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Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.

10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.

What is Holy Week?

Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

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

Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

Jan Blankers

Dutch athlete and coach

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marriage to Fanny Blankers-Koen

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…coach, former Olympic triple jumper Jan Blankers, in 1940. In 1942 and 1943 she set world records in the 80-meter hurdles (11.0 sec), high jump (1.71 meters [5.61 feet]), and long jump (6.25 meters [20.51 feet]).
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