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  • 1Irish toothache —    1. being pregnant    Adverting to the supposed confusion of the Irish in English eyes, and the dental troubles of undernourished pregnant women.    2. an erection of the penis    Although this condition is not unconnected with pregnancy, the… …

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  • 2Wolf hunting — is the practice of hunting grey wolves (Canis lupus) or other lupine animals. Wolves are mainly hunted for sport, for their skins, to protect livestock, and in some rare cases to protect humans. Wolves have been actively hunted since 12,000 to 13 …

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  • 3Eamon Grennan — Infobox Artist bgcolour = name = Eamon Grennan imagesize = caption = birthname = birthdate = 1941 location = Dublin, Ireland deathdate = deathplace = nationality = Irish field = Poetry training = University College, Dublin Harvard movement =… …

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  • 4Saint Christopher — For other uses, see Saint Christopher (disambiguation). . Saint Christophery St. Christopher Carrying the Christ Child, by Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1485) Martyr Born …

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  • 5First aid — This article is about the provision of immediate care. For the Transformers character, see First Aid (Transformers) …

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  • 6Henrietta Maria of France — This article is about the Queen. For the slave ship, see Henrietta Marie. Henrietta Maria of France Henriette Marie by Anthony van Dyck Queen consort of England …

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  • 7Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery — thumb|right|200px|Hannah, Countess of Rosebery, painted by LeightonHannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery (27 July 1851 ndash; 19 November 1890) was the daughter of Mayer de Rothschild and his wife Juliana, née Cohen. Upon the death of her father… …

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  • 8Cunning folk — The cunning folk is an English language term referring to professional or semi professional practitioners of magic active from at least the fifteenth up until the early twentieth century. They practiced folk magic – also known as low magic –… …

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  • 9Insufflation — (Latin insufflatio blowing on or into ) is the practice of inhaling substances into a body cavity. Insufflation has limited medical use, but is a common route of administration with many respiratory drugs used to treat conditions in the lungs… …

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  • 10Mason, James — (1909–1984)    James Mason was England’s biggest box office attraction in the 1940s. He was born in Huddersfield, England; his father was a wool merchant. He took a degree in architecture at Cambridge University in 1931, but decided to go on the… …

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