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The paws of the giant panda have enlarged wrist bones that help the animal grip and eat bamboo like thumbs.

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Reducing visibility to just a few feet, residents of the Great Plains gave the name "black blizzards" or "black rollers" to the dense dust clouds that often swept through during the 1930s.

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Seated outside the Sacre-Coeur Basilica, the Eiffel Tower, with its pinnacle swathed in fog, could be seen in the distance.

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One of the first cartoon characters was writer-artist Richard Outcault's Yellow Kid, who also invented the character of Buster Brown.

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For a couple days after the end of my cruise, the rocking sensation persisted even when lying down.

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Drawing the curtains, the full moon appeared closer than usual, as if at any moment it might collide with Earth and send the entire planet reeling.

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Characterized by rhythmic hand clapping, acoustic guitar, and improvised dancing, music historians believe flamenco music originally consisted of singing and beating a staff or cane on the ground.

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Slowly ascending the roller coaster, the fairground below looked increasingly small, like a miniature model of itself.

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Nervous, the comedian contemplated the room full of bored-looking audience members exhibiting a sense of dread.

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Motorists veered dangerously close to the edge of the rural highway, attempting to bypass the sheep that were congregating in the middle of the road, honking their horns.

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With a huge round dial and a heavy handset, Franklin thought his grandparents' rotary phone looked comically outdated.

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The future of coral reefs concerns many marine biologists; as a source of diverse fish species, our dependence upon coral reefs for food and for marine biodiversity cannot be overstated.

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Sweeping the coastline with a beacon of light, the roiling waves dashed against the old lighthouse continuously until morning, when the storm finally abated.

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Forced to forfeit both her career and her American citizenship, actress Grace Kelly's 1956 marriage to the Prince of Monaco came at a significant cost.

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The golfer won the trophy wearing green golf shoes.

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The snake did not see the approaching mongoose lying in the sun.

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Driving up the rock-strewn mountain, the tire went flat.

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While taking a shower, Jerry pounded on my door.

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To become a physician, one needs to have aptitude and to work hard.