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  • 41Georgia — /jawr jeuh/, n. 1. a state in the SE United States. 5,464,265; 58,876 sq. mi. (152,489 sq. km). Cap.: Atlanta. Abbr.: GA (for use with zip code), Ga. 2. Also called Georgian Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, bordering on the Black Sea, N of… …

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  • 42Morocco — Moroccan /meuh rok euhn/, adj., n. /meuh rok oh/, n. 1. French, Maroc. Spanish, Marruecos. a kingdom in NW Africa: formed from a sultanate that was divided into two protectorates (French Morocco and Spanish Morocco) and an international zone.… …

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  • 43Benin — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Benin <p></p> Background: <p></p> Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a West African kingdom that rose to prominence in about 1600 and over the next two and… …

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  • 44History of computing hardware — Computing hardware is a platform for information processing (block diagram) The history of computing hardware is the record of the ongoing effort to make computer hardware faster, cheaper, and capable of storing more data. Computing hardware… …

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  • 45Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — Infobox U.S. County county = Lancaster County state = Pennsylvania map size = 225 founded = May 10,1729 seat = Lancaster | largest city = Lancaster area total sq mi =984 area land sq mi =949 area water sq mi =35 area percentage = 3.53% census yr …

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  • 46Morgellons — Disease Classification and external resources MeSH D055535 Morgellons (also called Morgellons disease or Morgellons syndrome), is a name given in 2002 by Mary Leitao[1] to a propose …

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  • 47History of robots — The history of robots date at least as far back as the ancient legends.Robotics in AntiquityLikely fictional, the Iliad illustrates the concept of robotics by stating that the god Hephaestus made talking mechanical handmaidens out of gold. cite… …

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  • 489/11 advance-knowledge debate — Following the September 11 attacks, many people were asking whether there was any way in which the attacks could have been prevented. Ever since that day there has been lively debate about whether anybody had foreknowledge of the attacks and… …

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  • 49Pakistan — /pak euh stan , pah keuh stahn /, n. 1. Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947 71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).… …

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  • 50France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

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