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  • 1In spite of the teeth — Tooth Tooth (t[=oo]th), n.; pl. {Teeth} (t[=e]th). [OE. toth,tooth, AS. t[=o][eth]; akin to OFries. t[=o]th, OS. & D. tand, OHG. zang, zan, G. zahn, Icel. t[ o]nn, Sw. & Dan. tand, Goth. tumpus, Lith. dantis, W. dant, L. dens, dentis, Gr. odoy s …

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  • 2History of Medicine —     History of Medicine     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Medicine     The history of medical science, considered as a part of the general history of civilization, should logically begin in Mesopotamia, where tradition and philological… …

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  • 3The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada — Infobox Military Unit unit name= The Queen s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada caption=Cap badge of the Camerons of C dates= 1 February 1910 Present country= Canada allegiance= branch= Militia type= Line Infantry role= Light Role size= One… …

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  • 4The Marriage of Figaro — For the Beaumarchais play, see The Marriage of Figaro (play). For the opera by Marcos Portugal (1799), see Marcos Portugal. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart …

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  • 5Pano Indians — • A former important mission tribe in Peru Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pano Indians     Pano Indians     † …

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  • 6Whipsaw — Whip saw , v. t. 1. To saw with the whipsaw. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To defeat in, or cause to lose, two different bets at the same turn or in one play, as a player at faro who has made two bets at the same time, one that a card will lose and… …

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  • 7Mohammed Waheed Hassan — Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan ޑރ. މުހައްމަދު ވަހީދު ޙަސަން Vice President of Maldives Incumbent Assumed office November 11, 2008 President Mohamed Nasheed …

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  • 8Time slip — A time slip (also called a timeslip) is an alleged paranormal phenomenon in which a person, or group of people, travel through time through supernatural (rather than technological) means. As with all paranormal phenomena, the objective reality of …

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  • 9First English Civil War — The First English Civil War (1642–1646) was the first of three wars known as the English Civil War (or Wars ). The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and… …

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  • 10Hungary — /hung geuh ree/, n. a republic in central Europe. 9,935,774; 35,926 sq. mi. (93,050 sq. km). Cap.: Budapest. Hungarian, Magyarország. * * * Hungary Introduction Hungary Background: Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro Hungarian Empire, which… …

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