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Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

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

Is Mount Everest Really the Tallest Mountain in the World?

Black widow spider

9 of the World’s Deadliest Spiders

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Cleopatra hieroglyphic carving the Ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Wall of the Temple of Horus at Edfu, Egypt.

What Did Cleopatra Look Like?

Happy, smiling, flying pig

7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From

Christmas tree, holiday, pine

How Did the Tradition of Christmas Trees Start?

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consumption and the business cycle

In consumption: Consumption and the business cycle
Services include a broad range of items including telephone and utility service, legal and financial services, and travel and lodging services. Nondurable goods include food and other immediately perishable items (sometimes called “strictly nondurable goods”) as well as some items that can be expected to…
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postindustrial society

In postindustrial society
>service-based economy, a transition that is also connected with subsequent societal restructuring. Postindustrialization is the next evolutionary step from an industrialized society and is most evident in countries and regions that were among the first to experience the Industrial Revolution, such as the United States,…
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