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  • the word is often used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums ... in recent years as the central instrument of large drum ensembles called ...
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  • Heavy metal is a sub-genre of rock music that emerged as a defined ... Nails, and others often dwell on imagery of violence, death, unrestrained ...
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  • Falcon is the common name for birds of prey comprising the genus Falco ... Although the members of the genus Falco are known as the "true ...
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  • on the ground and in the air. The main goals of ATC systems are to organize ... In many countries, ATC services are provided throughout the majority ...
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  • saint, sometimes referred to as Columba of Iona, or, in Old Irish, as ... Columba) was born to Fedlimid and Eithne of the Uí Néill clan in Gartan ...
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  • Piezoelectricity is the ability of some materials (notably crystals ... in response to applied mechanical stress. This may take the form of ...
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  • A road is an identifiable route, way, or path for the passage of people ... or maintenance.Maxwell G. Lay. 1992. Ways of the World: A History of the ...
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  • All read-only DVD discs, regardless of type, are DVD-ROM discs. This ... a single standard, anticipating a repeat of the costly format war between ...
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  • A galaxy is a massive, gravitationally bound system consisting of ... from the core at velocities close to the speed of light. ...
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  • Harold Harefoot (c. 1015–March 17, 1040) was King of England from ... He was the son of Canute the Great, King of England, Denmark, Norway ...
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  • , "Prince Potemkin of Taurida") was a pre-dreadnought battleship ... I, Panteleimon participated in the Battle of Cape Sarych in late 1914. She ...
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  • takes its defining inspiration from the work of Aristotle. Since Aristotle ... Aristotelian concepts in their theories of ethics and politics. Aristotle ...
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  • Space manufacturing involves the production of manufactured goods ... Due to speed of light constraints on communication, manufacturing ...
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  • curd (the literal translation), is a food of Chinese origin, made by coagulating ... but little else is known about the origins of tofu and its method of production ...
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  • A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact ... Most tornadoes have wind speeds of 110 miles per hour (mph) (175 kilometers ...
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  • swordsman. He is believed to have been one of the most skilled swordsmen ... discovered were applicable to diverse phases of human life. He constantly tested ...
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  • all ancient, historical sites in many parts of the world because it does not ... In everyday usage the term pottery encompasses a wide range of ceramics ...
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  • – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving ... Vietnam War. He is also noted for his middle-of-the-road domestic policy that ...
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  • Ham is the thigh and rump of any animal that is slaughtered for meat ... to prohibit eating ham, as a product of the pig, Christian holidays ...
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  • The saxophone is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family ... sound, the saxophone is the result of its inventor's realization ...
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