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A ball swishes through the net at a basketball game in a professional arena.

Why Are Basketball Hoops 10 Feet High?

Nero (Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) (ad 50-54) the fifth Roman emperor (ad 54-68), stepson and heir of the emperor Claudius.

Did Nero Really Fiddle as Rome Burned?

Alpaca and Llama side by side

What’s the Difference Between Llamas and Alpacas?

Gills of three old specimens of webcap fungus (Cortinarius) in Gloucestershire, South West England. toxic, fungi, poisonous mushroom

7 of the World’s Most Poisonous Mushrooms

illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs

The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. (Civil War, Pennsylvania)

9 Worst Generals in History

Comparison of a hare and a rabbit. (Left-hare) black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus); (right-rabbit) desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)

What’s the Difference Between Rabbits and Hares?

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