151 earthquakes this week
Strongest: M7.0, 191 km ENE of Nagqu, China. Then M6.9, 197 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu.
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1260
Qutuz (bust pictured), the sultan of Egypt, was assassinated and replaced by fellow Mamluk leader Baybars.
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Battle of Schliengen
The Battle of Schliengen took place on 24 October 1796 between the French Army of the Rhine and Moselle and the Austrian army near the village of Schliengen during the…
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At 50 Below, This Horse Goes Out for Breakfast
Yakutian horses live outdoors all winter in one of the coldest inhabited places on Earth. Their ancestors arrived there not very long ago.
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016 Ocelot in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent
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Vodno Telecommunication Tower
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Red Dragon scuplture during River Lee flooding, October 2023
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The euro today
- Swiss franc
- 0.9227
- British pound
- 0.83728
- Japanese yen
- 175.51
- US dollar
- 1.1193
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