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  • 11Jake Meyer — For the fictional television character, please see Jake Meyer (General Hospital) Jake Meyer (born 20 January 1984) is the youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest (aged 21 years 4 months) and the youngest male to complete the ‘ Seven Summits ’ –… …

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  • 12Justin Smith (actor) — Justin Smith is an Australian actor, best known for his role as barrister Josh Bornstein in the ABC mini series Bastard Boys . Smith is currently playing role of Tony(Billy s older brother) in Billy Elliot the Musical playing in Sydney… …

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  • 13Abi Fry — is a Brighton based violist, playing with various acts including The Flowers of Hell, Spaceline, Bat For Lashes and British Sea Power.Fry played viola on British Sea Power s second album, Open Season , and has performed live with them a number of …

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  • 14pip — 1. noun /pɪp/ a) Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza. She sure is a pip, that one. You need company? b) Of humans, a disease, malaise or depression …

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  • 15Mark Harris (bodybuilder) — Mark Harris (born Neath) is an IFBB professional bodybuilder from Wales. He is six times UKBFF Welsh champion and overall UKBFF (formerly EFBB) British champion of 2001.[1] He nearly won the overall UKFBB British bodybuilding Championships in… …

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  • 161960 FA Cup Final — The 1960 FA Cup Final took place on 7 May 1960 at Wembley Stadium and was won by Wolverhampton Wanderers, beating Blackburn Rovers 3 ndash;0.Wolverhampton Wanderers were favourites going into the match, having won the league title two seasons in… …

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  • 17FA Cup 1959-60 — The FA Cup 1959 ndash;60 was the 79th staging of the world s oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Wolverhampton Wanderers won the competition for the fourth and, as of 2008, final… …

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  • 18Francis Crick — Infobox Scientist name = Francis Harry Compton Crick |225px image width = 225px caption = Francis Harry Compton Crick birth date = 8 June 1916 birth place = Weston Favell, Northamptonshire, England residence = UK, U.S. nationality = British death …

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  • 19pip — I UK [pɪp] / US noun [countable] Word forms pip : singular pip plural pips 1) British a small seed in a piece of fruit raspberry jam without any pips in it 2) a) a short high sound, especially one made by a piece of electronic equipment b) the… …

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  • 20King Edward VI Five Ways — Infobox UK school name = King Edward VI Five Ways School size = latitude = 52.43058 longitude = 2.00143 dms = motto = Dieu et mon droit (God and my right.) motto pl = established = 1883 approx = closed = c approx = type = Grammar voluntary aided… …

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