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Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.

10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish

earthquake. Heavily damaged school in the town of Yingxiu after a major earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.

The 6 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950

In this aerial photo, structures are damaged and destroyed October 15, 2005 in Balakot, Pakistan. It is estimated that 90% of the city of Balakot was leveled by the earthquake. The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 is believed to be 38,000 with at least 1,300 more dead in Indian Kashmir. SEE CONTENT NOTES.

6 of the World’s Deadliest Natural Disasters

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

Parsons Weems' Fable, oil on canvas by Grant Wood, 1939; in the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Catalog entry: The historian Mason Locke Weems, commonly known by his clerical title, Parson Weems, pulls back a curtain to point at 6-year-old George Washington. Bearing an adult head and holding an axe, George gazes blankly up at his father, Augustine, who questions his son while holding a partially cut cherry tree. All of this takes place in front of a 20th-century brick building, which Wood modeled after his own home in Iowa. The scene illustrates the fable of Washington and the cherry tree, which Weems invented in 1806 for the first president's biography. Wood playfully suggests the artifice of the tale here, presenting the story in the manner of a costumed stage play rather than a real event. Amid the action, two Black figures pick cherries in the background, a reference to Washington' slaveholding past and a reminder of of what often gets left out in historical mythmaking.

Did George Washington Really Say, “I Can’t Tell a Lie”?

Binary Computer Code, Binary Code, Internet, Technology, Password, Data

How Does Wi-Fi Work?

Young man skeet shooting with airborne shell

6 Unusual Olympic Sports

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Last Updated: Feb 16, 2025 • Article History

Key People:: Stephanus Jacobus du Toit; Jan Hofmeyr

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White South Africans gather in support of Trump and his claims that they are victims of racism • Feb. 16, 2025, 3:42 AM ET (AP)

The South African land law that prompted a Trump executive order is being challenged in court • Feb. 10, 2025, 12:53 PM ET (AP)

Trump says some white South Africans are oppressed, could be resettled in the US. They say no thanks • Feb. 8, 2025, 1:00 PM ET (AP)

Why is Trump punishing South Africa and who are the Afrikaners he wants to give refugee status to? • Feb. 8, 2025, 6:01 AM ET (AP)

Trump orders freeze of aid to South Africa, citing country's land expropriation law • Feb. 7, 2025, 5:25 PM ET (AP)

Afrikaner, a South African of European descent whose native language is Afrikaans. They are descendants of the Boers. See Boer.