Aullville is a village in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. In 2010, 100 people lived there.
Meerssen
Meerssen is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. In 2019, 18,923 people lived there.
Tzuyu
Chou Tzu-yu (, born June 14, 1999), known mononymously as Tzuyu (, ; ), is a Taiwanese singer based in South Korea. She is known for being the youngest member of K-pop girl group TWICE, as well as being the only Taiwanese member in the group.
Stein, Netherlands
Stein is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. In 2019, 24,961 people lived there.
Nederweert
Nederweert is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. In 2019, 17,001 people lived there.
Peel en Maas
Peel en Maas is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. In 2019, 43,311 people lived there.
It was created on 1 January 2010 from the former municipalities of Helden, Kessel, Maasbree and Meijel.
Roerdalen
Roerdalen is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. In 2019, 20,615 people lived there.
Simpelveld
Simpelveld is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. In 2019, 10,516 people lived there. Since 1982, Bocholtz became a part of the municipality of Simpelveld.
The Narrator (Fight Club)
The Narrator is the unnamed protagonist and unreliable narrator of the 1996 book Fight Club and it's 1999 movie version. He has DID and is also known as Tyler Durden.
The Narrator is a businessman in his 30's and is bored by his business life and can't sleep. As a result, he created the Tyler Durden persona. He and Tyler Durden came up with the idea of Fight Club and Project Mayhem, a terrorist group made for men who are unhappy with consumerism. As the Narrator slept one day, Tyler vanished. He talked to people of Project Mayhem and they called him Tyler Durden. The Narrator realized that he and Tyler Durden share the same body.
The Narrator is portrayed by Edward Norton while Tyler Durden is portrayed by Brad Pitt.
In the book and movie, the Narrator's name wasn't mentioned. He uses fake names such as Cornelius, Rupert and Travis. In the movie's script, it is Jack.
Joker (The Dark Knight)
The Joker is the main villain of the 2008 movie "The Dark Knight" and based on the DC Comics character of the same name. He was played by Heath Ledger in his last complete role.
How he got his scars is left ambiguous due to two conflicting stories. The Joker arrived to Gotham City and wanted to ruin Batman's reputation.
Heath Ledger's portrayal has been well-liked and was given several awards including Best Supporting Actor of the 2008 Academy Awards. His catchphrase "Why so serious" became well-known since the movie's release. Fellow Joker actor Mark Hamill described his take as similar to Hannibal Lecter.
Constanţa County
Constanţa is a county (judeţ) of Romania. It is in the Dobruja region. Its capital city is also named Constanţa.
Constanţa County has 3 municipalities, 9 towns and 58 communes:
Phil Coulson
Phil Coulson is a Marvel Comics character that originated from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He is an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Clark Gregg has played Coulson in all his appearances in the MCU and other media.
Angela White
Angela White (born 4 March 1985) is an Australian pornographic movie actress and director. White has been a member of the AVN Hall of Fame. In 2020, She became AVN's first three-time Female Performer of the Year winner.
Wait (Beatles song)
"Wait" is a song by English rock band the Beatles. It was written by Paul McCartney, but listed as Lennon-McCartney. It was first released on the band's 1965 album "Rubber Soul".
From Ian MacDonald:
Carter Cruise
Carter Cruise (born April 24, 1991) is an American DJ, singer, music producer, model, and pornographic actress.
Cruise was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was raised in Cary, North Carolina. She is of Cherokee and Welsh descent.
Cruise began working as an erotic model in the summer of 2013. She made her porn debut in August of the same year after contacting Florida-based talent agency East Coast Talents. In March 2014, she moved to Los Angeles and signed with the agency Spiegel Girls in June.
In 2015, Cruise became the second performer to win the AVN Awards for Best New Starlet and Best Actress in the same year, after Jenna Jameson in 1996. In October 2015, she signed an exclusive one-year contract with Axel Braun Productions.
Thalidomide scandal
Thalodomide is a drug that was developed in the 1950s. It was used as as a sedative, to treat sleeping problems, and anxiety. Its use in pregnant women in 46 countries resulted in the "biggest man‐made medical disaster ever": more than 10,000 children were born with severe deformities, as well as thousands of miscarriages. A common condition was that hands or feet were directly attached to the body, with all or part of the arm or leg missing. This condition is known as phocomelia.
Thalidomide was introduced in 1956. The German pharmaceutical company Grünenthal marketed it as a medication for anxiety, trouble sleeping, "tension", and morning sickness. When it was introduced, it had not been tested on pregnant women. At the start, people thought it was safe in pregnancy. The first concerns regarding birth defects were noted in 1961, and the drug was removed from the market in Europe that year.
Thalidomide was developed and first released by the German pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal in 1953. The company had started as a soap maker after World War II to address the urgent market need for antibiotics. Chemist Heinrich Mückter, who was a known Nazi war criminal, was appointed to head the discovery programme based on his experience researching and producing an anti-typhus vaccine for Nazi Germany.
It is estimated than more than 10.000 people were affected by their mothers using thalidomide during their pregnancy; about forty percent of the children died at birth or shortly afterwards. Those who survived had limb, eye, urinary tract, and heart defects. Its initial entry into the US market was prevented by Frances Kelsey at the FDA. The birth defects of thalidomide led to the development of greater drug regulation and monitoring in many countries.
The severity and location of the deformities depended on how many days into the pregnancy the mother was before beginning treatment; thalidomide taken on the 20th day of pregnancy caused central brain damage, day 21 would damage the eyes, day 22 the ears and face, day 24 the arms, and leg damage would occur if taken up to day 28. Thalidomide did not damage the fetus if taken after 42 days' gestation.
The total number of victims worldwide is unknown, estimates range from 10,000 to 20,000.
Because there were many reports of malformations in babies, people were made aware of the side effects of the drug. The drug causes moderate to severe malformations. Most often, limbs are malformed, sometimes they are missing. Some side effects affect the formation of bones, the ear, the heart or other internal organs. The most common form of birth defects from thalidomide is shortened limbs, with the arms being more frequently affected. This syndrome is the presence of deformities of the long bones of the limbs resulting in shortening and other abnormalities.
In 1968, a large criminal trial began in Germany, charging several Grünenthal officials with negligent homicide and injury. After Grünenthal settled with the victims in April 1970, the trial ended in December 1970 with no finding of guilt. As part of the settlement, Grünenthal paid 100 million DM into a special foundation; the German government added 320 million DM. The foundation paid victims a one-time sum of 2,500–25,000 DM (depending on severity of disability) and a monthly stipend of 100–450 DM. The monthly stipends have since been raised substantially and are now paid entirely by the government (as the foundation had run out of money). Grünenthal paid another €50 million into the foundation in 2008.