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Morning fogs in the Skolivskyi Beskids. At the top there is a church, the highest in Ukraine, Skolovsky city council, Ukraine.

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Picture of: 25 Oct 2026
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World (10)

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History (11)

At 49 days, Liz Truss concluded the shortest tenure as prime minister of the United Kingdom.On this day, 2022 · Wikipedia, On this day
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The People's Volunteer Army ambushed the South Korean II Corps at the Battle of Onjong, and elsewhere engaged the 1st Infantry Division at the Battle of Unsan, marking China's entry into the Korean War.On this day, 1950 · Wikipedia, On this day
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Morning fogs in the Skolivskyi Beskids. At the top there is a church, the highest in Ukraine, Skolovsky city council, Ukraine.Picture of the day · Wikimedia Commons
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... that Erika Yoshida once adapted a Vocaloid song into a light novel, a manga, and a film?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
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