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Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs

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

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Causes of the Great Depression

Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)

6 Important Mughal Emperors

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10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish

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

The Fastest Animals on Earth

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…of his life detailed in The Yage Letters, his correspondence with Ginsberg written in 1953 but not published until 1963, and the novel Queer (1985; film 2024). Between travels he lived in London, Paris, Tangier, and New York City but in 1981 settled in Lawrence, Kansas.
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