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This whole continent is considered a polar desert |
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Worth a lot more today, this tall building, seen here, was completed in the '30s for about $25 million dollars |
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Romantic, yes, but Romeo & this young bride are not -- we repeat not -- good role models for kids |
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"Baa, baa, black sheep..." |
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National UNICEF Day & National Magic Day are observed on this date, the same as Halloween |
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This vast country is about 1,000 miles northwest of New Zealand |
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These plants found near Tucson, Arizona may be 50 feet tall, weigh 8 tons & be over 100 years old |
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The "Hope"ful, priceless object, seen here, is this type of gem |
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Hard to imagine, but in Shakespeare's time, this queen of Egypt, like other female roles, was played by a boy |
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"Rock-a-bye baby, on the tree top..." |
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12-year-old George Abraham Thampy won this contest in 2000; his final word was "demarche" |
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This country with a direction in its name changed direction in the '90s by ending its apartheid policy |
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About 3,000 miles wide, its name is from the Arabic for "desert" |
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You'll have to pay in francs to purchase the arc seen here in this European capital city |
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Calista Flockhart, TV's Ally McBeal, graced the 1999 movie version of "A Midsummer Night's" one of these |
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"Jack and Jill went up the hill..." |
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Held each August in Akron, Ohio, it's been called "The Greatest Amateur Youth Racing Event in the World" |
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In the 1800s Argentinean cowboys called this inspired the works of many writers & artists |
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In order to retain as much water as possible, the desert's kangaroo rat lacks these glands |
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Even if you could purchase this object, seen here, how would you get it home? |
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For sure! This "Clueless" star played the princess in the 2000 film version of "Love's Labour's Lost" |
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"This old man, he played one..." |
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Its northernmost mainland point lies on the Jutland Peninsula at its border with Denmark |
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In the Northern Hemisphere you'll find the largest chain of deserts along the line named the Tropic of this |
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This $1.5 billion dollar telescope, seen here, has opened our Earth-bound eyes to undreamed-of splendors |
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By the end of this Scottish play, the title character has been "kilt" |
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"Hickory, dickory, dock..." |
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The symbols on this country's coat of arms represent Aragon, Castile & other historic kingdoms |
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