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10 Great Sports Rivalries

After a perfect launch, spectators try to catch a last glimpse of Space Shuttle Columbia, barely visible at the top end of the twisted column of smoke.

7 Accidents and Disasters in Spaceflight History

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

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A Timeline of the World in 8 Maps

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9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals

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New Seven Wonders of the World

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Edmond Hoyle

British writer

Henry Jones

English whist player