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Shoebill. A Shoebill Stork (Balaeniceps rex), aka 'Whalehead' standing in shallow marsh. Resides in tropical East Africa. A very large bird related to the storks. It derives its name from its massive shoe-shaped bill.

Funky Feathers: 10 Bizarre Birds

Black widow spider

9 of the World’s Deadliest Spiders

pg 229Nazi parade features a banner proclaiming, "Death to Marxism."The possibility of a peaceful Germany after World War I was precluded entirely by the terms of the Versailles Treaty and theintransigent hostility of France and England. Stripped of indu

Were the Nazis Socialists?

Panoramic view of moai, Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile

8 of the World’s Most-Remote Islands

The Lost Colony of Roanoke, North Carolina, where 115 people mysteriously disappeared c. 1590. John White discovers the word Croatoan carved onto a tree upon his return to the deserted Roanoke Colony in 1590

The Lost Colony of Roanoke

A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England

Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

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neurofibromatosis type 2 neurofibromatosis type 1 lesion human genetic disease tumour familial disease cystic fibrosis sickle cell anemia thalassemia inborn error of metabolism phenylketonuria albinism hemoglobinopathy neuralgia neuritis osteogenesis imperfecta

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Francis Collins

Francis Collins

American geneticist

Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen

German pathologist

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A Visit with the Word Doctor: Medical Vocabulary Quiz

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Diseases, Disorders, and More: A Medical Quiz