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Michelle Keegan
Michelle Elizabeth Keegan (born 3 June 1987) is a British actress. She was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester. She is best known for playing Tina McIntyre in the long-running ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street" from 2008 to 2014.
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David Jason
Sir David John White OBE (born 2 February 1940), known professionally as by his stage name David Jason, is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for his roles as Del Boy in the BBC and GOLD comedy series sitcom "Only Fools and Horses" and Detective Insepctor Jack Frost in "A...
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Karl Malden
Karl Malden (22 March 1912 – 1 July 2009) was an American actor. He worked in acting from the 1930s to 2000. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "A Streetcar Named Desire". He was also in other classic movies, such as "On the Waterfront", "One-Eyed Jacks" and "Patton". He is perhaps best ...
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John Campbell Ross
John Campbell Ross (11 March 1899 - 3 June 2009) was the last living Australian World War I veteran. Born in Newtown, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Ross served as a wireless operator in the First Australian Imperial Force, enlisting in January 1918, but never left Australia or saw active service. He later went on to s...
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List of last surviving World War I veterans
This a list of known veterans of World War I who died in 2009 (5 veterans), 2010 (1 veteran), 2011 (2 veterans) and 2012 (1 veteran). Florence Green, who died on 4 February 2012, was the last surviving veteran of any nation. Veterans by country of service – 9 veterans. These people served in the armed forces during Wor...
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Bill Stone
William Frederick Stone (23 September 1900 – 10 January 2009) was a British veteran of World War I who served in the Royal Navy. He died on 10 January 2009.
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Norman Wisdom
Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom (4 February 1915 – 4 October 2010) was an English comedian, singer, songwriter, actor and musician.
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Lazare Ponticelli
Lazare Ponticelli (7 December 1897 - 12 March 2008) was a French World War I veteran. World War I. In August 1914, after the start of World War I, Ponticelli joined the 1st Régiment de Marche of the French Foreign Legion at 16 years old. He had to lie about his age as he was still to young to join the army. His older b...
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The Karamazov Brothers
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Fire ant
Fire ants are stinging ants. They are also called "ginger ants" and "tropical fire ants". They evolved in South America, but have become a major pest in North America. They are known for a painful sting. This sting uses a base, not an acid. Invasion. In 1918, fire ants were accidentally moved into the United States of ...
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Fulgurite
Fulgurites are a rare type of natural glass made when lightning hits silica-rich minerals that are commonly in sand, soil, and some rocks. "Tubular fulgurites" are found in places with a lot of silica, like beaches or deserts. Lightning makes a tubular fulgurite when a bolt goes through the sand and melts silica into a...
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St. Patrick's Cathedral (New York)
The iconic landmark opened its doors in 1879 and underwent its initial restoration in 1949. But by the 2000s, it was in dire need of more renovation of its deteriorating infrastructure. On March 17, 2012 it was announced that it would undergo restorations to its infrastructure. These renovations and restorations would ...
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Sindhi cuisine
Sindhi food refers to the food of the Sindhi people who live in Pakistan and India. The daily food in most Sindhi households consists of wheat-based flat-bread (Mani/Roti/Phulka) and rice accompanied by two dishes, one gravy and one dry. Food for Special Occasions. There are food that are served during special occasion...
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Dorian Gray
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Sara
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The Musical Offering
The Musical Offering (German title Musikalisches Opfer or Das Musikalische Opfer), BWV 1079, is a collection of several pieces of music by Johann Sebastian Bach. It consists of canons, fugues, ricercars and a trio sonata. All the music is based on a tune made up by King Frederick II of Prussia (Frederick the Great). Ba...
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Dedication
Dedication can mean: the act of consecrating (making holy) a religious building such as a temple or church. Dedication can also mean the writing at the beginning of a book or piece of music in which the author or composer says that it was written for a particular person. For example: a composer may write a piece of mus...
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Dedicate
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Boomslang
The boomslang ("Dispholidus typus") is a large venomous snake found in sub-Saharan Africa. Its name means "tree snake" in Dutch and Afrikaans. It is a colubrid, the largest family of snakes, found on every continent except Antarctica. Boomslangs eat small animals like chameleons, frogs, and birds, and they also eat egg...
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Mount Olympus
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Thiva
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Fire engine
A fire engine is a vehicle (usually a truck/lorry or an ambulance) that is used to help put out the fires. It is also called a fire truck. Fire engines are also used for other emergency calls. A fire engine truck is functionally "greater" than a fire chief's car because it is a larger, specialized emergency vehicle equ...
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Ice cream sandwich
An ice cream sandwich is a type of frozen desert made by putting ice cream in between two cookies or pieces of cake. It is often made with vanilla ice cream between two pieces of chocolate cake. It is sometimes made with other flavours instead.
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Firefighters
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Mycenaean culture
The Mycenaean culture (around 1600–1100 ) was an early Greek culture during the Bronze Age on the Greek mainland and on Crete. The name Achaean was used by Homer to describe them and occurs in the "Iliad". The term that is used is derived from Mycenae, which is an important archaeological site about 90 km from Athens....
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Vancouver 2010
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Manna
Manna, sometimes spelled mana, is the name of a food which, according to the Pentateuch of the Bible, the Israelites ate while they were traveling 40 years in the desert after leaving Egypt, which God provided because they had nothing to eat. Every morning they would gather the white flakes that covered the ground. It ...
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Clara Barton
Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was an American teacher, nurse, and humanitarian. During the American Civil War, she was a nurse and was in charge of the agency to find missing Union soldiers. She also headed several hospitals in Virginia. She is best remembered for organizing the A...
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Phase change
A phase change is a change in the states of matter. For example, a solid may become a liquid. This phase change is called melting. When a solid changes into a gas, it is called sublimation. When a gas changes into a liquid, it is called condensation. When a liquid changes into a solid, it is called solidification. When...
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Barn
A barn is a agricultural building used usually on farms and for various purposes.
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Psychrometer
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Horace Mann
Horace Mann (1796-1859) was an educator and politician who helped set up the first public schools in the United States. He did this in the state of Massachusetts. Mann personally visited every school in the state to inspect it. He later became the first president of Antioch College in Ohio. “Our means of education,” he...
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People or NAACP (pronounced N-double-A-C-P) is a civil rights organization in the United States, created for the advancement of black people by means of following judicial policies. Predecessor: The Niagara Movement. The Pan-American Exposition of 1901 in Buffalo,...
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Yun Bo Sum
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Kim Koo
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Kim Kyu-sik
Kim Kyu-sik (, 1881 - 1950) was a Korean politician, ambassador, poet, and academic. He was the first and second Vice President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. He was also minister of education and foreign affairs in the same government. A nickname & a pen name is Usa (). He was a graduate ...
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Gim Gu
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Chang Myun
Chang Myon(, August 28, 1899 – June 4, 1966) was 2nd, 7th Prime Minister of South Korea, 4th Vice President of South Korea. His nickname was Unsuk (, hanja:雲石). He was a special ambassador to the Vatican 1948. In 1949, United States Ambassador to South Korea, May 1950 2nd Prime Minister of South Korea. 1956 to 1960 4th...
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Stomach cancer
Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer, is a kind of cancer from any part of the stomach. Stomach cancer causes about 800,000 deaths worldwide per year. The odds of survival are 5 to 15%. The life span of someone with stomach cancer is five to fifteen years. This is because this type of cancer can spread faster than other c...
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List of chocolate bars
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List of veterans of World War I who died in 2010
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Bembridge
"Bembridge" is a village on the Isle of Wight. It is the village which is farthest to the east on the island. According to the 2001 census of the United Kingdom it had a population of 3,848. The large population (for a village) means that some people have said that it has the biggest population of any village in the Un...
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United States Secret Service
The US Secret Service (simply known as Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The agency is in charge with handling criminal investigations and protecting political leaders of the United States, their families, and visiting heads of state or government. The a...
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Secret Service
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2004 ALCS
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The Grand Inquisitor
"The Grand Inquisitor" is a parable told by Ivan to Alyosha in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel "The Brothers Karamazov" (1879-1880). Ivan and Alyosha are brothers; Ivan questions the possibility of a kind, caring God. If there is a kind God, Ivan argues, why do people suffer, especially children? "The Grand Inquisitor" is an...
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Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
The Matthew Shepard Act, officially called the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, is an Act of Congress that was passed on October 22, 2009, and signed into law by President Barack Obama on October 28. The act adds crimes that are committed because of the victims gender, sexual orientation,...
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Ahaziah
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Protea cynaroide
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Sheba
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Pōhutukawa
The pōhutukawa ("Metrosideros excelsa"), also known as the New Zealand Christmas tree, New Zealand Christmas bush, and iron tree, is a tree native to New Zealand. It grows mainly on the coast of the North Island. It is evergreen and has bright red flowers. These flowers appear between November and January, during the S...
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North Island
The North Island is the smaller of the two main islands of New Zealand. It is separated from the South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island. It has a population of 3,287,600 (June 2009). Its Māori name is "Te Ika a Māui". Twelve cities are in the North Island. The bigg...
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South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two main islands of New Zealand. It is separated from the North Island by Cook Strait. The South Island covers and has a temperate climate. It is also known by its Māori name, "Te Wai Pounamu". About 24% of New Zealand's population live in the South Island.
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New Zealand English
New Zealand English is the English that is spoken in New Zealand. The words are mostly the same as in British English but are pronounced differently. Some words are found only in or have special meanings in New Zealand English. They include "dairy" (corner shop; small grocery shop), "bach" (small holiday house, often ...
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Cook Strait
Cook Strait () is the body of water between the North and South Islands of New Zealand. It connects the Tasman Sea on the west with the South Pacific Ocean on the east. The strait is named after James Cook, who was the first European commander to sail through it. Its Māori name is "Te Moana-o-Raukawa". The strait has a...
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Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea is the sea between Australia and New Zealand. It was named after Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. It is about across, and from north to south. The sea is part of the south Pacific Ocean. Its Māori name is "Te Tai-o-Rēhua", and it is sometimes called "The Ditch" by Australians and New Zealanders.
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Bailiff
A bailiff is a governor, a legal officer for the government. There are many different kinds of bailiffs, and they have different jobs. The word comes from the Latin word, "baiulivus". Medieval bailiffs. Great Britain. The word was first used in England for the king's officers, such as sheriffs and mayors. It was also t...
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Ununbium
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Kelly Kelly
Barbara Blank Coba (born Barbara Jean Blank; January 15, 1987) is an American female professional wrestler, model and dancer. Overview. Barbara Blank Coba is best known for working with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for 6 years using the ring name Kelly Kelly. During her time in WWE she won the WWE Divas Champio...
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Deadmau5
deadmau5 pronounced "dead mouse", (real name: Joel Zimmerman) (born January 5, 1981 in Niagara Falls, Ontario) is a Grammy-nominated and Juno winning Canadian electro and progressive house producer, DJ, and performer. He has released 8 albums and made a cameo on the TV show Gossip Girl. Furthermore he has made tracks ...
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Leeroy Jenkins
Leeroy Jenkins is the name of a player character who was in the game World of Warcraft, created by Ben Shultz. He made a video which was put onto Youtube, and it became very popular. He has become known and even has his own achievement on World of Warcraft for pretending to be him in the video. Leeroy’s name is often s...
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Fairly OddParents
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Billy Corgan
William Patrick "Billy" Corgan, Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American singer and musician. He is the singer and guitarist for the American band The Smashing Pumpkins. Corgan and James Iha formed the band in 1988.
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Fairly odd parents
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Dark Horse (album)
Dark Horse is the sixth studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback. The album was released on November 18, 2008. Seven singles came from the album, including "Gotta Be Somebody", "If Today Was Your Last Day", "I'd Come for You", "Burn It to the Ground", and "Something in Your Mouth".
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Duncan Keith
Duncan Keith (born July 16, 1983 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played a total of 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Chicago Blackhawks and the Edmonton Oilers. He played college hockey with the Spartans at Michigan State. Keith has als...
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Red Almas
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A minor
A minor (usually shortened to Am) is a minor scale based on A, which is made up of the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and A. The harmonic minor scale raises the G to G. Its key signature has no sharps or flats. Its relative major is C major, and its parallel major is A major. A scale in both A minor and C major can be pl...
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You, Me and Dupree
You, Me and Dupree is a 2006 American comedy movie. It was produced by Mary Parent, Scott Stuber and Owen Wilson. It was directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. The movie is about newlyweds Carl and Molly Peterson (played by Matt Dillon and Kate Hudson). After Carl's best man and friend Randolph Dupree (Owen Wilson) l...
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Butters' Bottom Bitch
"Butters' Bottom Bitch" is the ninth episode of the thirteenth season of "South Park". It first started on the Comedy Central in the United States on October 16, 2009. In this episode, Butters pays a girl $5 to kiss him on the playground. He decides to start a business, a "kissing company." This is a parody of prostitu...
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Kite Runner
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Moby Dick
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Prostitutes
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Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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Eazy-E
Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1964 – March 26, 1995), known professionally as Eazy-E, was an American rapper. He was born in Compton, California. He rose to fame with the hip hop group N.W.A and is one of the founders of the "Gangsta rap" subgenre. He usually rapped about guns, drugs, relations between residents and t...
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Post-it
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NAACP
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Backyardigan
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Tyranni
Tyranni is a suborder of passerine birds. They are also known as the suboscines. There are about 1,000 species in this suborder. Most of them live in South America. These birds are different to the passeri (songbirds) because they have a different syrinx. This is part of the bird's voice box which makes bird song. Scie...
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Pepsi Cino
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Decision theory
Decision theory is a mathematical theory about how to best reach a decision. This is done using probability theory, statistics and logical reasoning. A decision can be made in different ways. Decision theory usually picks the best decision by looking at the consequences each way to decide might have. In most cases, de...
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Rennes 2 University
The University of Rennes 2 - Upper Brittany is a national university in France. It is located in the city of Rennes. It was created in 1969. Faculties. They are 5 faculties:
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Timeline of World War II
This is the timeline of World War II, which shows the event linked to World War II during 1931-1945.
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Gypsophila paniculata
Gypsophila paniculata is a species of perennial plant, a plant that lives for more than two years. The common name, a name that is in general use, is baby's breath. Description. The height of the species 2 to 3 feet long and the width of the species is 2 to 3 feet long. The species blooms anytime from April to August. ...
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Xiongnu
The Xiongnu () were a group of nomads who lived north of China from the 3rd century BC to the 460s AD. Their lands were infertile, so they often attacked China. To stop these attacks, the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, built the Great Wall of China between 214 and 206 BC. Some Han dynasty emperors tried to make...
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Gysophila panculata
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Litmus paper
Litmus is a mixture which is made from different dyes which can be taken from lichens. It is water-soluble. It is used to tell whether a solution is an acid or an alkali. Litmus is put onto filter paper. This paper is then called 'litmus paper'. The paper can then be used to give a rough indication of the pH value of a...
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Litmus