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Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
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Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
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Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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