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  • 3Nobel Prizes — ▪ 2009 Introduction Prize for Peace       The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, former president (1994–2000) of Finland, for his work over more than 30 years in settling international disputes, many involving ethnic,… …

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  • 6List of Toaru Majutsu no Index characters — This is a list of characters from the light novel series Toaru Majutsu no Index as well as its manga adaptation, spin off manga (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun), and both series anime adaptations. The series primarily takes place in Academy City, a city …

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  • 7Comoros — This article is about the country. For the archipelago, see Comoro Islands. Union of the Comoros Union des Comores (French) Udzima wa Komori (Comorian) الاتحاد القمري …

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  • 9Australian Aborigine — aborigine (def. 2). * * * ▪ people Introduction  any of the indigenous people of Australia.       Australia is the only continent where the entire indigenous population maintained a single kind of adaptation hunting and gathering (hunting and… …

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  • 10History of fishing — Prehistory Fishing is an ancient practice that dates back at least to the Upper Paleolithic period which began about 40,000 years ago. [ [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/11/1108 bonetool 2.html African Bone Tools Dispute Key Idea… …

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