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  • Sweden is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern ... contributed to rapid industrialization; by the 1890s, the country had begun ...
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  • It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, ... Governmental instability during the 1970s and 1980s was followed by ...
    22 KB (3,224 words) - 18:45, 22 November 2023
  • Speed skating emphasizes speed at the shorter distances and endurance ... Long track speed skating enjoys large popularity in the Netherlands ...
    27 KB (4,168 words) - 15:19, 27 April 2023
  • shortcomings are held up to censure by means of ridicule, derision, burlesque ... In the strict sense satire is a literary genre, but the larger notion ...
    31 KB (4,584 words) - 15:56, 18 December 2022
  • ) was a member of the Jacobin Club, a revolutionary political movement ... The club got its name from their meeting place at the Dominican rue ...
    49 KB (6,809 words) - 17:38, 1 July 2022
  • Haiku (俳句) is a mode of Japanese poetry initiated through a late ... The Hokku of early Japanese poets like Matsuo Basho and Ueshima Onitsura ...
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  • Cosmetics are substances used to enhance or protect the appearance ... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates cosmetics ...
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  • The Scramble for Africa (or the Race for Africa) was the proliferation ... The latter half of the nineteenth century saw the transition from ...
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  • Montevideo is the largest city, capital, and chief port of Uruguay ... Montevideo is the commercial, political, and intellectual center of ...
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  • was a popular and prolific British author of children's books. Blyton ... series, including those featuring Noddy, the Famous Five, and the Secret ...
    16 KB (2,376 words) - 18:54, 13 February 2024
  • Lebanon (Arabic: لبنان Lubnān), officially the Lebanese Republic ... Until the Lebanese Civil War (1975-90), the country was considered ...
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  • ; Postal map spelling: Tientsin) is one of four municipalities of ... The urban area of Tianjin is located along the Haihe River, and is ...
    29 KB (3,826 words) - 23:22, 30 April 2023
  • [[Image:Stećak.jpg|thumb|250px|Radimlja necropolis of stećak in ... a large cemetery or burial place. Apart from the occasional application of ...
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  • best known today for his historical work on the British radical movements ... Thompson's writing helped expose the role of class, elitism, ...
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  • The Anschluss Until the German spelling reform of 1996, Anschluss was ... (German: connection, or political union), also known as the Anschluss ...
    45 KB (6,819 words) - 05:13, 31 July 2023
  • time Academy Award-winning American actress of film, television, and theater. regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary ...
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  • and Loathing in Las Vegas. He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism ... Thompson himself became a central figure in the 1960s and 1970s ethos ...
    43 KB (6,622 words) - 22:52, 5 February 2024
  • , IPA: 'kolkat̪a]), formerly Calcutta, is the capital of the ... Kolkata served as the capital of India during the British Raj until ...
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  • [[Image:Virgil Solis - Tereus Philomela.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Rape ... Rape is a form of assault involving the non-consensual use of the ...
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  • | nationality = United States | realname = Rocco Francis Marchegiano ... | nickname = The Brockton Blockbuster, The Rock from Brockton ...
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