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101Culture of Melbourne — The Shrine of Remembrance is an important cultural landmark. Melbourne s largest war memorial built from money raised by public contributions …
102HURRIAN — The term Hurrian denotes a language of the ancient Near East and the people who spoke it. The core area inhabited by Hurrian speaking people was the region of the upper Ñabur and Tigris Rivers, together with the piedmont beyond, extending into… …
103Economy of Scotland — The economy of Scotland is closely linked with the rest of the United Kingdom and the wider European Economic Area, it is essentially a mixed economy. Scotland has the third largest GDP per capita of any region in the United Kingdom after the… …
104Pharmaceutical industry in China — The pharmaceutical industry is one of the leading industries in China, covering synthetic chemicals and drugs, prepared Chinese medicines, medical devices, apparatus and instruments, hygiene materials, packing materials, and pharmaceutical… …
105AMF World Cup — The AMF World Cup, now a joint partnership between Qubica and AMF (now called the Qubica/AMF World Cup), is an annual Ten pin bowling championship, and one of the largest in terms of number of participating nations. Each nation chooses one male… …
106Walking city — The Walking City was an idea proposed by British architect Ron Herron in 1964. In an article in avant garde architecture journal Archigram, Ron Herron proposed building massive mobile robotic structures, with their own intelligence, that could… …
107Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy — The controversial cartoons of Muhammad, as they were first published in Jyllands Posten in September 2005 (English version). Th …
108Professional Darts Corporation — The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation, established in the United Kingdom during 1992 which split from the officially recognised British Darts Organisation. Barry Hearn, a long time established sports… …
109New Haven Coliseum — The Coliseum on the morning of the implosion, with much of the structure stripped away …
1101912 Indianapolis 500 — The 1912 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, or International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Race, the second such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1912.In the aftermath of victory by Ray Harroun in the single seat… …
