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Insect

Animal / Animal, Earth, Environment, Food, Human, Latin, Ocean, Organism, Sea, Series, Species, Water, Wood

Insects (from Latin insectum) are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae. Insects are the most diverse group of animals; they include more than a million described species and represent more than half of all known living organisms. The total number of extant species is estimated at […]

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Tool

Animal / Animal, Bone, Energy, Environment, Food, Human, Industrial Revolution, Metalworking, Opera, Steam, Stone, Stone Tools, Wind, Wood

A tool is an object that can extend an individual’s ability to modify features of the surrounding environment. Although many animals use simple tools, only human beings, whose use of stone tools dates back hundreds of millennia, have been observed using tools to make other tools. Early tools, made of such materials as stone, bone, and wood, were used for preparation

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Hannes Bok

Science / American, City, Kansas, New York, Science, United States, Wood

Born Wayne Francis WoodardJuly 2, 1914Kansas City, Missouri, United States Died April 11, 1964 (aged 49)New York City, New York, United States Pen name Hannes Bok Occupation Illustrator, writer Nationality American Period 1939–1957 (SF magazine artist) Genre Fantasy Hannes Bok, pen name for Wayne Francis Woodard, was an American artist and illustrator who also dabbled in astrology and

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Minnesota

Agricultural States, Great Lakes Region, Midwestern States, Minnesota, US States / American, City, Construction, French, Germany, History, Lake, Latin, Latin America, Media, Minnesota, Mississippi, Native American, Oil, River, United States, Water, Wood

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States, known for its abundance of lakes, vast forests, agricultural lands, and vibrant urban centers. It is often nicknamed the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” (though the official number is over 11,800 lakes). Minnesota is recognized for its strong economy, progressive social policies, Scandinavian

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