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Beyond Pi: 7 Underrated Single-Letter Variables and Constants

The field takes the turn one after the restart during the 103rd Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 26, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (auto racing, Indy 500)

Why Is the Indy 500 Held on Memorial Day Weekend?

Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics

10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

Clouds of smoke rise from fires at the World Trade Center Towers as a result of terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Photographed 9:54 am in Lower Manhattan.

Timeline of the September 11 Attacks

Periodical Cicada, Adult, Magicicada spp. Requires 17 years to complete development. Nymph splits its skin, and transforms into an adult. Feeds on sap of tree roots. Northern Illinois Brood. This brood is the largest emergence of cicadas anywhere

Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years?

illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs

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8 of the World’s Most-Remote Islands

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Patriots say they will handle video of receiver Stefon Diggs internally • May 29, 2025, 9:27 AM ET (AP)

Bears QB Caleb Williams addresses controversy from book excerpt • May 28, 2025, 6:22 PM ET (AP)

NFL owners unanimously approve player participation in Olympic flag football for 2028 • May 20, 2025, 7:01 PM ET (AP)

Cowboys will host the Chiefs on Thanksgiving Day and visit the Commanders on Christmas • May 14, 2025, 4:19 PM ET (AP)

NFL's record seven international games features back-to-back games for Vikings in Dublin and London • May 13, 2025, 2:00 PM ET (AP)

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Date	1961 - present
Headquarters	Minneapolis
Areas Of Involvement	American football
Related People	Donovan McNabb • Brett Favre • Jim Marshall • Jim Langer • Adrian Peterson • Mike Tomlin • Randy Moss • Alan Page

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ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 16: Tony Romo #9 of the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium on December 16, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. Playing against the Pittsburgh Steelers

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