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Blue-and-gold Macaw
A macaw is any parrot (family Psittacidae) belonging to one of six genera: Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Primolius, Orthopsittaca, and Diopsittaca.

The Baptism of Christ, by Piero della Francesca, 1449
John the Baptist was a first century C.E. prophet whom Christians regard as being the forerunner of the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ.

Couple married in a Shinto ceremony
Marriage is a universal human institution which has formed the foundation of the family throughout history.

Windmill in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands
Nederland is the European section of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which is formed by the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci – Portrait in red chalk, c. 1512–1515; widely believed to be a genuine self-portrait
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an immensely talented Italian Renaissance Roman Catholic polymath: architect, anatomist, sculptor, engineer, inventor, geometer, musician and painter.

Peter was a tall figure, with a striking build of 6 feet 7 inches, and large, green eyes.
Peter I also known as Peter the Great (June 9, 1672 – February 8, 1725) ruled Russia from May 7, 1682 until his death, although before 1696 he ruled jointly with his weak and sickly half-brother Ivan V.

Color plate from Ernst Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur of 1899

Orchids (Orchidaceae family) are the largest and most diverse of the flowering plant families, with over eight hundred described genera and 25,000 species.

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus as imagined by Martin Heemskerck
The Temple of Artemis was a magnificent place of worship in the city of Ephesus in present-day Turkey, dedicated to Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt.

Panax quinquefolius foliage and fruit
Ginseng is a group of plants belonging to the genus Panax, consisting of several species of slow-growing perennials with fleshy roots, in the family Araliaceae.

Two feathers
A feather is an epidermal growth containing keratin (tough, insoluble, fibrous structural proteins) that is part of the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds.

Prague castle over the river Vltava
Prague (Czech: Praha), is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated on the Vltava River in central Bohemia, it is home to approximately 1.2 million people.

Cave painting of a Bison from Altamira
Altamira is a cave in Spain famous for its Upper Paleolithic cave paintings featuring drawings and polychrome rock paintings of wild mammals and human hands.

A wave just before breaking at Manhattan Beach, California.
A wave is a disturbance that propagates through space in a regular pattern, often involving the transfer of energy.

Bolivia: Coat of Arms
The Republic of Bolivia (or Bulibiya in the Quechua language; Wuliwya in Aymara) is a landlocked country in central South America.

"On the Terrace", Oil on Canvas (1881), Art Institute of Chicago.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (February 25, 1841–December 3, 1919) was a French artist who was a leading figure in the development of the impressionist style.

Ahab seeks to buy Naboth's vineyard
Ahab or Ach'av (אַחְאָב, "Brother of the father") was an important king of Israel. The son and successor of King Omri, his reign is dated variously, with estimates ranging from 869-850 B.C.E. to 874-853 B.C.E.

This long range RADAR antenna, known as ALTAIR, is used to detect and track space objects in conjunction with anti-ballistic missile testing at the Ronald Reagan Test Site on the Kwajalein atoll.

RADAR is a detection system that uses radio waves to determine and map the location, direction, and/or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as aircraft, ships, motor vehicles, weather formations and terrain.



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