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  • 91Brace — Brace, n. [OF. brace, brasse, the two arms, embrace, fathom, F. brasse fathom, fr. L. bracchia the arms (stretched out), pl. of bracchium arm; cf. Gr. ?.] 1. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop. [1913… …

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  • 92Conversion of units — is the conversion between different units of measurement for the same quantity, typically through multiplicative conversion factors. Contents 1 Techniques 1.1 Process 1.2 Multiplication factors …

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  • 93War elephant — A war elephant is an elephant trained and guided by humans for combat. Their main use was in charges, to trample the enemy and/or break their ranks. They were probably first employed in India, where the elephant corps served as one of the four… …

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  • 94Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test — The Flesch/Flesch–Kincaid Readability Tests are readability tests designed to indicate comprehension difficulty when reading a passage of contemporary academic English. There are two tests, the Flesch Reading Ease, and the Flesch–Kincaid Grade… …

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  • 95Benthic zone — The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub surface layers. Organisms living in this zone are called benthos. They generally live in… …

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  • 96Kielce pogrom — The Kielce pogrom refers to the events that occurred on July 4, 1946, in the Polish town of Kielce. The outbreak of anti Jewish violence, sparked by allegations of blood libel, resulted in 37 Polish Jews being murdered out of about 200 Holocaust… …

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  • 97Station to Station — Infobox Album Name = Station to Station Type = studio Artist = David Bowie Border = yes Released = 23 January 1976 Recorded = October–November 1975 at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California Genre = Rock, funk, soul Length = 38:08 Label = RCA… …

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  • 98Celebrity and notable guest appearances in Doctor Who — Many celebrities and notable actors have made guest appearances in Doctor Who . All of those listed below are famous outside of their roles in Doctor Who ; however, some of them became famous after their appearance in the series, whilst others… …

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  • 99Norwegian units of measurement — As in the case of the Danes the Norwegians earliest standards of measure can be derived from their ship burials. The 60 foot long Kvalsund boat (18.29 m) was built ca. 700 AD and differs from the Danish boats less than it does from the… …

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  • 100Leonard Neale — infobox bishopbiog name = Leonard Neale, S.J. † See = Archdiocese of Baltimore Title = Archbishop of Baltimore Period = December 3, 1815 mdash;June 18, 1817 Predecessor = John Carroll † Successor = Ambrose Maréchal † ordination = June 5, 1773… …

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