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Ten Infamous Islands of Exile 
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Painting With Penicillin: Alexander Fleming's Germ Art 
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The scientist created works of art using microbes, but did his artwork
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The Grand Women Artists of the Hudson River School
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(Think Fast Answer: Wiley Post)In 7 days and 19 hours and multiple pit
stops in locations including Berlin, Moscow, Irkutsk, and Edmonton, Post
flew around world and returned to Brooklyn