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  • The Titanosaur, the largest dinosaur ever displayed at the American Museum of Natural History, is unveiled at a news conference January 14, 2016 in New York. The dinosaur was discovered in 2014, in Argentinas Patagonia region. / AFP / DON EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)

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  • The Lupercalian Festival in Rome (ca. 1578–1610), drawing by the circle of Adam Elsheimer, showing the Luperci dressed as dogs and goats, with Cupid and personifications of fertility

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  • Donald Trump proves how much he loves America by hugging a flag and smirking

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  • Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos speaks during a press conference to announce the expansion by 1.5 million hectares of the Chiribiquete National Park -named UNESCO's World Heritage site on the eve- at the Cerro Azul in the Serrania La Lindosa, department of Guaviare, Colombia, on July 2, 2018. - Both the Serranias of Chiribiquete and La Lindosa had been closed to outsiders for many years during the armed conflict and are now opening up to scientific research. (Photo by Diana Sanchez / AFP) (Photo credit should read DIANA SANCHEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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