Andrew Russell Forsyth

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Unusual Counting Systems

Is Zero an Even or an Odd Number?

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The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution

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The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time

The Lost Colony of Roanoke

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Vietnam War Timeline

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Attack on Pearl Harbor Timeline

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Nikola Tesla's Weird Obsession with Pigeons

In this aerial photo, structures are damaged and destroyed October 15, 2005 in Balakot, Pakistan. It is estimated that 90% of the city of Balakot was leveled by the earthquake. The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 is believed to be 38,000 with at least 1,300 more dead in Indian Kashmir. SEE CONTENT NOTES.

6 of the World’s Deadliest Natural Disasters

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Born	June 18, 1858 • Glasgow • Scotland
Died	June 2, 1942 (aged 83) • London • England

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Arthur Koestler

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Sir Isaiah Berlin

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C. Northcote Parkinson

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Pamela Hansford Johnson

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Llewelyn Powys

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Ian Maclaren

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Robert Louis Stevenson

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Arthur Conan Doyle

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Elizabeth Mavor

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Blaise Pascal

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Arundhati Roy

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Margaret Atwood

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