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A beautiful barbie with a long white hair. Stylish doll.

6 Interesting Facts About Barbie

magic 8 ball

Where Did the Idea for the Magic 8 Ball Come From?

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History of Technology Timeline

Binary Computer Code, Binary Code, Internet, Technology, Password, Data

How Does Wi-Fi Work?

Discover

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

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

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

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

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

Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs

Two chicks near an egg with a white background (poultry, chick, chickens, birds).

What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

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Lego Black Market Fetches Big Prices and Fuels Brazen Thefts • Apr. 15, 2025, 5:17 AM ET (New York Times)

Lego opens a toy factory in Vietnam it plans to run entirely on clean energy • Apr. 9, 2025, 9:37 PM ET (AP)

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Knudstorp, Jørgen Vig

Jørgen Vig Knudstorp

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