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10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

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Why Is Christmas in December?

Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and autodidact.

6 Interesting Facts about Srinivasa Ramanujan

Panama Canal infographic

Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

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The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time

Mesta: References & Edit History

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Assorted References

medieval agriculture
- In origins of agriculture: Spain
Spain

royal mandate

Alfonso X
- In Alfonso X
limitations
- In Spain: Domestic reforms

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Aug 23, 2002