Benjamin Silliman

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Chemical equations Chemical reactions chemistry

How Do You Balance a Chemical Equation?

Illustration of molecules. (molecular, chemistry, science)

Why Is a Group of Molecules Called a Mole?

Above the clouds 130 nautical miles below, astronaut Mark C. Lee floats freely without tethers as he tests the new Simplified Aid for Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Spacewalk Rescue (SAFER) system, Sept. 16, 1994. Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-64

Gravity: From Apples to the Universe

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Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)

6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders

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6 Small Kingdoms of the World

Washington, D.C. locator map.

What State Is Washington, D.C. In?

Odissi Indian classical female dancer on white background. (Indian dancer; classical dancer; Indian dance)

6 Classical Dances of India

Prince. musician Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson). Prince WELCOME 2 AMERICA tour. Exclusive North American Performances, 2010-11

7 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Inventors

Bog body. Head of Tollund Man. Died at about age 30-40, Dated to about 280 BCE early Iron Age. Found Bjaeldskovdal bog Denmark in 1950 near Elling Woman. Most well preserved bog body to date. Human remains mummified in natural peat bogs. mummy, embalm

9 Noteworthy Bog Bodies (And What They Tell Us)

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Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

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American geologist and chemist [1779-1864]

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