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Argentina Portraits - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Lionel Messi

1987 -

Soccer player considered one of the greatest of all time. Led Argentina to victory in the 2022 World Cup.

The Fourth Annual Academy Museum Gala - Arrivals

Mindy Kaling

1979 -

Actress and writer who brought off-beat humor to TV hits "The Office," "The Mindy Project" and "Never Have I Ever."

American Champ

Jack Dempsey

1895 - 1983

Boxer known as the "Manassa Mauler" who held the heavyweight championship title from 1919 to 1926.

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A "dancing plague" sweeps over Germany, with medieval villagers writhing and whirling uncontrollably in a frenzied display that left many collapsed in the streets. The cause of this mass hysteria remains a mystery.

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