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Featured Article: Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited castle in the world and, dating back to the time of William the Conqueror, is the oldest in continuous occupation. The castle's floor area is approximately 484,000 square feet. Together with Buckingham Palace in London and Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, it is one of the principal official residences of the British monarch.
Popular Article: Guppy
Guppy is the common name for the various small, freshwater, live-bearing fish in the species Poecilia reticulata of the Poecilidae family of the order Cyprinodontiformes. As small as guppies are (about 1.5 inches (4 cm) in length), they still are a well-known species. Also known as the millions fish, the guppy is one of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish species in the world, as it is a hardy, prolific breeder, and the males are often beautifully colored.
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Coburn invented a kaleidoscope-like instrument with three mirrors clamped together, which when fitted over the lens of the camera would reflect and fracture the image. It would come to be called a "Vortoscope" (source: Alvin Langdon Coburn)
