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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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How the CCP is Closing China
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Patterns in Humanity
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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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.
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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