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Descent of Mombrone
History

The Descent of Mombrone

The Trial: The “Descent of Mombrone” was a 6-meter (approx. 20-foot) drop from a window of a ruined castle near Pinerolo, Italy.

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The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Book Reviews

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible is a 1998 novel by Barbara Kingsolver, which tells the story of a missionary family, the Prices, who in 1959 move from the U.S. state of Georgia to the village of Kilanga in the Belgian Congo, close to the Kwilu River.

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Balls Pyramid, Lord Howe Island Marine Park
Nature

Ball’s Pyramid

This dramatic sea spire is home to the world’s rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.

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