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Bacon : A Love Story Bacon : A Love Story , A Salty Survey of Everybody 's Favorite Meat is a 2009 non - fiction book about <unk> by American writer Heather Lauer . Lauer started the blog Bacon Unwrapped and a social networking site about bacon in 2005 , after the idea came to her while she was out drinking with h...
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Janee Michelle Janee Michelle ( born Geneva Leona Mercadel ; 1946 ) , also known as Gee Tucker , is an American actor , model , dancer , and businessperson , best known for her role in the 1974 horror film The House on Skull Mountain . Career Her acting and modeling career has included appearances in a var...
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You Haven 't Seen the Last of Me " You Haven 't Seen the Last of Me " is a song performed by American singer - actress Cher , taken from the soundtrack Burlesque : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of the accompanying film Burlesque ( 2010 ) . After a long time of hiatus in her acting career , Cher returned to th...
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Can 't Get You Out of My Head " Can 't Get You Out of My Head " is a hit song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album Fever ( 2001 ) . The song was released in Australia by Parlophone as the lead single from the album on 8 September 2001 . It was released on 17 September 2001 in the...
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Disgraced Disgraced is a 2012 play by novelist and screenwriter Ayad Akhtar . It premiered in Chicago and has had Off - Broadway and Off West End engagements . The play , which won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama , opened on Broadway at the Lyceum Theater , with previews that began on September 27 , 2014 . Disgr...
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Hatem Ben Arfa Hatem Ben Arfa ( Arabic : <unk> بن <unk> , French pronunciation : ​ [ <unk> <unk> ] ; born 7 March 1987 ) is a French footballer who plays as a winger and an attacking midfielder for Paris Saint - Germain . He has been described as " one of the best - rated talents in France " , but has been critici...
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Hispanic Americans in World War II Hispanic Americans , also referred to as Latinos , served in all elements of the American armed forces in the war . They fought in every major American battle in the war . Between 250 , 000 and 500 , 000 Hispanic Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II , out...
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Neville Cardus Sir John Frederick Neville Cardus , CBE ( 3 April 1888 – 28 February 1975 ) was an English writer and critic . From an impoverished home background , and mainly self - educated , he became The Manchester Guardian 's cricket correspondent in 1919 and its chief music critic in 1927 , holding the two p...
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Iconic ( song ) " Iconic " is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Madonna for her thirteenth studio album Rebel Heart ( 2015 ) . It was written by Madonna , Toby Gad , Maureen McDonald , Larry Griffin Jr . , Chancelor Bennett , <unk> <unk> and Michael Tucker . " Iconic " was produced by Madonna , Gad...
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Hurricane Allison ( 1995 ) Hurricane Allison was the first named storm and first hurricane of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season . It was an early season hurricane that delivered heavy rains and caused minor damage , primarily across Cuba , Florida and Georgia . The storm developed on June 2 , less than 48 hours ...
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American Airlines Flight 11 American Airlines Flight 11 was a domestic passenger flight that was hijacked by five al - Qaeda members on September 11 , 2001 , as part of the September 11 attacks . One , Mohamed Atta , deliberately crashed it into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City , killing ...
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Dunnottar Castle Dunnottar Castle ( Scottish Gaelic : Dùn <unk> , " fort on the shelving slope " ) is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the north - east coast of Scotland , about 3 kilometres ( 1 . 9 mi ) south of Stonehaven . The surviving buildings are largely of the 15th and 16th centu...
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Plegmund Plegmund ( or <unk> ; died 2 August either 914 or 923 ) was a medieval English Archbishop of Canterbury . He may have been a hermit before he became archbishop in 890 . As archbishop , he reorganised the Diocese of Winchester , creating four new sees , and worked with other scholars in translating religio...
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Tropical Storm Kammuri ( 2002 ) Severe Tropical Storm Kammuri , known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Lagalag , killed hundreds of people in the wake of a deadly flood season in China . The system developed from a large monsoonal system that persisted toward the end of July 2002 near the Philippines . On Augu...
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Fandi Ahmad Fandi bin Ahmad , PBM ( born 29 May 1962 ) is a retired Singaporean footballer who was the head coach of the former LionsXII in the Malaysian Super League . He mainly played as a striker , but could also play as a midfielder . He played for Malaysia Cup state sides Singapore FA , Kuala Lumpur FA and Pa...
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Love Hina Love Hina ( Japanese : <unk> <unk> , Hepburn : Rabu Hina ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu . It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 21 , 1998 to October 31 , 2001 , with the chapters collected into 14 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha . The series tells the...
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Robert Benchley Robert Charles Benchley ( September 15 , 1889 – November 21 , 1945 ) was an American humorist best known for his work as a newspaper columnist and film actor . From his beginnings at the Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University , through his many years writing essays and articles for Vani...
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Brabham BT19 The Brabham BT19 / ˈbræbəm / is a Formula One racing car designed by Ron Tauranac for the British Brabham team . The BT19 competed in the 1966 and 1967 Formula One World Championships and was used by Australian driver Jack Brabham to win his third World Championship in 1966 . The BT19 , which Brabham ...
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Group ( mathematics ) In mathematics , a group is an algebraic structure consisting of a set of elements equipped with an operation that combines any two elements to form a third element . The operation satisfies four conditions called the group axioms , namely closure , associativity , identity and <unk> . One of...
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1899 New Richmond tornado The 1899 New Richmond Tornado was an estimated F5 tornado that nearly destroyed the town of New Richmond , Wisconsin , on June 12 , 1899 , killing 117 and injuring 125 people . More than $ 300 , 000 ( USD ) ( $ 8 , 533 , 000 in today 's dollars ) in damage was reported . History J...
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Dictator novel The dictator novel ( Spanish : novela del <unk> ) is a genre of Latin American literature that challenges the role of the dictator in Latin American society . The theme of caudillismo — the régime of a charismatic caudillo , a political strongman — is addressed by examining the relationships between...
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Tony Boles Tony Boles ( born December 11 , 1967 ) is a retired professional American football running back and kick returner who was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ( NFL ) . After starring for the Michigan Wolverines football , where he once led the Big Ten Conference in rushing , he...
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Shades of Gray ( Star Trek : The Next Generation ) " Shades of Gray " is the 22nd episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek : The Next Generation , the 48th episode overall . It was originally broadcast on July 17 , 1989 , in broadcast syndication . It was the only cl...
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Messers Run Messers Run is a tributary of Catawissa Creek in Schuylkill County , Pennsylvania , in the United States . It is approximately 5 . 2 miles ( 8 . 4 km ) long and flows through Kline Township and East Union Township . The only named tributary of the stream is Negro Hollow , but it has two unnamed tributa...
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Action of 18 September 1810 The Action of 18 September 1810 was a naval battle fought between British Royal Navy and French Navy frigates in the Indian Ocean during the Napoleonic Wars . The engagement was one of several between rival frigate squadrons contesting control of the French island base of Île de France ...
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East to West ( song ) " East to West " is a song recorded by contemporary Christian band Casting Crowns . Written by Mark Hall and Bernie <unk> and produced by Mark A Miller , it was released as the lead single from the band 's 2007 album The Altar and the Door . Lyrically , the song deals with the concept of forg...
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William Wilberforce William Wilberforce ( 24 August 1759 – 29 July 1833 ) was an English politician , philanthropist , and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade . A native of Kingston upon Hull , Yorkshire , he began his political career in 1780 , eventually becoming the independent Member of Parliam...
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2004 Istanbul summit The 2004 Istanbul summit was held in Istanbul , Turkey from June 28 to June 29 , 2004 . It was the 17th NATO summit in which NATO 's Heads of State and Governments met to make formal decisions about security topics . In general , the summit is seen as a continuation of the transformation proce...
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Hello Goodbye ( Ugly Betty ) " Hello Goodbye " is the series finale of the television comedy - drama series , Ugly Betty . The episode serves as the 20th and final episode of the fourth season . It was written by series creator and executive producer Silvio Horta , and was directed by Victor Nelli , Jr . It first ...
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Kid Klown in Crazy Chase Kid Klown in Crazy Chase ( <unk> , <unk> <unk> no <unk> <unk> ) is a platform video game developed and published by Kemco for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System . It was released in North America in September 1994 , Japan on October 21 , 1994 and in Europe in 1994 . The game features ...
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Lusia Harris Lusia " Lucy " Harris - Stewart ( born Lusia Harris ; February 10 , 1955 ) is a former American basketball player . Harris is considered to be one of the pioneers of women 's basketball . She played for Delta State University and won three consecutive Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Wome...
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Dragonlance Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman , and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR , Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels . The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job interview . At TSR ...
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Kingdom Hearts 3D : Dream Drop Distance Kingdom Hearts 3D : Dream Drop Distance ( キングダム ハーツ 3D [ <unk> <unk> <unk> ] , Kingudamu Hātsu Surī Dī [ <unk> <unk> <unk> ] , stylized Kingdom Hearts 3D [ Dream Drop Distance ] ) is an action role - playing game developed and published by Square Enix exclusively for the Nin...
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German aircraft carrier I ( 1942 ) The German aircraft carrier I was a planned conversion of the transport ship Europa during World War II . The loss of the battleship Bismarck and near torpedoing of her sistership Tirpitz in May 1941 and March 1942 , respectively , spurred the Kriegsmarine to acquire aircraft car...
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Connecticut - class battleship The Connecticut - class of pre - dreadnought battleships were the penultimate class of the type built for the United States Navy . The class comprised six ships : Connecticut , Louisiana , Vermont , Kansas , Minnesota , and New Hampshire , which were built between 1903 and 1908 . The...
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Mary , Queen of Scots Mary , Queen of Scots ( 8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587 ) , also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland , was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567 and Queen consort of France from 10 July 1559 to 5 December 1560 . Mary , the only surviving legitimate child of King Ja...
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Brett Favre Brett Lorenzo Favre ( / <unk> / ; born October 10 , 1969 ) is a former American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was a 20 - year veteran of the NFL , having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons ( 1991...
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Liao dynasty The Liao dynasty ( Khitan : Mos <unk> ; simplified Chinese : <unk> ; traditional Chinese : <unk> ; pinyin : <unk> cháo ) , officially the Great Liao ( Chinese : <unk> ; pinyin : Dà <unk> ) , also known as the Khitan Empire ( Khitan : Mos <unk> - d <unk> <unk> gur ; Chinese : <unk> ; pinyin : <unk> <un...
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Swaminarayan Swaminarayan ( IAST : <unk> , 3 April 1781 – 1 June 1830 ) , also known as Sahajanand Swami , is the central figure in a modern sect of Hinduism known as the Swaminarayan Hinduism . Swaminarayan was born Ghanshyam Pande in <unk> , Uttar Pradesh , India in 1781 . In 1792 , he began a seven - year pilg...
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SMS Grosser Kurfürst ( 1913 ) SMS Grosser Kurfürst was the second battleship of the four - ship König class . Grosser Kurfürst ( or Großer Kurfürst ) served in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The battleship was laid down in October 1911 and launched on 5 May 1913 . She was formally commissioned into t...
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Battle of Malvern Hill The Battle of Malvern Hill , also known as the Battle of Poindexter 's Farm , was fought on July 1 , 1862 between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia , led by Gen. Robert E. Lee , and the Union Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan . It was the final battle of the Sev...
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Double ( basketball ) In basketball , a double is the accumulation of a double - digit number total in one of five statistical categories — points , rebounds , assists , steals , and blocked shots — in a game . Multiple players usually score double - digit points in any given basketball game ; the double nomenclat...
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Yakovlev Yak - 15 The Yakovlev Yak - 15 ( Russian : <unk> <unk> - 15 ; NATO reporting name : Feather , USAF / DOD designation Type 2 ) was a first - generation Soviet turbojet fighter developed by the Yakovlev design bureau ( OKB ) immediately after World War II . It used a reverse - engineered German Junkers Jumo...
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Tropical Storm Julio ( 2008 ) Tropical Storm Julio was a tropical storm that made landfall on the southern tip of Baja California Sur in August 2008 . The tenth named storm of the 2008 Pacific hurricane season , it developed from a tropical wave on August 23 off the coast of Mexico . It moved parallel to the coast...
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Shawn Michaels Michael Shawn Hickenbottom ( born July 22 , 1965 ) , better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels , is an American professional wrestling personality , television presenter and retired professional wrestler . He has been signed to WWE , as an ambassador and occasional non - wrestling performer , sin...
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Thorpe affair The Thorpe affair of the 1970s was a British political and sex scandal that ended the career of Jeremy Thorpe , the leader of the Liberal Party and Member of Parliament ( MP ) for North Devon . The scandal arose from allegations by Norman Josiffe ( otherwise known as Norman Scott ) , that he and Thor...
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Thomas Quiney Thomas Quiney ( baptised 26 February 1589 - c . 1662 or 1663 ) was the husband of William Shakespeare 's daughter Judith Shakespeare , and a vintner and tobacconist in Stratford - upon - Avon . Quiney held several municipal offices in the corporation of Stratford - upon - Avon , the highest being cha...
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Jim Baxter James Curran Baxter ( 29 September 1939 – 14 April 2001 ) was a left - footed Scottish footballer who played as a left half . He is generally regarded as one of the country 's greatest ever players . He was born , educated and started his career in Fife , but his peak playing years were in the early 196...
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William Henry Cushing William Henry Cushing ( August 21 , 1852 – January 25 , 1934 ) was a Canadian politician . Born in Ontario , he migrated west as a young adult where he started a successful lumber company and later became Alberta 's first Minister of Public Works and the 11th mayor of Calgary . As Minister of...
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Venus Venus is the second planet from the Sun , orbiting it every 224 . 7 Earth days . It has the longest rotation period ( 243 days ) of any planet in the Solar System and rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets . It has no natural satellite . It is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty...
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Avro Canada VZ - 9 Avrocar The Avro Canada VZ - 9 Avrocar was a VTOL aircraft developed by Avro Aircraft Ltd . ( Canada ) as part of a secret U.S. military project carried out in the early years of the Cold War . The Avrocar intended to exploit the Coandă effect to provide lift and thrust from a single " turboroto...
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Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Seventeenth Amendment ( Amendment XVII ) to the United States Constitution established the popular election of United States Senators by the people of the states . The amendment supersedes Article I , § 3 , Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution , under whic...
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Nick Mitchell Nicholas Cole " Nick " Mitchell ( born November 9 , 1982 ) is an American retired professional wrestler who is best known for his work in World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) as Mitch of the Spirit Squad on the Raw brand . Before starting a wrestling career , Mitchell played football for the Beaumon...
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Action of 24 June 1801 The Action of 24 June 1801 was a minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars . A British ship of the line , HMS Swiftsure under Captain Benjamin Hallowell was passing westwards through the Southern Mediterranean near Cape Derna when it encountered a much larger French squadro...
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Jeremy Thorpe John Jeremy Thorpe , PC ( 29 April 1929 – 4 December 2014 ) was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for North Devon from 1959 to 1979 , and as leader of the Liberal Party between 1967 and 1976 . In May 1979 he was tried at the Old Bailey on charges of conspiracy and incitement to ...
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Charles Abbott , 1st Baron Tenterden Charles Abbott , 1st Baron Tenterden PC SL ( 7 October 1762 – 4 November 1832 ) , was a British barrister and judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of the King 's Bench between 1818 and 1832 . Born in obscure circumstances to a barber and his wife in Canterbury , Abbott was ed...
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Fire and Blood ( Game of Thrones ) " Fire and Blood " is the tenth and final episode of the first season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones . First aired on June 19 , 2011 , it was written by the show 's creators and executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss , and directed by Ala...
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Ernie Banks Ernest " Ernie " Banks ( January 31 , 1931 – January 23 , 2015 ) , nicknamed " Mr. Cub " and " Mr. Sunshine " , was an American professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs between 1953 and 1971 . He was inducted into the...
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Montreal Laboratory The Montreal Laboratory in Montreal , Quebec , Canada , was established by the National Research Council of Canada during World War II to undertake nuclear research in collaboration with the United Kingdom , and to absorb some of the scientists and work of the Tube Alloys nuclear project in Bri...
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Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve is a National Monument and Preserve in the northern Siskiyou Mountains of southwestern Oregon in the United States . The main part of the 4 , 558 - acre ( 1 , 845 ha ) park , including the marble cave and a visitor center , is ...
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Tropical Storm Laura ( 1971 ) Tropical Storm Laura was the final storm in the active 1971 Atlantic hurricane season . It formed on November 12 in the western Caribbean Sea , and reached winds of 70 mph ( 120 km / h ) as it approached western Cuba . Across the island , Laura produced heavy rainfall , peaking at 32 ...
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SMS Frankfurt SMS Frankfurt was a light cruiser of the Wiesbaden class built by the German Kaiserliche Marine ( Imperial Navy ) . She had one sister ship , SMS Wiesbaden ; the ships were very similar to the previous Karlsruhe - class cruisers . The ship was laid down in 1913 , launched in March 1915 , and complete...
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Fijación Oral , Vol . 1 Fijación Oral , Vol . 1 ( English : Oral Fixation , Vol . 1 ) is the sixth studio album by Colombian recording artist Shakira . It was released on 3 June 2005 by Epic Records . After attaining international success in 2001 with her first English record , Laundry Service , Shakira wanted to ...
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Maryland Route 97 Maryland Route 97 ( MD 97 ) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland . The route runs 55 . 27 mi ( 88 . 95 km ) from U.S. Route 29 ( US 29 ) in Silver Spring , Montgomery County north to the Pennsylvania border in Carroll County , where the road continues into that state as Pennsylvania R...
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Geastrum welwitschii Geastrum welwitschii is a species of fungus in the earthstar family . When young and unopened , the fruit bodies resemble small spheres lying in the soil . As the mushroom matures , the thick leathery outer layer of tissue ( the peridium ) splits star - like to form a number of fleshy arms , w...
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Construction of the World Trade Center The construction of the first World Trade Center was conceived as an urban renewal project , spearheaded by David Rockefeller , to help revitalize Lower Manhattan . The project was developed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey , which hired architect Minoru Yamas...
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Russian battleship Oslyabya Oslyabya ( Russian : <unk> ) was the second of the three Peresvet - class second - class pre - dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Russian Navy at the end of the nineteenth century , although construction delays meant that she was the last to be completed . The ship was part ...
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Silver center cent The silver center cent is an American pattern coin , one of the precursors to the large cent and an early example of a bimetallic coin . Less than a dozen specimens are known to exist today , and they generally fetch substantial prices ; an uncirculated silver center cent sold at auction for $ 4...
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4 ( Beyoncé album ) 4 is the fourth studio album by American singer Beyoncé , released on June 24 , 2011 , by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records . Following a career hiatus that reignited her creativity , Beyoncé was inspired to create a record with a basis in traditional rhythm and blues that stood apart...
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Japanese cruiser Azuma Azuma ( <unk> ) ( sometimes transliterated ( archaically ) as <unk> ) was an armored cruiser built for the Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) in the late 1890s . As Japan lacked the industrial capacity to build such warships herself , the ship was built in France . She participated in most of th...
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Nairobi National Park Nairobi National Park is a national park in Kenya . Established in 1946 , the national park was Kenya 's first . It is located approximately 7 kilometres ( 4 mi ) south of the centre of Nairobi , Kenya 's capital city , with an electric fence separating the park 's wildlife from the metropoli...
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United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe , 537 U.S. 465 ( 2003 ) , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held in a 5 – 4 decision that when the federal government used land or property held in trust for an Indian tribe , it had the duty to maint...
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Mario Andretti Mario Gabriele Andretti ( born February 28 , 1940 ) is an Italian American former racing driver , one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport . He is one of only two drivers to win races in Formula One , IndyCar , World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR ( the other being Dan Gur...
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2011 Budweiser Shootout The 2011 Budweiser Shootout was a stock car race and the first exhibition event of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series . It was held on February 12 , 2011 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach , Florida . The 75 - lap race was won by Kurt Busch for the Penske Racing team . Ja...
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Grus ( constellation ) Grus ( / <unk> / , or colloquially / <unk> / ) is a constellation in the southern sky . Its name is Latin for the crane , a type of bird . It is one of twelve constellations conceived by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman . Grus first ap...
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Battle of the Heligoland Bight ( 1939 ) The Battle of the Heligoland Bight was the first " named " air battle of the Second World War , which began the longest air campaign of the war , the Defence of the Reich . On 3 September 1939 , the United Kingdom declared war on Nazi Germany after the German invasion of Pol...
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John Deere House and Shop The John Deere House and Shop is located in the unincorporated village of Grand Detour , Illinois , near the Lee County city of Dixon . The site is known as the location where the first steel plow was invented by John Deere in 1837 . The site includes Deere 's house , a replica of his ori...
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The Great American Bash ( 2004 ) The Great American Bash ( 2004 ) was the 15th Great American Bash professional wrestling pay - per - view event , and the first produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . The event , presented by Subway , took place on June 27 , 2004 , at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk , Vir...
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History of Brasenose College , Oxford The history of Brasenose College , Oxford stretches back to 1509 , when the college was founded on the site of Brasenose Hall . Its name is believed to derive from the name of a bronze knocker that adorned the hall 's door . The college was associated with Lancashire and Chesh...
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Effects of Hurricane Charley in North Carolina The effects of Hurricane Charley in North Carolina were minor to moderate and included $ 25 million ( 2004 USD ) in damage . Hurricane Charley lasted from August 9 to August 15 , 2004 , and at peak intensity it attained 150 miles per hour ( 240 km / h ) winds , making...
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Bill Russell William Felton " Bill " Russell ( born February 12 , 1934 ) is an American retired professional basketball player . Russell played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) from 1956 to 1969 . A five - time NBA Most Valuable Player and a twelve - time All - Star , he...
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Yermolayev Yer - 2 The Yermolayev Yer - 2 was a long - range Soviet medium bomber used during World War II . It was developed from the Bartini Stal - 7 prototype airliner before the war . It was used to bomb Berlin from airbases in Estonia after Operation Barbarossa in 1941 . Production was terminated in August 19...
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Harold Washington Cultural Center Harold Washington Cultural Center is a performance facility located in the Grand Boulevard community area of Chicago in Cook County , Illinois , United States . It was named after Chicago 's first African - American Mayor Harold Washington and opened August 17 , 2004 ten years aft...
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Toyota War The Toyota War is the name commonly given to the last phase of the Chadian – Libyan conflict , which took place in 1987 in Northern Chad and on the Libyan – Chadian border . It takes its name from the Toyota pickup trucks used as <unk> to provide mobility for the Chadian troops as they fought against th...
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Battle of Thermopylae The Battle of Thermopylae ( / <unk> / <unk> - MOP - i - lee ; Greek : Μάχη τῶν <unk> , Machē tōn <unk> ) was fought between an alliance of Greek city - states , led by King Leonidas of Sparta , and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I over the course of three days , during the second Persian invasi...
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Born Again ( Third Day song ) " Born Again " is a song recorded by the Christian rock band Third Day and alternative metal singer Lacey Mosley . Written by Mac Powell and composed by Third Day , " Born Again " was released as the third and final single from Third Day 's 2008 album Revelation . Musically , the song...
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Jessica Chastain Jessica Michelle Chastain ( born March 24 , 1977 ) is an American actress and film producer . Born in a small town near Sonoma , California and raised in Sacramento , Chastain developed an interest in acting from a young age . As a teenager she made her professional stage debut as Juliet in a 1998...
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Show Me the Monkey " Show Me the Monkey " is the tenth episode of the third season of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars , and the fifty - fourth episode overall . Written by John Enbom and Robert Hull and directed by Nick Marck , the episode premiered on The CW on January 23 , 2007 . The series ...
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Premiership of Gordon Brown The premiership of Gordon Brown began on 27 June 2007 when Brown accepted the Queen 's invitation to form a government , replacing Tony Blair as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . It ended with his resignation as Prime Minister on 11 May 2010 . While serving as Prime Minister , ...
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Neverwinter Nights 2 : Mask of the Betrayer Neverwinter Nights 2 : Mask of the Betrayer is a role - playing video game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Atari . It is an expansion pack for Neverwinter Nights 2 . It was released in Autumn 2007 for the PC in North America , Europe , and Australia ...
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Pilot ( Supernatural ) " Pilot " is the first episode of the television series Supernatural . It premiered on The WB on September 13 , 2005 and was written by series creator Eric Kripke , and directed by David Nutter . The Supernatural pilot introduces the characters of Sam ( Jared Padalecki ) and Dean Winchester ...
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Gary Cooper Gary Cooper ( born Frank James Cooper ; May 7 , 1901 – May 13 , 1961 ) was an American film actor known for his natural , authentic , and understated acting style and screen performances . His career spanned thirty - five years , from 1925 to 1960 , and included leading roles in eighty - four feature f...
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Phellinus ellipsoideus Phellinus ellipsoideus ( formerly Fomitiporia ellipsoidea ) is a species of polypore fungus in the family <unk> , a specimen of which produced the largest fungal fruit body ever recorded . Found in China , the fruit bodies produced by the species are brown , woody basidiocarps that grow on d...
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Kimmie Meissner Kimberly Claire " Kimmie " Meissner ( born October 4 , 1989 ) is an American former competitive figure skater . She is the 2006 World champion , the 2007 Four Continents champion , and the 2007 U.S. national champion . She is the first American and the first lady to simultaneously hold the World , ...
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Timothy Blackstone Timothy Beach Blackstone ( March 28 , 1829 – May 26 , 1900 ) was a 19th - century railroad executive , businessman , philanthropist , and politician . He is descended from one of the earliest British settlers of New England , William Blaxton . Blackstone worked in the railroad industry for most ...
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Kantian ethics Kantian ethics refers to a deontological ethical theory ascribed to the German philosopher Immanuel Kant . The theory , developed as a result of Enlightenment rationalism , is based on the view that the only intrinsically good thing is a good will ; an action can only be good if its maxim – the prin...
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Waterbuck The waterbuck ( Kobus ellipsiprymnus ) is a large antelope found widely in sub - Saharan Africa . It is placed in the genus Kobus of the family Bovidae . It was first described by Irish naturalist William Ogilby in 1833 . The thirteen subspecies are grouped under two varieties : the common or <unk> water...
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Glenn Knight Glenn <unk> Knight ( born in 1945 ) is a Singaporean lawyer . He was the first Director of the Commercial Affairs Department ( CAD ) when it was founded in 1984 . He lost his post in 1991 after being convicted of corruption in a much - publicised trial . In 1998 , he was again tried and convicted for ...
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Pedra Branca , Singapore Pedra Branca ( formerly referred to by Malaysia as Pulau Batu Puteh and now as Batu Puteh ) is an outlying island and also the easternmost point of Singapore . The name means " white rock " in Portuguese ( Portuguese pronunciation : [ <unk> <unk> ̃ <unk> ] ) , and refers to whitish guano (...
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Warren County , Indiana Warren County lies in western Indiana between the Illinois state line and the Wabash River in the United States . According to the 2010 census , the population was 8 , 508 . The county seat is Williamsport . Before the arrival of non - indigenous settlers in the early 19th century , the ar...
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