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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. August 28th 1963

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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) standing on rock, side view, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

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Thanksgiving Turkey with all the sides

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

Chinese dragon sculpture or statue.

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The tomb of Saint Nicholas in the crypt of the Basilica di San Nicola, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Do the Relics of Saint Nicholas Really Emit a Holy Substance?

illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs

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In diesel engine: Price’s engine
Nichrome wire was used for this because it could easily be heated to incandescence when an electric current was passed through it. The experimental engine had a single horizontal cylinder with a bore of 43 cm (17 inches) and a stroke (maximum piston movement) of…
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