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Take a look at this interesting set of Siamese gray whale twins. This could be the first set of Siamese twins ever for whales. Was it because of pollution, or just a odd occurrence.

There are few great things that happen in the dark ages but one was the Viking Sword. The sword was the mark of a warrior in the Viking age. They were difficult to make, and therefore rare and expensive.

In this article, a powerful spring storm system has caused tornadoes, killing 29 people in six states throughout the south east of the United States. It is a factual recall of a current event on CNN's website, which is a reliable news source. This article made me realize how serious the storms in the southeastern U.S. were and the magnitude of their death toll. It also made me glad to live in the northeast where tornadoes are very rare.

The World Digital Library provides free access to manuscripts, rare books, maps, photographs, and other important cultural documents from all countries and cultures, in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

I am going to share this site with my history students. Thanks!