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The French island of Corsica

The French island of Corsica

This Envisat composite image shows the French island of Corsica, one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Corsica is located just 90 km west of Italy, and 170 km south of France. Sardinia is just to the south...
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malebolgian
  • Pertaining to or resembling Malebolge, the eighth circle in Dante's description of Hell.
'Malebolge' translates from Italian as 'bad valley.'
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God created a number of possibilities in case some of his prototypes failed that is the meaning of evolution.

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