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  • 111Spiritualism (beliefs) — This article is about the spiritualistic beliefs and practices. For other uses of spiritualism, see Spiritualism (disambiguation). Spiritualism is a dualist metaphysical belief that the world is made up of at least two fundamental substances,… …

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  • 112Vico, Giambattista — born June 23, 1668, Naples died Jan. 23, 1744, Naples Italian philosopher of cultural history and law. In his major work, New Science (1725), he attempted to combine history and the more systematic social sciences into a single science of… …

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  • 113Neck (water spirit) — Nix redirects here. For other uses, see Nix (disambiguation). Water sprite redirects here. For the plant, see Ceratopteris thalictroides. See also: Rhinemaidens and Melusine The Rhine maidens warn Siegfried by Arthur Rackham, 1912 …

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  • 114World War III — A nuclear holocaust is often associated with World War III. For other uses, see World War III (disambiguation). World War III (WWIII or Third World War) denotes a successor to World War II (1939–1945) that would be on a global scale, with common… …

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  • 115Anansi — For other uses, see Anansi the Spider (disambiguation). Anansi (  /əˈn …

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  • 116Reinforcement — Reinforce redirects here. For the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha character, see Reinforce (Nanoha). This article is about the term used in operant conditioning. For the construction materials reinforcement, see Rebar. For reinforcement learning in… …

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  • 117Blarney Stone — The Blarney Stone is a block of bluestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle, Blarney about 8 km from Cork, Ireland. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of (great eloquence or skill at flattery). The… …

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  • 118Arrian — For others with this name, see Arrianus (disambiguation). Lucius Flavius Arrianus Xenophon (ca. 86 after 146), known in English as Arrian ( Ἀρριανός ), and Arrian of Nicomedia, was a Roman historian (of Greek ethnicity), a public servant, a… …

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  • 119Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle — Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, also referred to as Bernard le Bouyer de Fontenelle (11 February 1657 ndash; 9 January 1757) was a French author.Fontenelle was born in Rouen, France (then the capital of Normandy). He died in Paris, having very… …

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  • 120Mount Rainier — This article is about the volcano. For other uses, see Mount Rainier (disambiguation) and Rainier. Mount Rainier Mount Rainier as viewed from the northeast …

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