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poem. A poet in a Heian period kimono writes Japanese poetry during the Kamo Kyokusui No En Ancient Festival at Jonan-gu shrine on April 29, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. Festival of Kyokusui-no Utage orignated in 1,182, party Heian era (794-1192).

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

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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.)

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How did Christopher Marlowe die?

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On May 30, 1593, Christopher Marlowe was killed by Ingram Frizer, in the dubious company of Nicholas Skeres and Robert Poley, at a lodging house in Deptford, outside London, where they had spent most of the day and where, it was alleged, a fight had broken out between them over the bill.