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  • 41performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 42History of timekeeping devices — For thousands of years, devices have been used to measure and keep track of time. The current sexagesimal system of time measurement dates to approximately 2000 BC, in Sumer. The Ancient Egyptians divided the day into two 12 hour periods, and… …

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  • 43Capture of Cadiz — Part of the Anglo–Spanish War (1585) Map of the Bay of Cádiz, 17th century …

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  • 44Fairy Tale Forest — The Fairy Tale Forest (Sprookjesbos in Dutch) is a 15 acre (61,000 m2) wooded section of the amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands, where a number of well known fairy tales and fairy tale figures are depicted by animated statues and… …

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  • 45Noon Gun — Seen firing on 4th September 2008 The Noon Gun has been an historic time signal in Cape Town, South Africa since 1806. The gun is situated on Signal Hill, close to the centre of the city …

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  • 46List of Deadliest Catch episodes — This is a list of Deadliest Catch episodes with original airdate on Discovery Channel. Airdates on Discovery Channel Canada generally differ. Contents 1 Pilot 2 Season 1 3 Season 2 4 Season 3 …

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  • 47Art, Antiques, and Collections — ▪ 2003 Introduction       In 2002 major exhibitions such as Documenta 11 reflected the diverse nature of contemporary art: artists from a variety of cultures received widespread recognition for work ranging from installation to video to painting …

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  • 48technology, history of — Introduction       the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …

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  • 49Timeline of Chinese history — History of China ANCIENT …

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  • 50Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? — For other uses, see Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (disambiguation). For the original UK version, see Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK game show). Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Latest Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (UK) Logo (2010) …

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