Titan (moon)

Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest natural satellite in the Solar System. Discovered in 1655 by ...
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Yukon Quest

The Yukon Quest is a 1,000-mile International Sled Dog Race run every February between Fairbanks, Alaska, and Whitehorse, Yukon. The ...
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Norman conquest of England

The Norman conquest of England was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of Normans, ...
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Steamtown, U.S.A.

Steamtown was a steam locomotive museum that ran excursions out of North Walpole, New Hampshire, and Bellows Falls, Vermont, from ...
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Pedro I of Brazil

Dom Pedro I was the founder and first ruler of the Empire of Brazil. As King Dom Pedro IV, he reigned briefly ...
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1956 Winter Olympics

The 1956 Winter Olympics were held in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Thirty-two nations competed ...
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Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid

Muhammad ibn Tughj was an Abbasid commander and governor. He became the autonomous ruler of Egypt and parts of Syria ...
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Galaxy

What is a Galaxy? A galaxy is like a cosmic city, teeming with billions of stars, each with its own ...
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The Slave Community

The Slave Community: Plantation Life in the Antebellum South is a book written by American historian John W. Blassingame. It ...
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Atom

Every atom is composed of a nucleus and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus. The number of protons ...
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