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Great white shark
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Great white shark

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The great white shark, also known as the white shark, white pointer, or simply great white, is the largest living macropredatory shark and fish. It is a mackerel shark and closely related to the mako sharks, the porbeagle, and the salmon shark. It is a robustly built species with a grayish upperside and a white undersi…

Persistent cloaca
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Persistent cloaca
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A persistent cloaca is a symptom of a complex anorectal congenital disorder, in which the rectum, vagina, and urinary tr…

Congo Free State
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Congo Free State
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The Congo Free State (CFS), also known as the Independent State of the Congo, was a large state and absolute monarchy in…

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On This Day

10 events
2014
Jules_Bianchi
Formula One racing driver Jules Bianchi sustained fatal head injuries in a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix, dying the following year.
2011
Mekong_River_massacre
Two Chinese cargo ships were attacked and their crews murdered on a stretch of the Mekong River in far northern Thailand.
2000
Colour_revolution
Colour revolutions: During protests over irregularities in the Yugoslavian general election, a wheel-loader was driven into the Radio Television of Serbia building, giving the protests the nickname "Bulldozer Revolution".
1999
Ladbroke_Grove_rail_crash
Two trains collided head-on in Ladbroke Grove, London, killing 31 people, injuring 417, and severely damaging public confidence in the management and regulation of safety of Britain's privatised railway system.
1994
Order_of_the_Solar_Temple
Swiss police found the bodies of 48 members of the Order of the Solar Temple, who had died in a cult mass murder-suicide.
1988
Lloyd_Bentsen
During the United States vice-presidential debate, Democratic candidate Lloyd Bentsen told his opponent Dan Quayle, "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."
1986
Eugene_Hasenfus
Eugene Hasenfus's plane was shot down by Nicaraguan forces while carrying weapons to the Contra rebels on behalf of the U.S. government; he was subsequently captured, leading to an international controversy.
1963
Commercial_Import_Program
The U.S. suspended the Commercial Import Program, its main economic support for South Vietnam, in response to the oppression of Buddhists by President Ngô Đình Diệm (pictured).
1962
Love_Me_Do
"Love Me Do", the first single by the Beatles, was released in the United Kingdom.
1962
Dr._No_(film)
Dr. No, the first James Bond film, was released.

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