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  • 1Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions — The routes to the South Pole taken by Scott (green) and Amundsen (red), 1911–1912. The reasons for Roald Amundsen s success with his South Pole expedition and the reason for Robert Falcon Scott s failure in returning from the simulta …

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  • 2John McDouall Stuart — Infobox Person name = John McDouall Stuart birth date =7 September 1815 birth place = flagicon|Scotland Dysart, Scotland death date = 5 June 1866 death place = flagicon|England London, England occupation = Explorer of Australia, Surveyor,… …

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  • 3Occupation of the Jordan Valley (1918) — Australian Imperial Force (AIF) Canteen in the Jordan Valley The British Empire s occupation of the Jordan Valley occurred during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I, beginning after the Capture of Jericho in February when the… …

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  • 4Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction  history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… …

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  • 5Can opener — For the grappling hold, see spinal lock#Can opener. A modern opener with a combination of a rotating cutting wheel and a serrated wheel A can opener (also known as a tin opener) is a device used to open metal cans. Although preservation of food… …

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  • 6P-38 can opener — Vietnam war era P 38 The P 38, developed in 1942,[1] is a small can opener issued in the canned field rations of the United States Armed Forces from World War II to the 1980s. Originally designed for and distributed in the …

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  • 7List of Sakura Wars characters — This article is a list of fictional characters from the Sakura Wars series. The visuals of the characters were created by Kōsuke Fujishima and designed by Hidenori Matsubara, while their scenarios were written by Satoru Akahori. The names of the… …

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  • 8Nineteen Eighty-Four — This article is about the Orwell novel. For other uses, see 1984 (disambiguation). Nineteen Eighty Four   …

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  • 92000s energy crisis — This article is about the causes and analysis of the relatively high oil prices of the 2000s. For discussion of the effects of the crisis, see Effects of the 2000s energy crisis. For a chronology of oil prices during this time, see 2003 to 2011… …

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  • 10china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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