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    38°53′27″N 77°01′33″W / 38.89094°N 77.02573°W / 38.89094; -77.02573 The Hope Diamond is a 45.52 carats (9.104 g; 0.3211 oz) diamond that has been famed...
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  • Thumbnail for Agriculture in ancient Greece
    Agriculture was the foundation of the Ancient Greek economy. Nearly 80% of the population was involved in this activity. Most Greek language agricultural...
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    Name change is the legal act by a person of adopting a new name different from their current name. The procedures and ease of a name change vary between...
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  • Thumbnail for German Corpse Factory
    The German Corpse Factory or Kadaververwertungsanstalt (literally "Carcass-Utilization Factory"), also sometimes called the "German Corpse-Rendering Works"...
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    Baron Lucas is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. The second creation is extant and is currently held with the title Lord Dingwall...
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  • The Battle of Jieqiao, also known as the Battle of Jie Bridge, was fought between the warlords Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan in 191 in the late Eastern Han...
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    Judith Ngaire Tizard (born 3 January 1956) is a former New Zealand politician, and a member of the Labour Party. Tizard was born at Auckland's St Helen's...
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    Dame Annie Florence Gillies Cardell-Oliver, DBE (née Wilson; 11 May 1876 — 12 January 1965) was a Western Australian politician and political activist...
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    Sir Edward Howard, KG (1476/1477 – 25 April 1513) was an English naval officer. He was the first of the Howards to win fame as an admiral, participating...
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  • Thumbnail for Fiscal Philatelic Society
    The Fiscal Philatelic Society (11 January 1902 – 1928) was an early twentieth-century British philatelic society that is seen as a predecessor to today's...
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  • The Dagling or Dögling dynasty was a legendary clan of the petty kingdom Ringerike in what today is Norway. It was descended from a Dag the Great. In the...
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    The Canadian Aviation Expo (CAE) was Canada's largest aviation event, combining a three-day tradeshow with a fly-in. Except for 2007 it included an airshow...
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