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Buzz Aldrin. Apollo 11. Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Aldrin, photographed July 20, 1969, during the first manned mission to the Moon's surface. Reflected in Aldrin's faceplate is the Lunar Module and astronaut Neil Armstrong, who took the picture.
Exploration and Discovery
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Three Cuban pesos bill mixing between dollar bills
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Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland
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David Cameron. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom talk during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013
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Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland
The Largest Islands in the World
Portrait of Salvador Dali in front of painting "The Madonna of Port Lligat."
Famous Mustaches in History
Periodical Cicada, Adult, Magicicada spp. Requires 17 years to complete development. Nymph splits its skin, and transforms into an adult. Feeds on sap of tree roots. Northern Illinois Brood. This brood is the largest emergence of cicadas anywhere
Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years?
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The Top COVID-19 Vaccine Myths Spreading Online
Leon Trotsky
The Assassination of Leon Trotsky
American bison (Bison bison) also known as buffalo or plains buffalo on the prairie, western U.S.
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Born February 3, 1820 • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Died February 16, 1857 (aged 37) • Havana • Cuba

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Richard E. Byrd.
Richard E. Byrd
American explorer
Robert Edwin Peary.
Robert Peary
American explorer
Lincoln Ellsworth
Lincoln Ellsworth
American explorer
George Washington De Long
American explorer
Charles Francis Hall
American explorer
Ann Bancroft
American explorer
George Melville
George Wallace Melville
American explorer
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Israel Hayes
American explorer
Polar explorer Frederick Cook
Frederick Albert Cook
American physician and explorer
Henson sitting on sledge used in Robert E. Peary's expedition to the North Pole, 1909
Matthew Alexander Henson
American explorer
Sir Ranulph Fiennes
British adventurer and writer
Robert Swan
Robert Swan
British explorer
Ernest Shackleton
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish explorer
Roald Amundsen
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer
Robert Falcon Scott
Robert Falcon Scott
English officer and explorer
Mikkelsen, Ejnar
Ejnar Mikkelsen
Danish explorer and author
Erik the Red
Erik the Red
Norwegian explorer
Karl Weyprecht
polar explorer
Umberto Nobile
Umberto Nobile
Italian explorer
Otto Yulyevich Shmidt
Soviet scientist and explorer

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