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  • 101Max Immelmann — and his dog Tyras. Note Immelmann s many decorations. Nickname Der Adler von Lille (The Eagle of Lille) …

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  • 102Crossroads (TV series) — infobox television show name = Crossroads caption = Crossroads DVD cover. format = Soap Opera runtime = 30 creator = Hazel Adair, Peter Ling starring = Noele Gordon, Jane Rossington, Roger Tonge, Ronald Allen, Sue Lloyd, Susan Hanson, Paul Henry …

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  • 103Jack Pickersgill — John Whitney Jack Pickersgill, PC, CC (June 23, 1905 November 14, 1997) was a Canadian civil servant and politician. Early yearsPickersgill was born in Norfolk County, Ontario, and raised in Manitoba. He is the older brother of Frank Pickersgill …

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  • 104Nikon F2 — Photomic (DP 1 prism) Type 35 mm SLR camera Lens mount Nikon F mount Focus manual Exposure manual …

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  • 105Techfest — is the Annual Science and Technology Festival of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Mumbai, (India). Techfest is held every January over a period of three days on the IIT Bombay campus. Techfest started off on a small scale in 1998… …

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  • 106History of Rugby, Warwickshire — This is about the history of the town of Rugby.Early historyIn the Iron Age the Rugby area was settled. Rugby s site on a plateau at about 400 feet above sea level, overlooking the River Avon made it an important strategic post overlooking the… …

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  • 107Forgan of St. Andrews — Forgan of Saint Andrews is the oldest golf club factory in the world, dating back to the earliest years of what would later become the Royal and Ancient golf club, the sport s traditional custodians. In 1819, its forerunner, the Society of St… …

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  • 108Anti-intellectualism — describes a sentiment of hostility towards, or mistrust of, intellectuals and intellectual pursuits. This may be expressed in various ways, such as attacks on the merits of science, education, art, or literature.Anti intellectuals often perceive… …

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  • 109alphabet — /al feuh bet , bit/, n. 1. the letters of a language in their customary order. 2. any system of characters or signs with which a language is written: the Greek alphabet. 3. any such system for representing the sounds of a language: the phonetic… …

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  • 110Illinois — /il euh noy , noyz /, n. 1. a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 11,418,461; 56,400 sq. mi. (146,075 sq. km). Cap.: Springfield. Abbr.: IL (for use with zip code), Ill. 2. a river flowing SW from NE Illinois to the… …

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