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Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro
Why Is Christmas in December?
Happy, smiling, flying pig
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Cleopatra hieroglyphic carving the Ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Wall of the Temple of Horus at Edfu, Egypt.
What Did Cleopatra Look Like?
Black widow spider
9 of the World’s Deadliest Spiders
Mount Everest (Mt. Everest, mountains, Himalayas).
Is Mount Everest Really the Tallest Mountain in the World?
King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
Christmas tree, holiday, pine
How Did the Tradition of Christmas Trees Start?

Elizabeth Vrba

American paleontologist

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human evolution

  • Quaternary paleogeography
    In Quaternary: Hominin evolution

    American paleontologist Elisabeth Vrba and other scientists have suggested that climate changes 2.5 million years ago accelerated the evolution of hominins (members of the human lineage), giving rise to our genus, Homo. The details of this process, and the exact pathways of ancestors and descendants, are highly…

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