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  • 52Hamlet — This article is about the Shakespeare play. For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). The American actor Edwin Booth as Hamlet, ca. 1870 The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William… …

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  • 53Al-Andalus — This article is about the historical region. For the modern day region, see Andalusia. For the district in Kuwait, see Kuwait City. For the musical group, see Andalus. History of Al Andalus 711–1492 711–732 Musl …

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  • 54Sumptuary law — Sumptuary laws (from Latin sumptuariae leges ) are laws which attempt to regulate habits of consumption. Black s Law Dictionary defines them as Laws made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extravagance, particularly against inordinate… …

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  • 55Bardaisan — ( sy. ܒܪܕܝܨܢ, unicode|Bardaiṣān ; 154–222; also Latinized as Bardesanes ) was a Syriac gnostic, founder of the Bardaisanites, and an outstanding scientist, scholar, astrologist, philosopher and poet, also renowned for his knowledge of India, on… …

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  • 56Robyn Donald — Infobox Writer name = Robyn Donald imagesize = caption = pseudonym = Robyn Donald birth date = 1940 birth place = Northland, New Zealand flagicon|New Zealand death date = death place = occupation = Novelist nationality = New Zealand flagicon|New… …

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  • 57Táin Bó Flidhais — Queen Medb, Myths Legends of the Celtic Race (1911) T.W.Rolleston Táin Bó Flidhais, also known as the Mayo Táin, is a tale from the Ulster Cycle of early Irish literature. It is one of a group of works known as Táin Bó, or cattle raid stories,… …

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  • 587. THE ELEVATIONS (al-A'raf) — In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. 1. Alif, Lam, Meem, Saad. 2. A Scripture was revealed to you, so let there be no anxiety in your heart because of it. You are to warn with it and a reminder for the believers. 3. Follow what is… …

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  • 59Ndebele people (South Africa) — Infobox Ethnic group group = Ndebele caption = The women of Loopspruit Cultural Village, near Bronkhorstspruit, in front of a traditionally painted Ndebele dwelling. pop = 703,906 (2001 Census) regions = Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces… …

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  • 60Charles Deburau — Nadar: Charles Deburau as Pierrot, c. 1858. Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. Jean Charles Deburau (1829–1873) was an important French mime, the son and successor of the legendary Jean Gaspard Deburau, who was immortalized as Baptiste the Pierrot in …

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