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This woman, who would have celebrated her 100th birthday this year, dedicated her life to the poor of India, earning the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts.
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This genre of theatrical dance was pioneered by legends such as Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and Merce Cunningham.
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From the palaces of Bronze Age Crete to the audacious designs of Gehry and Calatrava, this style of design has influenced buildings around the world.

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This vast region of alpine tundra and taiga in south-central Alaska, U.S., is home to a variety of plants and wildlife, including more than 150 species of birds.
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Once the vivid focal point of the Cold War, this capital and chief urban centre of Germany is today famous for its many excellent museums and its architecture.
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This country in northwestern Africa forms a geographic and cultural bridge between the North African Maghrib, a region bordering the Mediterranean Sea, and the westernmost portion of Sub-Saharan Africa.

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These fish-eating eagles, the best known of which is the bald eagle, the national bird of the United States, live along rivers, big lakes, and tidewaters throughout the world except South America.
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Located in the constellation Pegasus, this star, estimated to be 60 million years old, was the first to have its extrasolar planetary system seen directly in an astronomical image.
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