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"... Marie Tempest, the star of the same team's 1886 hit Dorothy, later played Doris." Appears in "Doris (opera)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_(opera

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"... The species inhabits tropical and subtropical forests, at altitudes between 1,000 to 2,300 metres (3,300 to 7,500 ft), and feeds mainly on nectar, as well as occasional small insects and spiders." Appears in "Fawn-breasted brilliant": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fawn-breasted_brilliant

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"... Originally planned for only five flights, it ultimately completed 72 flights over nearly three years before its mission ended in January 2024." Appears in "Ingenuity (helicopter)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity_(helicopter

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"... It is widespread but uncommon in the Indo-Pacific, ranging from the Red Sea and eastern Africa to Japan, Australia and French Polynesia, with rare records in the Mediterranean Sea." Appears in "Priacanthus hamrur": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priacanthus_hamrur

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"... Roberts modelled the painting on a shearing shed at what is now called Killeneen, an outstation of the 24,000-hectare (59,000-acre) Brocklesby sheep station, near Corowa in the Riverina region of New South Wales." Appears in "Shearing the Rams": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shearing_the_Rams

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"... This photograph shows a panoramic view of the Baspa Valley covered in snow in March 2025. The town of Sangla is on the right-hand side of the image." Appears in "Baspa Valley": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baspa_Valley

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"... A largely sedentary and sociable species, it is an opportunistic omnivore, its diet including carrion, small mammals and reptiles, fish, fruit, insects, and other bird species." Appears in "Black caracara": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_caracara

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Appears in "Oradour-sur-Glane": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oradour-sur-Glane

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"... It forms thin, tough, bracket-like fruiting bodies, often in overlapping brackets on dead wood of both hardwood and conifer trees." Appears in "Stereum hirsutum": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereum_hirsutum

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"... Ovington was born in Brooklyn, New York, and educated at Packer Collegiate Institute and Radcliffe College, Harvard." Appears in "Mary White Ovington": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_White_Ovington

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"... It is found across southern South America, including Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia, where it inhabits open environments such as grasslands, marshes, farmland, and urban areas." Appears in "Chimango caracara": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimango_caracara

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"... Measuring 180 × 150 cm (71 × 59 in), the work features vertical lines running the entire length of the canvas, intersected by diagonal lines to form rectilinear shapes of various sizes and colors." Appears in "The Cathedral (Katedrala)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cathedral_(Katedrala

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"... She was a leader in the Holiness movement, preaching the doctrine of entire sanctification throughout Methodist camp meetings across the world." Appears in "Amanda Smith": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Smith

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"... The edible part of the tree is its fruit, which is colloquially known as an egg fruit. The ripe fruit is used in jam and marmalade, on pancakes, and in a milkshake known as "eggfruit nog"." Appears in "Pouteria campechiana": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pouteria_campechiana

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"... Nohkalikai Falls are fed by the rainwater collected on the summit of a relatively small plateau. Below the falls is a plunge pool with water of an unusual shade of green." Appears in "Nohkalikai Falls": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nohkalikai_Falls

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