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What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) standing on rock, side view, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

The Fastest Animals on Earth

illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs

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6 Wars of Independence

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The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

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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

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Emanuel Shinwell, Baron Shinwell of Easington

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