Polypodiaceae

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The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.

What If the President Is Impeached?

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What’s the Difference Between Llamas and Alpacas?

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What is Holy Week?

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What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?

Ruminant. Deer. Red deer. Cervus elaphus. Buck. Stag. Antlers.

9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals

Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

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staghorn fern rock fern Pityrogramma hare’s-foot fern Onoclea sensibilis Grammitidaceae Polypodiales Pteridaceae Dennstaedtiaceae Dryopteridaceae Blechnaceae Schizaeaceae Lomariopsidaceae Aspleniaceae Davalliaceae Woodsiaceae Thelypteridaceae

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Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous

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Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil

Do Plants Feel Pain?