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Christmas tree, holiday, pine

How Did the Tradition of Christmas Trees Start?

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

9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals

Mount Everest (Mt. Everest, mountains, Himalayas).

Is Mount Everest Really the Tallest Mountain in the World?

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?

NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.

10 Great Sports Rivalries

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro

Why Is Christmas in December?

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Key People

Edward Murray East

American scientist

Frederick Gowland Hopkins

Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins

British biochemist

William Prout

British chemist

Mendel, Lafayette Benedict

Lafayette Benedict Mendel

American biochemist