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Last pic of Vladimir Lenin before he died, 1923

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Before forming Steely Dan, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker attended Bard College in the late ’60s, and Chevy Chase was a drummer in one of their early bands, The Leather Canary.

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Mt. Thor in Auyuittuq National Park, on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada features Earth’s greatest vertical drop of 1,200 m (4,100 ft)

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The 3,000 men who helped build the Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City pose for a photo near the end of the constructional work, Aug 19, 1964.

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The 3,000 men who helped build the Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City pose for a photo near the...

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Antarctica as it would be seen if the ice were removed

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Antarctica as it would be seen if the ice were removed

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Ravens are also called “wolf birds”

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Ravens are also called "wolf birds"

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A female platypus produces milk but does not have any nipples. She sweats the milk out, in order to feed her young.

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Source: https://www.futurity.org/platypus-genome-mapping-monotremes-2497502-2/ Image: https://museumsvictoria.com.au/article/the-platypus-a-unique-and-vulnerable-australian/

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28th April is known in Britain as Ed Balls Day, commemorating the day when prominent politican and Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls, tried to search for an article about himself and accidentally tweeted his name instead

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28th April is known in Britain as Ed Balls Day, commemorating the day when prominent politican and Shadow Chancellor, Ed...

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A Man Who Escaped 20th Century Slave Trade

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In 1907, a British sailor is seen unshackling an enslaved man who had been chained for three years. The photo...

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Amazing 44 lb piece of gold found in 1992 in Sierra foothills, see comments for info.

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Amazing 44 lb piece of gold found in 1992 in Sierra foothills, see comments for info.

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Paul Alexander, “The Man In The Iron Lung”, has passed away. He lived over 70 years inside an iron lung.

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Paul Alexander, "The Man In The Iron Lung", has passed away. He lived over 70 years inside an iron lung.

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In 1996 Ukraine handed over nuclear weapons to Russia “in exchange for a guarantee never to be threatened or invaded”

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