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Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

Facsimile of one of William Henry Ireland's forgeries, a primitive self-portrait of William Shakespeare(tinted engraving). Published for Samuel Ireland, Norfolk Street, Strand, December 1, 1795. (W.H. Ireland, forgery)

The Time a Law Clerk Successfully Forged a New Shakespeare Play to Impress His Dad

The Prado Museum facade at the Diego Velaszquez memorial. Established in 1819, the museum is considered the best collection of Spanish art and one of the world's finest collections of European art. Madrid, Spain

20 Paintings You Have to Visit at the Museo del Prado in Madrid

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro

Why Is Christmas in December?

Coriander leaves, fresh green cilantro on wooden background, herbs

Why Does Cilantro Taste Like Soap to Some People?

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

Committee Against Torture

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Abu Ghraib prison

In Abu Ghraib prison
The UN Committee against Torture later declared many of these methods to be in violation of international law.
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torture

In torture: International response
…against Torture also established a Committee against Torture, which is composed of 10 independent experts who review reports submitted by state parties to the convention, initiate inquiries into apparent systematic practices of torture, and, if states explicitly agree, examine individual complaints of torture. Except for the power to initiate inquiries,…
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