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How Do Face Masks Control the Spread of Disease?

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8 Zoonotic Diseases

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What Are the Symptoms of a Stroke?

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What Was Life Like Before We Knew About Germs?

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German machine gunners occupy a trench during World War I.

Weapons of World War I

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10 Failed Doomsday Predictions

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

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What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

President Richard M. Nixon smiles and gives the victory sign as he boards the White House helicopter after his resignation on August 9, 1974 in Washington, D.C.

Timeline of the 1970s

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Nostradamus and His Prophecies

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