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What's the Difference Between Tempo and Rhythm?
Studio on air sign. Radio transmitting broadcast Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, media news television
7 One-Hit Wonders That Kept Us Wondering
Woman Playing a Theorbo to Two Men, oil on canvas by Gerard Terborch, 1667-1668. (Baroque Art)
What’s That Sound?: 8 Intriguing Early Musical Instruments
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Causes of the Great Depression
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
New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.
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Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)
Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture
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Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England
7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals
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

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Also Known As Laura Nigro
Born October 18, 1947 • New York City • New York
Died April 8, 1997 (aged 49) • Danbury • Connecticut
Awards And Honors Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (2012)
Notable Works “And When I Die” • “Eli’s Coming” • “Stoned Soul Picnic” • “Stoney End” • “Wedding Bell Blues”

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