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  • 1Malaria — An infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites from the Plasmodium family that can be transmitted by the sting of the Anopheles mosquito or by a contaminated needle or transfusion. Falciparum malaria is the most deadly type. The symptoms of… …

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  • 2Ascribed characteristics — Ascribed characteristics, as used in the social sciences, refer to properties of an individual, over which that individual has very little, if any, control. Typical examples include race, ethnicity, gender, caste, height, and sexual orientation.… …

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  • 3The Bohemians of the United States —     The Bohemians of the United States     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Bohemians of the United States     A traveler who has seen the natural beauties of Bohemia, its vast resources, and the thrift of its people, will, no doubt, be surprised at …

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  • 4Mount Carmel —     Mount Carmel     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mount Carmel     A well known mountain ridge in Palestine, usually called in the Hebrew Bible Hakkarmel (with the definite article), the garden or the garden land. In later Hebrew it is known simply… …

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  • 5Peppered moth evolution — This article is about the peppered moth s significance in evolutionary biology. For its evolutionary ancestry, see Insect evolution. Biston betularia f. typica, the white bodied peppered moth …

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  • 6Allan Octavian Hume — (June 6, 1829 July 31, 1912) son of Joseph Hume was a civil servant in British governed India, and a political reformer. With Sir William Wedderburn, he founded the Indian National Congress, a political party that was to later lead the Indian… …

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  • 7Metairie, Louisiana — Coordinates: 29°59′52″N 90°10′39″W / 29.99778°N 90.1775°W / 29.99778; 90.1775 …

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  • 8Pope Benedict XIV — Infobox Pope English name=Benedict XIV [Pope Benedict X is now considered an antipope. At the time, however, this status was not recognized and so the man the Roman Catholic church officially considers the tenth true Pope Benedict took the… …

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  • 9Paris Commune — This article is about the government of Paris in 1871. For the Commune during the French Revolution, see Paris Commune (French Revolution). The Commune of Paris La Commune de Paris ← …

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  • 10Grant Parish, Louisiana — The Grant Parish Courthouse in Colfax …

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