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History of Technology Timeline

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26 Historic Buildings to Visit the Next Time You’re in Paris

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5 of the World’s Most Devastating Financial Crises

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The Perils of Industry: 10 Notable Accidents and Catastrophes

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The 6 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950

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What’s Inside the Pyramid at Chichén Itzá?

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Is Australia an Island?

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The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time

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Prouvé, Jean: prefabricated gas station

Jean Prouvé

French engineer

González, Julio: Head of Montserrat Screaming

Julio González

Spanish sculptor

Place des Abbesses metro station, Paris

Hector Guimard

French architect

Joseph Jenks

British-American inventor