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31 August 2005

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Bassein Fort


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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (1863) by Simeon Solomon

29 August 2005

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VII, Strength, from the Minchiate deck, depicts a woman breaking a pillar


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26 August 2005

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Cherubina de Gabriak

25 August 2005

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War memorial hall commemorating the First Sino-Japanese War on Liugong Island

24 August 2005

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American toad

23 August 2005

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Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences


  • 12:42, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Distribution of language families in Uganda


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Sea fan

22 August 2005

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The Devil's Beef Tub and the monument to John Hunter


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Flag of Ireland

19 August 2005

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Poison oak causes Urushiol-induced contact dermatitis


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Khardungla Pass

18 August 2005

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A woodcut from 1636 depicting the Cotswold Games

17 August 2005

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Nuclear plant at Grafenrheinfeld

16 August 2005

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Cricket ball

15 August 2005

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Swan Bells

14 August 2005

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Andrew Ellicott

11 August 2005

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John Brown's Fort

10 August 2005

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Capitoline Museums


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Margaret Roper

9 August 2005

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Fort Yellowstone

8 August 2005

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Asclepias syriaca, aka Common Milkweed

7 August 2005

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Conopodium majus, aka Saint Anthony's nut

4 August 2005

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A fully inflated ceiling balloon before it is released


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Execution of the Comuneros of Castile, by Antonio Gisbert

2 August 2005

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1 August 2005

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Henry Purcell wrote the music for 'King Arthur'.


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