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The Support Front for the People of Al–Sham), sometimes called Tanzim Qa'edat Al–Jihad fi Bilad Al–Sham or al–Qaeda in Syria or al–Qaeda in the Levant,[32] is a branch of al–Qaeda operating in Syria[33] and Lebanon |
Jabhat al nusra |
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isited the tomb of French Revolution and American Revolution hero Marquis de La Fayette and (according to Pershing) said, "Lafayette, we are here!" to honor the nobleman's assistance during the Revolutionary War. The famous quote is often misattributed to Pershing.[2] |
Charles Stanton |
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square–pyramidal fortifications of reinforced concrete first used during the Second World War to impede the movement of tanks and mechanised infantry. The idea was to slow down and channel tanks into killing zones where they could easily be disposed of by anti–tank weapons |
Dragons teeth |
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First bit of fingers |
Metacarpals |
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Long bit of fingers |
Phalanges |
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Icarus father |
Daedalus |
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prayed to Apollo, and he, in order to defend the honor of his priest, sent a plague sweeping through the Greek armies, and Agamemnon was forced to give back in order to end it. |
Chryses |
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Only Northern Irish club in fai |
Derry City |
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Busiest international air route in the world |
Dublin london |
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Portuguese neurologist and the developer of cerebral angiography. He is regarded as one of the founders of modern psychosurgery,[1] having developed the surgical procedure leucotomy—known better today as lobotomy—for which he became the first Portuguese national to receive a Nobel Prize in 1949 (shared with Walter Rudolf Hess).[2] |
Antonio egas moniz |
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one of the youngest recipients of the transorbital lobotomy, a procedure performed on him when he was 12 years old. received international attention in 2005, following the broadcasting of his story on National Public Radio. Subsequently, in 2007, he published a critically well–received memoir, My Lobotomy, a story of the hardships of his lobotomy, co–authored by Charles Fleming. |
Howard dully |
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Kennedy sister had lobotomy |
Rosemary |
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received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945 for his role in establishing the United Nations, and was referred to by President Roosevelt as the "Father of the United Nations" longest serving Secretary of State |
Cordell hull |
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left his first wife, actress Debbie Reynolds, to marry Reynolds' best friend, actress Elizabeth Taylor, when Taylor's husband, film producer Mike Todd, died. This event garnered scandalous and unwelcome publicity |
Eddie fisher |
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Carrie fisher mother |
Debbie Reynolds |
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American linguist, philosopher,[21][22] cognitive scientist, logician,[23][24][25] political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho–syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics" |
Noam Chomsky |
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Latin for elbow |
Ulna |
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Moscow Olympics mascot |
Misha the bear |
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Medical term for hangover |
Veisalgia |
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small strait with the strongest tidal current in the world. It is located in the municipality of Bodø in Nordland county, Norway. |
Saltstraumen |
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was the deadliest monster of Greek mythology. The last son of Gaia, fathered by Tartarus, he was known as the "Father of All Monsters"; his mate Echidna was likewise the "Mother of All Monsters." |
Typhon |
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Hungarian admiral and statesman who served as Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary between World Wars I and II and throughout most of World War II, from 1 March 1920 to 15 October 1944. He was styled "His Serene Highness the Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary" |
Miklos horthy |
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British army commander during the Second World War. He was a career soldier who spent much of his military career in India, where he rose to become Commander–in–Chief of the Indian Army by early 1941. In July 1941 he was appointed Commander–in–Chief of the Middle East theatre, but after initial successes the war in North Africa turned against the British, and he was relieved of the post in 1942 during the crucial Alamein campaign. In June 1943 he was once more appointed Commander–in–Chief India |
Claude auchinleck |
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British military commander and the 13th Governor–General of Australia. |
William slim |
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Hanna–Barbera cartoon character on The Yogi Bear Show and Yogi's constant companion. |
Boo boo |
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Yogi bear antagonist |
Ranger smith |
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(born 1949 or 1950[1]) was a Canadian professional wrestler and American black bear, who wrestled for various North American promotions from the 1950s into the 1970s. |
Terrible red |
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Along with his nickname the "Hit Man", was known by the monikers "The Excellence of Execution", "The Best There Is, The Best There Was and The Best There Ever Will Be" and "The Pink and Black Attack". He is credited with revolutionizing the industry in the early 1990s by bringing high quality in–ring performance to the fore.[ |
Bret hart |
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reporting name: "Bear") is a large, four–engine turboprop–powered strategic bomber and missile platform. First flown in 1952, |
Tupolev tu 95 |
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known as the maidenhair tree, is a unique species of tree |
Gingko biloba |
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infectious diseases of animals (usually vertebrates), that can naturally be transmitted to humans.[ |
Zoonosis |
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Scientific name double chin |
Buccula |
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Shingles scientific name |
Herpes zoster |
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Latin name muscle pain |
Myalgia |
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intraperitoneal pouch, that is considered to be the beginning of the large intestine. It receives chyme from the ileum, and connects to the ascending colon of the large intestine |
Cecum |
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semifluid mass of partly digested food that is expelled by the stomach into the duodenum and moves through the intestines during digestion.[3] Greek juice |
Chyme |
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final section of the small intestine in most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds. In fish, the divisions of the small intestine are not as clear and the terms posterior intestine or distal intestine may be used instead |
Ileum |
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second part of the small intestine in humans and most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds. |
Jenjunum |
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circulatory anastomosis that supplies blood to the brain and surrounding structures. It is named after (1621–1675), an English physician. |
Circle of Willis |
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Gastrocnemius muscle where |
Calf |
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astrologer best known for her astrological advice to the Reagan White House in the 1980s. |
Joan quigley |
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river that crosses the city of Huế, in the central Vietnamese province of Thừa Thiên–Huế Province. |
Perfume river |
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Telecaster and stratocaster guitars inventor |
Leo fender |
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Mozart last completed opera |
Magic flute |
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Walk on the wild side song by |
Lou reed |
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Billy Ray Cyrus no 1 single |
Achy breaky heart |
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devastating tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and India's West Bengal on 12 November 1970. It remains the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded, and one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern times.[2] Up to 500,000 people lost their lives in the storm, primarily as a result of the storm surge that flooded much of the low–lying islands of the Ganges Delta |
Bhola |
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generally considered among the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded, and almost certainly the deadliest of the 20th century (when pandemics and famines are discounted).[2] Estimates of the total death toll range from 145,000[1] to between 3.7 million and 4 million.[3][4][5] |
1931 China floods |
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Played Jesus in greatest story ever told |
Max von sydow |
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viscous by–product of the refining of sugarcane or sugar beets into sugar. The word comes from the Portuguese. Black treacle |
Molasses |
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French dessert consisting of choux pastry balls piled into a cone and bound with threads of caramel. In Italy and France, it is often served at weddings, baptisms, and first communions. |
Croquembouche |
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fried cornmeal gruel, which is made from yellow or white cornmeal mixed with salt and hot water or milk, and sometimes sweetened. In the Southern United States, the word used is hoecake. |
Johnnycake |
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Poppin fresh known as |
Pills bury doughboy |
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dark brown sourdough rye bread of Russian origin, traditionally sweetened with molasses and flavored with coriander and caraway seeds |
Borodinsky |
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September 7, 1908 – July 11, 2008) was a world–renowned American cardiac surgeon, innovator, scientist, medical educator, and international medical statesman. Implanted artificial heart |
Michael debakey |
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Atomic bomb survivors word |
Hibakusha |
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Continent most un members |
Afruca |
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70s shoes with big soles |
Platform |
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cosmetic that is used to mask dark circles, age spots, large pores, and other small blemishes visible on the skin. It is similar to foundation, but thicker and used to hide different pigments by blending the imperfection into the surrounding skin tone. It is normally applied after primer, after foundation and used on the face. |
Concealer |
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created and became the host of the UPN/The CW long–running reality television show America's Next Top Model |
Tyra banks |
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Born Neta–Lee Hershlag[1][2] |
Natalie Portman |
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2007 American post–apocalyptic science fiction horror film directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith. |
I am legend |
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then relatively new product became very popular with the 1982 release of E.T. the Extra–Terrestrial, in which the candy is featured.[5] |
Reeses pieces |
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American animator, film director, screenwriter, producer and the chief creative officer at Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and DisneyToon Studios. He is also the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering.[2] |
John lasseter |
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January 21, 1868 – February 8, 1946) was a German chemist, credited for the first synthesized medically useful forms of heroin and aspirin, while he was employed as a chemist at BayerAG |
Felix Hoffmann |
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cerebellar white matter, so called for its branched, tree–like appearance. In some ways it more resembles a fern and is present in both cerebellar hemispheres.[1] It brings sensory and motor information to and from the cerebellum. |
Arbor vitae |
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Latin for "little brain") is a region of the brain that plays an important role in motor control. It may also be involved in some cognitive functions such as attention and language, and in regulating fear and pleasure responses,[1] but its movement–related functions are the most solidly established. |
Cerebellum |
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Largest muscle in body |
Gluteus maximus |
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large superficial muscle that extends longitudinally from the occipital bone to the lower thoracic vertebrae and laterally to the spine of the scapula (shoulder blade). Its functions are to move the scapulae and support the arm. |
Trapezius |
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plays important roles in regard to red blood cells (also referred to as erythrocytes) and the immune system.[3] It removes old red blood cells and holds a reserve of blood, which can be valuable in case of hemorrhagic shock, and also recycles iron |
Spleen |
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peptide hormone, produced by alpha cells of the pancreas, that raises the concentration of glucose in the bloodstream. Its effect is opposite that of insulin, which lowers the glucose concentration.[ |
Glucagon |
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American teenager from Missouri who had the earliest confirmed case of HIV/AIDS in North America. |
Robert rayford |
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debut studio album by British singer–songwriter Leona Lewis, released by Syco Music in November 2007 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, followed by a worldwide release during early 2008. After winning the third series of reality singing contest The X Factor in December 2006, Lewis began recording the album in Sweden, the United Kingdom and United States, working with a variety of writers and producers. |
Spirit |
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American alternative rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, now based in Los Angeles, California. The band is composed of Damian Kulash (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Nordwind (bass guitar and vocals), Dan Konopka (drums and percussion) and Andy Ross (guitar, keyboards and vocals), who joined them in 2005, replacing Andy Duncan. They are known for their often quirky and elaborate music videos. "Here it goes again" |
Ok go |
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American rock band from Athens, Georgia. It was founded by frontman Kevin Barnes in 1996, |
Of Montreal |
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collective of American musicians who spawned many notable independent bands of the 1990s, including the Apples in Stereo, the Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, Beulah, Elf Power, of Montreal, and Circulatory System.[1] They are marked by a shared admiration of 1960s pop music.[2] |
Elephant 6 |
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identical to the nucleus of a helium–4 atom, which consists of two protons and two neutrons. |
Alpha particle |
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American actress, known for playing the protagonist Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga film series from 2008–12, which has grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide. She is the face of Chanel and Balenciaga fashion brands. |
Kristen Stewart |
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American actress most known for her roles as Connie Corleone in The Godfather films and Adrian Balboa in the Rocky series. |
Talia shire |
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South African filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and actor, best known for writing and directing Tsotsi (2005), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He also directed the films X–Men Origins: Wolverine and Ender's Game. |
Gavin hood |
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Wrote scarlet pimpernel |
Emma Orczy |
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Scarlet pimpernel name |
Percy blakeney |
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2012 American dark comedy horror film written and directed by Don Coscarelli, based on David Wong's novel of the same name.[4][5] Principal photography began in October 2010,[6] and by January 2011, the project had entered post–production for a planned theatrical 2013 release. The film stars Chase Williamson and Rob Mayes, with Paul Giamatti, Clancy Brown, Glynn Turman, Daniel Roebuck, and Doug Jones. Despite its mixed critical response, Variety and Wired magazines named it a cult film |
John dies at the end |
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Restaurant at the end of the universe name |
Milliways |
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1945 American drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Joan Crawford, Jack Carson and Zachary Scott and featuring Eve Arden, Ann Blyth and Bruce Bennett, in a film noir about a long–suffering mother and her ungrateful daughter. The screenplay by Ranald MacDougall and the uncredited William Faulkner and Catherine Turney, is based upon the 1941 novel by James m cain |
Mildred pierce |
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First president of India |
Rajendra prasad |
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Current president India |
Pranab mukherjee |
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Female president India 2007–12 |
Pratibha patil |
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Second boer war years |
1899–1902 |
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often compared to other contemporaneous sects, including the Pharisees and the Essenes. Their sect is believed to have become extinct sometime after the destruction of Herod's Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE, |
Sadduccees |
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witnessed the destruction of the northern Kingdom of Israel by Sargon's Assyrians in c. 720 BC and was king of Judah during the invasion and siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib in 701 BC. |
Hezekiah |
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Greek grammarian, literary critic, and Homeric scholar. A native of Ephesus and a pupil of Philitas of Cos, he was the first librarian of the Library of Alexandria. He lived during the reigns of the first two Ptolemies, and was at the height of his reputation about 280 BC |
Zenodotus |
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generalized term used to refer to all the mythologies of ancient Sumer, Akkad, Assyria and Babylon (Mesopotamian religions) |
Chaldean |
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Temple at Ephesus which deity |
Artemis Diana |
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Prtersham gate and Kingston gate where |
Richmond park |
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public house located in the Bromford area of Erdington in Birmingham, England. Dating to the year 1400, it is considered to be the oldest house and pub in the city,[1] although The Old Crown in Digbeth claims to date from 1368, a date which is yet to be confirmed. Prior to the dating of the building, New Shipton Barn in Walmley was considered to be the oldest building in Birmingham, dating to around 1425.[1] To find the construction date of the building, scientists used a technique called dendrochronology to analyse the timbers in the oldest known part of the building. The results showed that it was constructed in the spring at the end of the 14th century |
Lad in the lane |
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main road (part of the A56) through the city centre of Manchester, England. It runs roughly north–south in a near straight route through the western part of the city centre and is the longest road in the city centre at over one mile long.[1] |
Deansgate |
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At a height of 168 metres (551 ft), it is the tallest skyscraper in Manchester, the eleventh tallest building in the United Kingdom and the tallest building outside London. Upon opening in 2006 it was the tallest residential building in the United Kingdom and second tallest in Europe after the Turning Torso in Malmö, Sweden at 190 metres (620 ft). It has been described by the Financial Times as "the UK’s only proper skyscraper outside London" |
Beetham tower |
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Administrative centre of West Sussex |
Chichester |
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island in the estuary of the River Blackwater, Essex. It is linked to the south bank of the river by a causeway, covered for two hours either side of high tide. The island is approximately 2 km (1 mi) to the east of Maldon, Essex and 2 km (1 mi) to the west of Osea Island. |
Northey island |
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took place three weeks before Whitsun on 10 (possibly 11) August 991 AD near beside the River Blackwater in Essex, England, during the reign of Aethelred the Unready. Earl Byrhtnoth and his thegns led the English against a Viking invasion. The battle ended in an Anglo–Saxon defeat. After the battle Archbishop Sigeric of Canterbury and the aldermen of the south–western provinces advised King Aethelred to buy off the Vikings rather than continue the armed struggle. The result was a payment of 10,000 Roman pounds (3,300 kg) of silver, the first example of Danegeld in England. |
Maldon |
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fashion and clothing market in the East End of London. It consists of two adjacent street markets. Wentworth Street Market is open six days a week[1] and Middlesex Street Market is open on Sunday only.[2] |
Petticoat lane |
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1175 – 9 October 1253) was an English statesman, scholastic philosopher, theologian, scientist and Bishop of Lincoln. He was born of humble parents at Stradbroke in Suffolk. A. C. Crombie calls him "the real founder of the tradition of scientific thought in medieval Oxford, and in some ways, of the modern English intellectual tradition" |
Robert grosseteste |
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largest of the thirteen national parks in England and Wales, and the second largest in the UK after the Cairngorms |
Lake District |
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Roman name dover |
Dubris |
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region between Braemar and Banchory because Queen Victoria came to love the place and built Balmoral Castle there. The name is attested as early as the second century AD in the work of the Alexandrian geographer Claudius Ptolemy, as Greek for goddess |
Dee |
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North Wales path ends |
Bangor Prestatyn |
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Beachy head west of town |
Eastbourne |
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Isle of Wight Roman name |
Vectis |
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£1 coin introduced |
1983 |
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Opera 'Swedish nightingale' |
Jenny Lind |
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Motorway around Dublin |
M50 |
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Only person to have won Nobel prize and Oscar |
George Bernard shaw |
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It is made from aged Irish whiskey, heather and clover honey, aromatic herbs, and other spirits, blended to an ancient recipe claimed to be 1,000 years old |
Irish mist |
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It is the seat of local government for Fermanagh District Council, and is also the county town of Fermanagh as well as its largest town |
Enniskillen |
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American UFO religious Millenarian group based in San Diego, California, founded in the early 1970s and led by Marshall Applewhite (1931–1997) and Bonnie Nettles (1927–1985).[1] On March 26, 1997, police discovered the bodies of 39 members of the group who had committed mass suicide[2] in order to reach what they believed was an alien space craft following Comet Hale–Bopp |
Heavens gate |
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form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment |
Seppuku |
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considered one of the most important Japanese authors of the 20th century; he was nominated three times for the Nobel Prize in Literature[1] and was poised to win the prize in 1968 but lost the award to his fellow countryman Yasunari Kawabata, presumably because of his radical right–wing activities.[2] His avant–garde work displayed a blending of modern and traditional aesthetics that broke cultural boundaries, with a focus on sexuality, death, and political change.[3] He is remembered for his ritual suicide by seppuku after a failed coup d'état attempt |
Yukio Mishima |
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Shinzo abe party |
Ldp |
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Microsoft founded where |
Albuquerque New Mexico |
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Irish prose narrative surviving in many variants. A tale from the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology, it concerns a love triangle between the great warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill |
Diarmuid and grainne |
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(14 September 1953 – 20 February 2011[1]) was the first qualified female Concorde pilot. |
Barbara harmer |
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gave the Philippines their name, after calling them Las Islas Filipinas in honor of Philip of Austria, the Prince of Asturias at the time, who later became Philip II of Spain. |
Ruy Lopez de Villalobos |
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Confucius year in life |
551–479 bc |
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first kingdom to unify the regions that would later constitute modern–day Burma (Myanmar) |
Pagan |
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A name of Vietnam used prior to 1945. |
Annam |
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20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet born in Charleville, Ardennes.[3] He influenced modern literature and arts, inspired various musicians, and prefigured surrealism. He started writing poems at a very young age, while still in primary school, and stopped completely before he turned 21. He was mostly creative in his teens (17–20). His "genius, its flowering, explosion and sudden extinction, still astonishes |
Arthur Rimbaud |
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20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II, receiving every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. At the age of 19, received the Medal of Honor after single–handedly holding off an entire company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, then leading a successful counterattack while wounded and out of ammunition. |
Audie Murphy |
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CinemaScope war film released in 1955.[2] It was directed by Jesse Hibbs and starred Audie Murphy as himself. It is based on the 1949 autobiography of the same name and is an account of Murphy's World War II experiences as a soldier in the U.S. Army. |
To hell and back |
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Wrote first blood |
David morrell |
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by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Highly fictionalized, the story presents as a timid romantic.[10] It was extremely popular in the 19th century and played a significant role in cementing the Pilgrim story in US culture.[ |
The courtship of myles standish |
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Italian Jewish chemist, writer, and Holocaust survivor. He was the author of several books, novels, collections of short stories, essays, and poems. His best–known works include If This Is a Man (1947) (U.S.: Survival in Auschwitz), his account of the year he spent as a prisoner in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Nazi–occupied Poland; and his unique work, The Periodic Table (1975), linked to qualities of the elements, which the Royal Institution of Great Britain named the best science book ever written.[ |
Primo levi |
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September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was a television personality, sports and entertainment reporter, and longtime syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News. He is principally remembered as the creator and host of the television variety program The Toast of the Town, later popularly—and, eventually, officially—renamed |
Ed Sullivan |
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2004 American Christmas comedy film based on the 2001 novel Skipping Christmas by John Grisham. It was directed by Joe Roth with a screenplay by Chris Columbus, and stars Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, Erik Per Sullivan, Cheech Marin, Jake Busey, and M. Emmet Walsh. The plot revolves around a couple who decide to skip Christmas one year since their daughter is away much to the chagrin of their neighbours. However the plans are changed around when their daughter phones them to tell them that she is coming home for Christmas |
Christmas with the kranks |
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American actor, author, media personality, clown, and comedian, best known for his TV work on Today and as the creator and original portrayer of Ronald McDonald. |
Willard Scott |
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2002 British–American drama film directed by Stephen Daldry, and starring Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, and Ed Harris. The screenplay by David Hare is based on Michael Cunningham's 1999 Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the same title. The plot focuses on three women of different generations whose lives are interconnected by the novel Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. |
The hours |
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16 August 1902 – 4 July 1974) was an English historical romance and detective fiction novelist. Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story for her younger brother into the novel The Black Moth. Regency romances |
Georgette heyer |
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End of the affair novel by |
Graham Greene |
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Catherine Marchant |
Catherine cookson |
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Villette protagonist |
Lucy snowe |
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full–time male classical vocal ensemble in the United States. Over the last three decades, it has developed a major reputation for its interpretations of Renaissance music, but it also performs a wide repertoire of jazz, gospel, and other venturesome new music and is widely known as an "Orchestra of Voices". It was named for the "clear singing rooster" in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. |
Chanticleer |
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flying island described in the 1726 book Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift |
Laputa |
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race of intelligent horses described in the last part of Jonathan Swift's satirical Gulliver's Travels. |
Houyhnhmns |
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The antihero of the novel, Pinkie Brown, is a teenage sociopath and up–and–coming gangster |
Brighton rock |
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It depicts the short life and death of Liza Kemp, an 18–year–old factory worker who lives together with her ageing mother in the fictional Vere Street off Westminster Bridge Road |
Liza of Lambeth |
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19 March 1928 – 13 January 2009) was an American–born actor, writer and director who was brought up in Ireland and Britain, where he established an extensive stage and film career. His most notable roles were in the 1960s television series Danger Man (renamed Secret Agent when exported to the US),[1] and The Prisoner, which he co–created.[ played Edward I in brave heart |
Patrick mcgoohan |
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best known as the birthplace of the author Jane Austen, who lived there from 1775 to 1801, when she moved to Bath with her parents. Though the rectory in which she wrote Pride & Prejudice, Northanger Abbey and Sense & Sensibility was pulled down around 1824, the site is still marked by an old lime tree that is believed to have been planted by her eldest brother, James, who took over the parish from his father. |
Steventon |
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The poem is preceded by "Ferrara:", indicating that the speaker is most likely Alfonso II d'Este, the fifth Duke of Ferrara (1533–1598), who, at the age of 25, married Lucrezia di Cosimo de' Medici, the 14–year–old daughter of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Eleonora di Toledo. |
My last duchess by Robert browning |
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The series is based on characters created by Val McDermid, including a university clinical psychologist, Dr Anthony "Tony" Valentine Hill (Robson Green), who is able to tap into his own dark side to get inside the heads of serial killers. |
Wire in the blood |
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Novels |
Rose tremain |
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Wrote mapp and Lucia series |
E f benson |
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Britain's poet laureate from 1913 to 1930. A doctor by training, he achieved literary fame only late in life. His poems reflect a deep Christian faith, and he is the author of many well–known hymns. |
Robert bridges |
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British writer known for his historical fiction. He published 17 novels, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times, winning once for the 1992 novel Sacred Hunger. |
Barry uns worth |
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Fear of corpses |
Necro |
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Fear of string |
Linono |
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Fear of dust |
Amatho |
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was a Dominican American fashion designer. Born in Santo Domingo, he was trained by Cristóbal Balenciaga and Antonio del Castillo. became internationally known in the 1960s as one of the couturiers who dressed Jacqueline Kennedy. An award–winning designer, he worked for Lanvin and Balmain. His eponymous fashion house continues to dress leading figures, from film stars to royalty. |
Oscar de la renta |
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Dental phobia |
Odonto |
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Fear of parents in law |
Socera |