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Best NatGeo photos of 2017
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Best NatGeo photos of 2017

National Geographic recently published the best photos of this magazine in 2017, selected from nearly 2 million photos of 88 photographers in 112 articles in the past ye…

December 16, 2018
The last three hours of the Titanic
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The last three hours of the Titanic

Within 3 hours, the legendary Titanic ship crashed in the northwest Pacific Ocean and then sank to the seabed at a depth of 4,000m.

December 16, 2018
The biggest earthquakes in history
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The biggest earthquakes in history

On this day a year ago, the strong 9.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the northeastern coast of Japan, accompanied by a massive tsunami. Memorial round a year of double dis…

December 16, 2018
Rare photos of world history
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Rare photos of world history

Today there are smartphones, anyone can take pictures, but over 30 years ago it was a completely different story, the camera was a luxury item at the time so not everyon…

December 16, 2018
Halloween festival
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Halloween festival

Halloween has the original name of All Hallows' Eve, meaning the night before the feast of the saints.

December 16, 2018
Brutal assassins in the animal world
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Brutal assassins in the animal world

The fact that the other child eats the other is a law of the natural world. But the animals' killing methods below are brutal.

December 16, 2018
The Sun is
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The Sun is

Cluster of Fornax, Orionid meteor or owl

December 16, 2018