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91World's Youngest Serial Killers
Mary Bell is deemed one of the world's youngest serial killers in history. Although not a serial killer by definition, many feel if she wasn't captured the killings would have continued. She had a tough start in life. Mary's mother tried to kill her...
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89Ferdinand Bauer: "the Leonardo of natural history illustration"
Ferdinand Bauer (1760-1826) was a dedicated, talented artist who left an unparalleled legacy of realistic, exquisite sketches and paintings of the natural world. Primarily rendering botanical illustrations while also capturing such winsome animals as koalas, Ferdinand devised an intricate chart of over 1000 color references which was one of the secrets to his artistry. His mastery of his craft has earned acclaim for his paintings as equivalent to the supreme artistry of Leonard da Vinci.
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87Sugar and Spice: 5 True Crime Stories of Little Girls Who Murdered
Murder headlines have become an everyday part of life but when those headlines sport the pretty young faces of girls, we're all the more shocked and captivated. Here the stories of five girls who made the headlines for their brutal crimes of murder.
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87The Hedgerows of Britain: native flora and fauna of traditional British hedgerows
The hedgerows of Britain form a distinctive part of its unique agricultural landscape. This article explores the history, the plants that form them and the animals that thrive in them.
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85Human Intestinal Flora and Fecal Transplantation
When someone is ill because they lack beneficial gut bacteria, some doctors use a fecal transplantation to supply helpful bacteria to the large intestine.
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85Beautiful flowers pictures - Beautiful Indian flowers and trees (Part 3)
Flowers have a positive influence over us.Here are some flowers from the Indian flora collection. I hope these beautiful nature pictures leave you with a sense of peace and positive vibes.
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83How to Help Protect Endangered Species
Protecting endangered species is important in maintaining biodiversity on our beautiful planet. There is a wide range of organizations, nature reserves, and zoos that work in keeping endangered animals from going extinct. As we modernize, we're...
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83Flowers and vegetation of Greece
"Stranger you have reached a famous land, Here in green foliage chants the nightingale, Here is the forest home of reveling Dionysus with nymphs that nurse him. Here, day after day, Blooms the fair narcissus, fed on dew, The flower that crowns the...
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82Asian Wildlife Part I: Asian Rainforest Wildlife
Asia, one of the biggest continents on earth’s surface stretches from the Arctic in North to Tropic in South. So the entire stretch touches the frozen zone of the north as well as the warm zone of the south. This allows Asia to boast about its...
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81JIM CORBETT: Slayer of Man-eaters (Tigers, Leopards) and Writer
THIS write-up is a tribute to the memory of the late Jim Corbett. From the year 1907 up to 1938, he tracked and killed at least 12 man-eaters which devoured more than 1,500 men, women and children. He never shoot and kill them unless they turned man-eaters or posed a threat to cattle.
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