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  • 21Connellsville train wreck — Details Date December 23, 1903 Time 7.45pm Location Lower Tyrone Township, Fayette County, near Connellsville, Pennsylvania Country United States Rail line Operator …

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  • 22Clay Huffman — (1957–2001) was a multi medium artist, most well known for his vibrant, multi colored serigraphs of local roadside architecture.[1] A native born Washingtonian, having grown up in Wheaton, MD and graduated from Wheaton High School, Clay Huffman… …

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  • 23hiss´er — hiss «hihs», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to make a sound like ss: »Air or steam rushing out of a small opening hisses. Geese and snakes hiss. 2. to show disapproval or scorn by hissing: »Thou art disgraced and hissed at (Jeremy Taylor). –v.t. 1. to show …

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  • 24Dummies — Dummy Dum my, n.; pl. {Dummies}. 1. One who is dumb. H. Smith. [1913 Webster] 2. A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates. [1913 Webster] 3. An imitation or copy of something, to be used as a substitute; …

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  • 25Dummy — Dum my, n.; pl. {Dummies}. 1. One who is dumb. H. Smith. [1913 Webster] 2. A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates. [1913 Webster] 3. An imitation or copy of something, to be used as a substitute; a… …

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  • 26To play dummy — Dummy Dum my, n.; pl. {Dummies}. 1. One who is dumb. H. Smith. [1913 Webster] 2. A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates. [1913 Webster] 3. An imitation or copy of something, to be used as a substitute; …

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  • 27Big brown bat — Taxobox name = Big Brown Bat status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 image caption = A Big Brown Bat approaches a wax moth ( Galleria mellonella ), which serves as the control species for the studies of the tiger moths. The moth is only semi… …

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  • 28hiss — 1. noun /hɪs/ a) A sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc. b) An expression of disapproval made to sound like the noise of a snake. 2. verb /hɪs/ To make a …

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  • 29frequency illusion — n. The tendency to notice instances of a particular phenomenon once one starts to look for it, and to therefore believe erroneously that the phenomenon occurs frequently. Example Citations: The word issues bothers a fair number of people,… …

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  • 30hiss — hɪs n. sss sound, noise which sounds like escaping steam v. make a hissing sound; express disapproval or derision by making a hissing sound …

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