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21Haruki Murakami — Murakami giving a lecture at MIT in 2005 Born January 12, 1949 (1949 01 12) (age 62) Kyoto, Japan Occupation …
22List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …
23Anchor — For other uses, see Anchor (disambiguation). Ploudalmézeau, anchor of Amoco Cadiz An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or… …
24Phormium — New Zealand flax Scientific classification Kingdom …
25USS Uhlmann (DD-687) — was a World War II era Fletcher class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Ensign Robert W. Uhlmann.World War II Uhlmann was laid down on 6 March 1943 at Staten Island, New York, by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on… …
26china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
27China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
28Hurricane Camille — Infobox Hurricane Name=Hurricane Camille Type=hurricane Year=1969 Basin=Atl Image location=Hurricane camille.jpg Formed=August 14, 1969 Dissipated=August 22, 1969 1 min winds=175 Pressurepre=≤ Pressure=905 Da Inflated=1 Fatalities=259 directcite… …
29Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …
30Battle of Lake Erie — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Lake Erie caption= Battle of Lake Erie by William H. Powell, painted 1865, shows Oliver Hazard Perry transferring from US Brig Lawrence to US Brig Niagara partof=the War of 1812 date=September 10, 1813 …
