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  • 91Evil eye — Nazars, charms used to ward off the evil eye. The evil eye is a look that is believed by many cultures to be able to cause injury or bad luck for the person at whom it is directed for reasons of envy or dislike. The term also refers to the power… …

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  • 92Petrified Forest National Park — Infobox protected area | name = Petrified Forest National Park iucn category = II caption = locator x = 65 locator y = 107 location = Apache County Navajo County, Arizona, USA nearest city = Holbrook lat degrees = 35 lat minutes = 03 lat seconds …

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  • 93Cardiff Giant — The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous hoaxes in American history, was a convert|10|ft|m|sing=on tall purported petrified man uncovered on October 16, 1869 by workers digging a well behind the barn of William C. Stub Newell in Cardiff, New… …

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  • 94Science fantasy — For the magazine, see Science Fantasy (magazine). Cover of the magazine Imagination, October 1950 Fantasy Fantasy media Fantastic art Fantasy anime …

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  • 95Petrified wood — (from the Greek root petro meaning rock or stone , literally wood turned into stone ) is a type of fossil: it consists of fossil wood where all the organic materials have been replaced with minerals (most often a silicate, such as quartz), while… …

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  • 96Catoblepas — The catoblepas (from the Greek καταβλέ πω, (katablépō) to look downwards ) is a legendary creature from Ethiopia, described first by Pliny the Elder and later by Claudius Aelianus. It is said to have the body of a buffalo and the head of a hog.… …

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  • 97Historical Jesus — The historical Jesus is Jesus of Nazareth as reconstructed by historians using historical methods. These historical methods use critical analysis of gospel texts as the primary source for the biography of Jesus, along with non biblical sources to …

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  • 99Petrifaction — In geology, petrifaction or petrification is the process by which organic material is converted into stone or a similar substance without decaying . It is approximately synonymous with fossilization. Petrified wood is the most well known result… …

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  • 100List of characters in The Chronicles of Narnia — This is a list of characters in the series of fantasy novels by C. S. Lewis called The Chronicles of Narnia . See also a list of portrayals.NarniaAbbreviations A*Ahoshta: a 60 year old Tarkaan of Calormen who later becomes the Grand Vizier, chief …

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