Dilmun

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Which Waters Do You Pass Through When You “Sail the Seven Seas”?

Discover

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Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours

New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

Where Is “Old Zealand”?

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

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

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

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

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

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

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Ottoman Empire Sumer Assyria Mauryan empire Phoenicia Canaan Babylonia Seleucid empire Manchuria Akkad

Bahrain

ancient Middle East

ancient Middle East

historical region, Asia

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Tomb of Mohammed Bin Ali, Salalah, Oman.

A View of the Middle East