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  • 1Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …

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  • 2motion picture, history of the — Introduction       history of the medium from the 19th century to the present. Early years, 1830–1910 Origins       The illusion of motion pictures is based on the optical phenomena known as persistence of vision and the phi phenomenon. The first …

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  • 3Gladiator — For other uses, see Gladiator (disambiguation). Part of the Zliten mosaic from Libya (Leptis Magna), about 2nd century CE. It shows (left to right) a thraex fighting a murmillo, a hoplomachus standing with another murmillo (who is signaling his… …

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  • 4Old master print — The Three Crosses, etching by Rembrandt, 1653, State III of IV An old master print is a work of art produced by a printing process within the Western tradition (European or New World). A date of about 1830 is usually taken as marking the end of… …

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  • 5List of Arthur characters — This is a list of characters that are featured in the PBS Kids GO! Arthur television show, which is based on the book series by Marc Brown. Arthur, the title character, is the main character of the series. The main supporting characters are… …

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  • 6Names of Japan — Land of the Rising Sun redirects here. For other uses, see Land of the Rising Sun (disambiguation). There are many names of Japan in the English, Japanese, and other languages. The word Japan (or Japon ) is an exonym, and is used (in one form or… …

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  • 7Maria Ozawa — 小澤マリア Born January 8, 1986 (1986 01 08) (age 25) Hokkaidō, Japan Alias(es) Miyabi (みやび) Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Weight 48 kg (110& …

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  • 8Flying saucer — is the name given to a type of unidentified flying object (UFO) with a disc or saucer shaped body, usually described as silver or metallic, occasionally reported as covered with running lights or surrounded with a glowing light, hovering or… …

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  • 9Nativity of Jesus in art — Georges de La Tour ca. 1644 The Nativity of Jesus has been a major subject of Christian art since the 4th century. The artistic depictions of the Nativity or birth of Jesus, celebrated at Christmas, are based on the narratives in the Bible, in… …

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  • 10Ring of Fire (anthology) — Infobox Book infoboxwidth = 200px name = Ring of Fire title orig = translator = image caption = author = Eric Flint (ed.) and various others illustrator = cover artist = Dru Blair country = USA language = English series = 1632 series or Ring of… …

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