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9 of the World’s Deadliest Spiders

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Which Waters Do You Pass Through When You “Sail the Seven Seas”?

Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

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America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)

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The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time

Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)

6 Important Mughal Emperors

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Key People

Karl Karlovich Klaus

Russian chemist

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Facts You Should Know: The Periodic Table Quiz