHT VERSION

Facts and Figures About the Landings on Omaha Beach During the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944

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Figure 2: Stages in the formation of a complex impact crater.

Figure 1: A schematic representation of the biogeochemical cycle of carbon.

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epeirogeny orogeny fold How Are Mountains Formed?Nevadan orogeny Laramide orogeny Taconic orogeny Acadian orogeny Hudsonian orogeny Alleghenian orogeny continental drift subsidence fault isostasy