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  • 1Nature fakers controversy — Illustration from William J. Long s School of the Woods (1902), showing an otter teaching her young to swim The nature fakers controversy was an early 20th century American literary debate highlighting the conflict between science and sentiment… …

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  • 2Stars and planetary systems in fiction — The planetary systems of stars other than the Sun and the Solar System are a staple element in much science fiction. Contents 1 Overview 1.1 The brightest stars …

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  • 3Maryland Campaign — George B. McClellan and Robert E. Lee, commanding generals of the Maryland Campaign …

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  • 4Diomedes — This article is about the hero of the Trojan War. For other uses, see Diomedes (disambiguation). Diomedes, King of Argos a statue by Kresilas from ca. 430 BC. Glyptothek, München …

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  • 5Samuel Brady — Not to be confused with Sam Brady, a pseudonym used by UK television critic Steve Regan .. This jump is still remembered as Brady s leap . [Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission] The Brady and Quigley familiesSamuel Brady was born on May… …

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  • 6Leo Marks — Leopold Samuel Marks (24 September 1920 ndash; 15 January 2001) was an English cryptographer and scriptwriter.Early lifeBorn the son of an antiquarian bookseller in London, he was first introduced to cryptography when his father showed him a copy …

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  • 7University of Massachusetts Amherst — Seal of the University of Massachusetts Motto Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem Motto in English By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty …

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  • 8List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and atomic particles — This list contains chemical elements, materials, isotopes or (sub)atomic particle that exist primarily in works of fiction (usually fantasy or science fiction). No actual periodic elements end in ite , though many minerals have names with this… …

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  • 9Sorakaya Swami — Infobox Philosopher region = Sorakaya Swami era = 20th century color = #B0C4DE image caption = name = Sorakaya Swami birth = c ???? death = 9 August, 1902 (Narayanavanam, India) school tradition = Advaita Vedanta main interests = influences = Sri …

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  • 10American literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language in the United States.       Like other national literatures, American literature was shaped by the history of the country that produced it. For almost a century and a… …

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