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Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) photographed in the Midwest in 2017. endangered species insect pollination

Incredible Facts About Bees

Wasp and bee, insect

What’s the Difference Between a Bee and a Wasp?

Blue banded bee (Amegilla) flying near a flower, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. (insects, bees)

8 Buzzworthy Types of Bees

Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) photographed in the Midwest in 2017. endangered species insect pollination

What Would Happen If All the Bees Died?

Honeybee's landing moment. Honeybee, wings still in motion, lands on a white flower. Bees, pollination

Why Do Bees Buzz?

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A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England

Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

Watergate scandal. Richard M. Nixon. President Nixon gives a press conference and talks to the press, March 12, 1971.

9 American Political Scandals

Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.

Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?

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

Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

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Green tree python snake (Chondropython viridis) in a rainforest.

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