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Tilled farmland. (farming, dirt, soil conservation)
Could We Lose All the Soil on Earth?
Rows of tassled corn in a Nebraska field. (agriculture)
Pro and Con: GMOs
Feed corn ready for harvest after drying in the field, Kings Hill County, Virginia. Agriculture food grain cereal corncob
18 Food Crops Developed in the Americas
Beet. Beta vulgaris. Sugar beet. Two rows of harvested beets.
18 Questions About Farming Answered
Ripe red tomatoes (Solanum) and green tomato on plant. Fruit vegetable tomato
Is a Tomato a Fruit or a Vegetable?
Discover
Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.
What Is the Emoluments Clause?
Dancers at a Cinco de Mayo festival at the Mission District, San Francisco, California. (Photo dated 2019.) holidays
Is Cinco de Mayo Mexico's Independence Day?
King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
Berries and leaves of the bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) plant. Poisonous plant
7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants
Big beaver gnawing on limb at river's edge
6 Animal Species that Mate for Life
Aurochs. Bos primigenius. Skeleton. Extinct animal. Skeleton of an Aurochs, an extinct wild ox.
6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction
Internet http://www blue screen. Hompepage blog 2009, history and society, media news television, crowd opinion protest, In the News 2009, breaking news
Who Invented the Internet?

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Born 1753 • Maryland
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