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The Old Man of Hoy is a 449 foot ( unk ) sea stack on the island of Hoy , part of the Orkney archipelago off the north coast of Scotland . Formed from Old Red Sandstone , it is one of the tallest stacks in Britain . The Old Man is popular with climbers , and was first climbed in 1966 . Created by the erosion of a clif...
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Americus , originally named Rey del unk and raced occasionally as Rey del unk ( foaled 1892 , died 1910 ) , was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was exported to England . He had some success as a racehorse , but was more notable for his influence at stud . He was bred in California and won the 1895 Culver Stakes ...
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The foramen spinosum is one of two foramina located in the base of the human skull , on the sphenoid bone . It is situated just anterior to the spine of the sphenoid bone , and just lateral to the foramen ovale . The middle meningeal artery , middle meningeal vein , and the meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve pass...
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Chase Promenade ( formerly Bank One Promenade ) is an open air , tree lined pedestrian walkway that opened July 16 , 2004 . It is part of Millennium Park , which is located in the Loop community area of Chicago , Illinois in the United States . The Promenade was made possible by a gift from the Bank One Foundation . ...
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The Russian monitor Charodeika was the lead ship of her class of monitors built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the 1860s . She served for her entire career with the Baltic Fleet , mostly as a training ship . She was decommissioned in 1907 , but was not broken up until 1911 12 . Design and description Charode...
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Arden Valley Road is a scenic road located in Southfields , New York , in the United States , that travels through Harriman State Park and is owned by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission . At 5 . 2 miles ( 8 . 4 km ) long , it begins at New York State Route 17 ( NY 17 ) in Southfields and ends at Seven Lakes Drive...
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Berkshire No. 7 is a wood and steel barge constructed in 1935 . It is historically important as a transitional canal barge and as one of the few surviving wooden hulled canal boats . It was used to transport bulk cargo , including shipping fertilizer , from Connecticut to Long Island Sound . It sank in 1974 along with...
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The 20th Boat Race between crews from the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge took place on the River Thames on 28 March 1863 . Oxford won by 15 lengths in a time of 23 minutes 6 seconds . It took the overall record to ten wins each , the first time since the 1836 race that the scores were level . The ...
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The Mongol Empire conquered the Qara Khitai in the years 1216 1218 AD . Prior to the invasion , war with the unk dynasty and the usurpation of power by the Naiman prince Kuchlug had weakened the Qara Khitai . When Kuchlug besieged Almaliq , a city belonging to the Karluks , vassals of the Mongol Empire , Genghis Khan ...
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Jan Mayensfield ( ICAO unk ) is an aerodrome serving Olonkinbyen in Jan Mayen , Norway . Operated by the Norwegian Armed Forces , it serves the island 's only population at the combined military and meteorological station . It has a 1 , 500 meter ( 4 , 921 ft ) dirt runway numbered 06 24 . The airfield was built in...
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Elizabeth Alkin ( c . 1600 c . 1655 ) was a publisher , nurse and spy for the Parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War . Among the many derogatory names she was called by royalist sympathisers , that of Parliament Joan is one by which she is also commonly known . Background and Civil War activities ...
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Lupo the Butcher is a 1987 three minute animated short comedy film directed and written by Danny Antonucci . The short follows the story of a psychotic butcher who has a huge temper and swears at his meat when the smallest things go wrong . Produced by Marv Newland 's International unk Limited , Lupo the Butcher was a...
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The M9 Half track was a half track produced by International Harvester in the United States in World War II for lend lease supply to Allies . It was designed to provide a similar vehicle to the M2 Half Track Car . It had the same body and chassis as the M5 Half track ( also built by International Harvester for lend...
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Meica Christensen ( born 24 February 1989 ) is an Australian goalball player . She began playing the sport in 2004 , the same year she made her national team debut . After the national team took a three year break , she was named the captain in 2010 and played in the Goalball World Championships . She was selected to ...
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Tales of Magic and Mystery was a pulp magazine which published five monthly issues from December 1927 to April 1928 . It was edited by Walter Gibson , and published a mixture of fiction and articles on magic . It is now mainly remembered for having published a story by H.P. Lovecraft . Publication history Tales...
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There are two mobile games in the Ni no Kuni series , developed and published by Level 5 . The mobile games were released in Japan , alongside main Ni no Kuni titles Dominion of the Dark Djinn and Wrath of the White Witch , and were developed and published in partnership with mobile distribution companies . The first ...
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The 31st Boat Race took place on the 28 March 1874 . The Boat Race is an annual side by side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames . In a race umpired by former Oxford rower Joseph William Chitty , Cambridge won by three and a half lengths in their fifth consec...
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Delaware Route 3 ( DE 3 ) is a state highway northeast of Wilmington in New Castle County , Delaware . The route runs from an interchange at Interstate 495 ( I 495 ) in Edgemoor north to DE 92 in Brandywine Hundred . The route passes through the suburban areas of Brandywine Hundred , Bellefonte , and Arden . It inters...
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The Central African Republic women 's national football team represents the Central African Republic ( CAR ) in women 's international football competitions . The team has not played any international matches to date , but the country 's youth national team has played in several matches and events , including an Under ...
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M 107 was an east west state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan . Running for 9 . 576 miles ( 15 . 411 km ) , it connected Lake of the Clouds and the rest of the Porcupine Mountains State Park to M 64 in Silver City . The roadway parallels the Lake Superior shoreline in Ontonagon Co...
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Holger Glinicki ( born 25 October 1952 ) is a German wheelchair basketball coach , who coached Hamburger SV . He was assistant coach of the German women 's national team from 2003 to 2005 . He has been coach of the team since 2006 , during which time it has won five European championships , a silver medal at the 2008 S...
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WASP 43 is a K type star in the Sextans constellation . It is about half the size of the Sun , and has approximately half the mass . WASP 43 has one known planet in orbit , a Hot Jupiter called WASP 43b . At the time of publishing of WASP 43b 's discovery on April 15 , 2011 , the planet was the most closely orbiti...
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Tropical Storm Hazel was a weak East Pacific tropical cyclone that caused heavy damage in Mexico . The costliest storm of the 1965 Pacific hurricane season , it formed from a northward moving disturbance that originated southeast of Socorro Island . After reaching tropical storm strength on the Saffir Simpson Hurrica...
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Stephen Fry 's Podgrams is a series of podcasts performed and recorded by British comedian and author Stephen Fry . First made downloadable on 20 February 2008 , the series of podgrams is a collection of Fry 's writings , speeches and collective thoughts . The podgrams vary in length and are not released at any set dat...
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USS Kickapoo was a double turreted Milwaukee class river monitor , the lead ship of her class , built for the Union Navy during the American Civil War . The ship supported Union forces during the Mobile Campaign as they attacked Confederate fortifications defending the city of Mobile , Alabama in early 1865 . She was...
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Hurricane Bridget of June 1971 was one of the worst hurricanes to strike the Mexican city of Acapulco . It formed on June 14 as a tropical depression , which is a minimal tropical cyclone with winds less than gale force . However , it was soon upgraded to a tropical storm , and Bridget steadily intensified to become a ...
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A 29 Cent Robbery is a 1910 American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company . The film features the debut of Marie Eline in the main role as Edna Robinson , a young girl who foils an attempt by a robbery to loot her family 's home . All the thief manages to take is her toy bank , containing 29 cents . E...
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Liberty Bell refers to one of two replicas in Portland , Oregon , United States , of the original Liberty Bell in Philadelphia . The first replica was purchased in 1962 , and installed in the rotunda of City Hall in 1964 . On November 21 , 1970 , it was destroyed in a bomb blast that also damaged the building 's east p...
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The 18th Boat Race took place on the River Thames on 16 March 1861 . Held annually , The Boat Race is a side by side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge . The 1861 event , which featured the first ever non British competitor , suffered numerous interruptions from river traffic . O...
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M 143 , also known as Michigan Avenue , is a previously unsigned spur state trunkline highway in the south central region of the US state of Michigan . The M 143 portion of Michigan Avenue runs from the East Lansing city limit to a junction with M 43 at Grand River Avenue . This highway is the second time that there...
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The 38th Boat Race , an annual side by side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames , took place on 8 April 1881 . In a race umpired by Robert Lewis Lloyd , Oxford won by a margin of three lengths in a time of 21 minutes 51 seconds taking the overall record to 2...
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Route 68 is a state highway located in Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey , serving as the main connector between the New Jersey Turnpike and Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst ( JB MDL ) . It runs from County Route 616 ( CR 616 ) inside Fort Dix to U.S. Route 206 ( US 206 ) in Mansfield Township , 0 . 3...
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The 29th Boat Race took place on the 27 March 1872 . The Boat Race is an annual side by side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames . In a race umpired by Robert Lewis Lloyd , Cambridge won by two lengths in a time of 21 minutes 15 seconds taking the overall re...
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Tropical Depression One was the wettest tropical cyclone in Cuba since Hurricane Flora of 1963 . The first tropical cyclone of the 1988 Atlantic hurricane season , the system developed on May 30 from an area of disturbed weather in the northwestern Caribbean Sea . The tropical depression headed northeastward , making l...
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USS Washington ( BB 47 ) , a Colorado class battleship , was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 42nd state . Her keel was laid down on 30 June 1919 at Camden , New Jersey , by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation . She was launched on 1 September 1921 , sponsored by Miss Jean Summers , t...
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M 199 is a state trunkline highway near Albion in the US state of Michigan . The western terminus of the 4 . 030 mile long ( 6 . 486 km ) road is in Sheridan Township at exit 119 off Interstate 94 ( I 94 ) . The eastern terminus is a junction with Business Loop I 94 ( BL I 94 ) downtown Albion . The entire road i...
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Walter de Lacy ( died 27 March 1085 ) was a Norman nobleman who came to England after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 . He received lands in Herefordshire and Shropshire , and served King William I of England by leading military forces during 1075 . He died in 1085 and one son inherited his lands . Another son b...
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The Niger women 's national football team is a FIFA recognised team representing Niger in international association football matches . The team has played in two FIFA recognised matches , both of which were losses to Burkina Faso women 's national football team in 2007 . There is an under 20 women 's national team wh...
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Strange Stories was a pulp magazine which ran for thirteen issues from 1939 to 1941 . It was edited by Mort Weisinger , who was not credited . Contributors included Robert Bloch , Eric Frank Russell , C. L. Moore , August Derleth , and Henry Kuttner . Strange Stories was a competitor to the established leader in weird ...
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The Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop is a historic building that was built between 1772 and 1774 on the green in Norwichtown , now a section of Norwich , Connecticut . It is a 30 feet ( 9 . 1 m ) by 24 feet ( 7 . 3 m ) one and a half story clapboarded building with a gambrel roof . The interior has a single brick c...
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RMS ( later HMT ) Royal Edward was a passenger ship belonging to the Canadian Northern Steamship Company that was sunk during the First World War with a large loss of life while transporting Commonwealth troops . She was launched in 1907 as RMS Cairo for a British mail service to Egypt . Design and construction ...
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Judaism is a minor religion in Mauritius . The first Jews arrived from Haifa , British Palestine ( now Israel ) , in the 1940s because they were denied entry to Palestine by the British Government . There currently are about 43 Jews in total in Mauritius . There is a synagogue in Curepipe , and a Jewish cemetery in unk...
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E ( simplified Chinese unk traditional Chinese unk pinyin unk unk ) or unk unk ( simplified Chinese unk traditional Chinese unk pinyin unk unk literally Colored Language ) is a Tai Chinese mixed language spoken primarily in unk Miao Autonomous County , Guangxi , China . It contains features of both Tai ...
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Hurricane Lili was a moderate tropical cyclone of the 1990 Atlantic hurricane season . It began as a subtropical cyclone over the central Atlantic and became a hurricane while moving westward toward the United States . Lili did not gain any additional strength before curving away from land and weakening into a tropical...
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55 Cancri c ( abbreviated 55 Cnc c ) , also named Brahe , is an extrasolar planet in an eccentric orbit around the Sun like star 55 Cancri A , making one revolution every 44 . 34 days . It is the third known planet in order of distance from its star . 55 Cancri c was discovered on June 13 , 2002 and has a mass roughly...
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The Gambia women 's national football team represents the Gambia in international football competition . The team , however , has not competed in a match recognised by FIFA , the sport 's international governing body , despite that organised women 's football has been played in the country since 1998 . The Gambia has t...
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Nitro is a steel Floorless Coaster at the Adlabs Imagica amusement park located in unk , Mumbai , India . Manufactured by Bolliger Mabillard , the roller coaster reaches a maximum height of 132 feet ( 40 m ) and a maximum speed of 65 . 2 miles per hour ( 104 . 9 km h ) . The coaster also features five inversions . Ni...
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State Highway 132 , also known as SH 132 , is a state highway in north central Oklahoma . It connects State Highway 51 west of Hennessey to the Kansas state line near Manchester , and is 65 . 3 miles ( 105 . 1 km ) long . It has no lettered spur routes . SH 132 was originally added to the state highway system in 19...
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Bjorli Station ( Norwegian Bjorli stasjon ) is a railway station on the Rauma Line located at Bjorli in unk , Norway . The station opened on 19 November 1921 and was the line 's terminus until 1923 . In addition to a station building , Bjorli had a water tower , roundhouse , turntable and a restaurant seating 700 peop...
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Greyfriars , in Bristol , England , was a Franciscan friary . The name Greyfriars derived from the grey robes worn by the friars . It was founded at some time before 1234 , within the town walls and then moved to Lewin 's Mead in 1250 . The site included extensive gardens surrounded by a stone wall . Following the Diss...
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Route 58 is a former state highway in the city of Newark , New Jersey and nearby borough of Harrison , New Jersey . The highway ran from Orange and Hecker Streets in Newark , eastbound as a four lane freeway across the William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge ( known as the Stickel Bridge ) to Harrison , where it terminated...
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Pennsylvania Route 434 ( designated by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as SR unk ) is a 12 . 47 mile long ( 20 . 07 km ) state highway located in northeast Pennsylvania . The western terminus of the route is at Pennsylvania Route 739 in the Blooming Grove Township community of Lords Valley . The eastern...
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Pod is the name of a 2002 modern sculpture by American artist Pete Beeman , currently installed at Southwest 10th Avenue and West Burnside Street in downtown Portland , Oregon . The 30 foot sculpture , intended to represent the infrastructure , energy , and vibrancy of Portland , is supported by its static tripod ba...
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The 24th Boat Race between crews from the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge took place on the River Thames on 13 April 1867 . In a race where the lead was exchanged several times , Oxford won by half a length in a time of 22 minutes and 39 seconds . The victory took the overall record to 14 10 in Ox...
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Conte Verde was the third of three Principe di Carignano class ironclads built for the Italian Regia Marina ( Royal Navy ) , though she differed in several respects from her sisters . Unlike the other two members of her class , she did not receive complete iron armor , instead relying on partial plating at her bow and...
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Palestro was an ironclad warship , the second and final member of the Principe Amedeo class , built for the Italian Regia Marina ( Royal Navy ) in the 1860s and 1870s . She was armed with a battery of six 10 in ( 254 mm ) guns and one 11 in ( 279 mm ) gun . The last sail rigged ironclad of the Italian fleet , she had ...
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Out of This World Adventures was a pulp magazine which published two issues , in July and December 1950 . It included several pages of comics as well as science fiction stories . It was edited by Donald A. Wollheim and published by Avon . Sales were weak , and after two issues Avon decided to cancel it . Publicatio...
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The Whitefish Bay National Forest Scenic Byway is a National Forest Scenic Byway that runs along Whitefish Bay in the Hiawatha National Forest in the U.S. state of Michigan . The byway mostly follows Federal Forest Highway 42 ( FFH 42 ) through Chippewa County in the Upper Peninsula . As a forest highway , it is mainta...
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Montebello was the second of four Goito class torpedo cruisers built for the Italian Regia Marina ( Royal Navy ) in the 1880s . She was built at the Arsenale di La Spezia between September 1885 and January 1889 , when she entered service . She was armed with a variety of light guns and four 14 inch ( 356 mm ) torpedo...
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Tropical Storm Alice was the first tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean to receive a female name . It was a rare off season tropical cyclone that hit Central America , Cuba , and Florida in late May to early June 1953 . Alice formed on May 25 in the western Caribbean , and executed a large loop over Central America ...
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A Lemon Drop is a vodka based cocktail that has a lemony , sweet and sour flavor , prepared using lemon juice , triple sec and simple syrup . It has been described as a variant of , or as a take on , the Vodka Martini . It is typically prepared and served straight up chilled with ice and strained . The drink was i...
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The 42nd Boat Race took place on 28 March 1885 . Held annually , the Boat Race is a side by side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames . In a race umpired by former Cambridge rower Robert Lewis Lloyd , the lead changed hands several times . Oxford won by a mar...
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The Suquamish Museum is a museum located on the Port Madison Indian Reservation in Washington state . It preserves and displays relics and records related to the Suquamish Tribe , including artifacts from the Old Man House and the Baba unk site . Founded in 1983 , the museum currently occupies a facility opened in 2012...
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Priscilla Dailey , previously known as the Elizabeth E. Newell , is a wooden canal boat constructed in 1929 in Whitehall , New York . The barge was used to transport bulk cargo in New York , New Jersey , and Connecticut harbors . It sunk in 1974 along with the Elmer S. Dailey and the Berkshire No. 7 . The sunken boat h...
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M 106 is a state trunkline highway in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan in and near the city of Jackson . M 106 travels in a southwest to northeast direction from Jackson to Gregory at a junction with M 36 just a few miles northwest of Hell . The highway was first designated in 1928 running north out...
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State Route 279 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah . The highway was constructed in 1962 1963 to service the Cane Creek potash mine and processing plant southwest of Moab . The highway was named one of the most beautiful highways opened to traffic in 1963 . The entire length of SR 279 has been designated th...
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The Radioplane RP 77 was a small target drone missile , constructed largely of plastic materials , produced by the Radioplane division of the Northrop Corporation . Although the RP 77D was successfully tested by the United States Army , the decision was made not to procure the aircraft . Design and development ...
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NSB Class 64 ( Norwegian NSB type 64 ) is a class of three electric multiple units built by Strmmens Vrksted for the Norwegian State Railways . Delivered in 1935 , they were built for the opening of the Hardanger Line and served there until 1985 , when the line closed and the trains were retired . They also periodical...
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The Rodelkka Line ( Norwegian unk ) is a former line of the Oslo Tramway of Norway . It was in use from 1900 to 1961 , serving the neighborhood of Rodelkka . After closing , the southern part of the line was designated as part of the Sinsen Line . The Rodelkka Line was built by Kristiania Kommunale Sporveie ( KKS ) in...
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Tops in Science Fiction was a science fiction magazine which was launched in 1953 . The publisher , Love Romances Publishing , created it as a vehicle to reprint stories from Planet Stories . It was unsuccessful and only lasted for two issues . Although it contained no original stories , it did print some original artw...
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The 74th Boat Race took place on 1 April 1922 . Held annually , the Boat Race is a side by side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames . Cambridge went into the race as reigning champions , having won the previous year 's race , and had the significantly heavier...
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Foster Payne House is a historic house at 25 Belmont Street in Pawtucket , Rhode Island . Built in 1878 , the two story multi gabled house is distinguished by its clapboarded and exterior woodwork and opulent parlors in the interior . The property also has a matching carriagehouse with gable roof and copula . The ho...
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Guinea Bissau women 's national football team is a FIFA recognised team representing Guinea Bissau in international association football matches . Guinea Bissau have played in two FIFA recognised matches , both in 2006 against Guinea . The country also has a national under 17 side which participated in the 2012 C...
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The 37th Boat Race , an annual side by side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames , took place on 22 March 1880 following a postponement two days earlier as a result of thick fog . It is the only time in the history of the event that the race has been reschedul...
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Messina was the second of three Principe di Carignano class ironclads built for the Italian Regia Marina ( Royal Navy ) in the 1860s . She was laid down in September 1861 , her hull was launched in December 1864 , and she was completed in February 1867 . Messina was a broadside ironclad armed with a battery of four 8 ...
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John Henry Dick Turpin ( 20 August 1876 10 March 1962 ) was a sailor in the United States Navy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . Turpin was one of the first African American Chief Petty Officers in the U.S. Navy . He is also notable for surviving the catastrophic explosions of two U.S. Navy ships USS Main...
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Patriot is a steel inverted roller coaster designed by Bolliger Mabillard at the Worlds of Fun amusement park in Kansas City , Missouri . Announced on September 7 , 2005 , the roller coaster opened to the public on April 8 , 2006 . The ride lasts about 2 minutes and 18 seconds and features four inversions , a maximum ...
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Interstate 705 ( abbreviated I 705 , also known as the Tacoma Spur ) is a short Interstate Highway spur route of Interstate 5 located entirely within Tacoma , Pierce , Washington , United States . I 705 serves as the connector between Interstate 5 , Downtown Tacoma , Tacoma 's waterfront , North Tacoma , and the Taco...
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New York State Route 122 ( NY 122 ) is an east west state highway in northern Franklin County , New York , in the United States . The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 37 in the town of Westville . Its eastern terminus is at a junction with U.S. Route 11 ( US 11 ) in the town of Burke . Near ...
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Desde un Principio From the Beginning is a greatest hits album from American recording artist Marc Anthony . The album was released on November 9 , 1999 by RMM Records Video ( RMM ) . It was a result of Anthony leaving RMM Records and signing on with Columbia Records . The recording contains fourteen tracks from his ...
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Nycticebus linglom is a fossil strepsirrhine primate from the Miocene of Thailand . Known only from a single tooth , an upper third molar , it is thought to be related to the living slow lorises ( genus Nycticebus ) , but the material is not sufficient to assign the species to Nycticebus with certainty , and the speci...
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Typhula quisquiliaris , commonly known as the bracken club , is a species of club fungus in the family unk . It produces small , white fruit bodies up to 9 millimetres ( 0 . 4 in ) in height , each with a single distinct head and stem . The head is fertile , while the stem attaches to a sclerotium embedded in the s...
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Route 65 is a former state highway in the city of Newark , New Jersey . The route went for 4 . 12 miles ( 6 . 63 km ) along Port Street and Doremus Avenue through the industrial districts of the city . Route 65 began at an intersection with U.S. Route 1 and 9 near Newark Liberty International Airport . The route crosse...
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The 131st Boat Race took place on 6 April 1985 . Held annually , the event is a side by side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames . Oxford won by four and three quarter lengths . Bruce Philp became the first man to row for both universities having previousl...
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State Route 247 ( SR 247 ) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California in San Bernardino County . The road passes through the Mojave Desert , connecting SR 62 in Yucca Valley to Interstate 15 ( I 15 ) . SR 247 was designated by the California State Legislature in 1969 the county roads along that route were giv...
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Miniopterus zapfei is a fossil bat in the genus Miniopterus from the middle Miocene of France . First described in 2002 , it is known only from the site of La Grive M , where it occurs with another fossil Miniopterus species , the smaller and more common Miniopterus fossilis . M. zapfei is known from five mandibles ( l...
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Brunei , as Brunei Darussalam , competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece , which took place between 13 to 29 August 2004 . The country 's participation in Athens marked its fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in the 1988 Summer Olympics . The Brunei delegation included only one trac...
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Caffo was a sixth century Christian in Anglesey , north Wales , who is venerated as a saint and martyr . The son of a king from northern Britain who took shelter in Anglesey , Caffo was a companion of St Cybi , and is mentioned as carrying a red hot coal in his clothes to Cybi without his clothes getting burnt . Afte...
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Brunei , as Brunei Darussalam , competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece , which took place between 13 to 29 August 2004 . The country 's participation in Athens marked its fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in the 1988 Summer Olympics . The Brunei delegation included only one trac...
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The 46th Boat Race took place on 30 March 1889 . The Boat Race is an annual side by side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames . For the first time in the history of the event , all eight rowers in the Cambridge crew had rowed the previous year . Cambridge won ...
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M 203 is a north south state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan . It connects McLain State Park with US 41 on each end in Hancock and Calumet . The trunkline has existed since commissioning in 1933 except a period of time when it was temporarily decommissioned . Route description...
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Dmonen is a steel Floorless Coaster roller coaster at the Tivoli Gardens amusement park located in Copenhagen , Denmark . Designed by Bolliger Mabillard , it reaches a height of 92 feet ( 28 m ) , is 1 , 850 . 4 feet ( 564 . 0 m ) long , and reaches a maximum speed of 48 miles per hour ( 77 km h ) . The roller coaste...
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Poco Pine ( 1954 1974 ) was an American Quarter Horse stallion and breeding stallion . He earned 50 Grand Championships in his showing career and after his death was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Association 's ( or AQHA ) AQHA Hall of Fame in 2010 . Two of his descendants have also been inducted into the A...
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Above All State Park is an undeveloped Connecticut state park located in the town of Warren . Founded in 1927 , the park became the site of a military radar installation from 1957 to 1968 . Remnants of the Cold War defense installation may be seen . The park 's only amenities are unmarked , informal trails that are not...
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Peter Aquino Aduja ( 19 October 1920 19 February 2007 ) was the first Filipino American elected to public office in the United States . He was elected as a representative in the Hawaii Legislature in 1954 . Born in the Philippines , Aduja emigrated to Hawaii in his youth , and then served in the United States Army du...
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The 44th Boat Race took place on 26 March 1887 . The Boat Race is an annual side by side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames . Umpired by Robert Lewis Lloyd , Cambridge won the race by two and a half lengths after one of the Oxford crew snapping his oar in h...
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In Norse mythology , Vgrr or skpnir is a large field foretold to host a battle between the forces of the gods and the forces of Surtr as part of the events of Ragnark . The field is attested in the Poetic Edda , compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional material , and in the Prose Edda , written by Snorri S...
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thelnoth ( also unk , unk , or unk died 1038 ) was a medieval Archbishop of Canterbury . Descended from an earlier English king , thelnoth became a monk prior to becoming archbishop . While archbishop , he travelled to Rome and brought back saint 's relics . He consecrated a number of other bishops who came from outsi...
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M 71 is a state trunkline highway in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan . It serves as a connector between M 21 in Owosso to Interstate 69 ( I 69 ) southwest of Flint . The highway runs along a rail line in a northwest to southeast direction in rural Shiawassee County connecting a few small towns alon...
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Exercise Vigilant Eagle is a series of trilateral military exercises involving the armed forces of Canada , Russia , and the United States . The exercise is designed to prepare the Russian Air Force and the North American Aerospace Defense Command ( NORAD ) to undertake coordinated air intercept missions against hijack...