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Skeleton fossil record of ancient reptiles in stone.

Do Fossil Fuels Really Come from Fossils?

Workers pressure cleaning rocks coated in oil from the Exxon Valdez oil spill, March 1990. In the intertidal zone, Prince William Sound, Alaska. pollution disaster

9 of the Biggest Oil Spills in History

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Why Are Roads Made of Asphalt?

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Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

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

illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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Skeleton fossil record of ancient reptiles in stone.

Do Fossil Fuels Really Come from Fossils?