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"... Like all hyraxes, it is a medium-sized terrestrial mammal between 4 kg (9 lb) and 5 kg (11 lb) in mass, with short ears and tail. The rock hyrax is found across Africa and the Middle East, at elevations up to ." Appears in "Rock hyrax": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_hyrax

Authored by Beard, Frank, 1842-1905, artist Restored by Bammesk. Original image and metadata can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Another_voice_for_Cleveland_-_F.B._LCCN95522869_-_restoration2.jpg

"... The election was narrowly won by Cleveland, who won 219 Electoral College votes to Blaine's 182, ending a run of six consecutive Republican victories." Appears in "1884 United States presidential election": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1884_United_States_presidential_election

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"... The building of the church fulfilled a vow Victor Amadeus had made during the Battle of Turin, after defeating the besieging French army in the War of the Spanish Succession." Appears in "Basilica of Superga": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Superga

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"... The sexes are quite similar although males are usually bigger, while the female has a broader yellow stripe on the crest and develops a red eye when mature." Appears in "Pink cockatoo": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_cockatoo

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Appears in "Renate Reinsve": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renate_Reinsve

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"... Its spores are white-yellow, elliptical and bumpy. An edible fungus, it is considered a delicacy in Russia and some other countries of Eastern Europe, often pickled in salt." Appears in "Lactarius resimus": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactarius_resimus

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Appears in "White-lipped tree frog": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-lipped_tree_frog

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"... Its blue-green glow is the result of organic molecules and water released by the comet fluorescing under the harsh UV and optical light of the sun as it passes through space." Appears in "C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2014_Q2_(Lovejoy)

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"... In 1922, he became the pretender to the former thrones, head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and sovereign of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece, upon the death of his father." Appears in "Otto von Habsburg": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Habsburg

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Appears in "Grey-headed honeyeater": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-headed_honeyeater

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"... The drought came in three waves, 1934, 1936, and 1939–1940, but some regions of the high plains experienced drought conditions for as many as eight years." Appears in "Dust Bowl": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_Bowl

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"... The council was intended as a synod focused on implementing the Cluniac reforms, enacting decrees and settling local and regional issues." Appears in "Council of Clermont": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Clermont

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"... It lives in savannas, swamps and floodplains, as well as mopane grasslands, and the forests of the major mountains of Africa." Appears in "African buffalo": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_buffalo

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"... The palace was reconstructed between 1712 and 1721, and acquired its present rococo character in 1752–65." Appears in "Czapski Palace": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czapski_Palace

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"... The two-seater T-33s were used in the United States Air Force as an advanced trainer, and they have also been used for such tasks as drone director and target towing." Appears in "Lockheed T-33": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_T-33