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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA MARCH 21: Large crowds gather to watch the annual St Patrick's Day parade running through the CBD on March 21, 2010. The festival, marks the national day of Ireland, celebrated on March 17.

St. Patrick’s Day

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Titanic infographic. The 30th anniversary of its discovery is September 1, 2015. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.

Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours

Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

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

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs

Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.

What is Holy Week?

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Saint Kenneth

Irish abbot