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Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.

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illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

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Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

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

Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

Formica

ant genus

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types of ants

In ant: Food
…including those of the genus Formica, often eat the eggs and larvae of other ants or those of their own species in other nests. Sahara desert ants (genus Cataglyphis) scavenge for dead insects on the scorching sand and salt-pan terrain of the Sahara; they can tolerate surface temperatures of 60…
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