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  • 91drone —    A drone is the male of the honey bee, famous for doing no work. ‘Drone’ has therefore been applied to an idle person since the early sixteenth century, occasionally as a vocative. Thus Dromio of Syracuse, in The Comedy of Errors (2:ii), is… …

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  • 92Fly fishing — in a river Fly fishing is an angling method in which an artificial fly is used to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. Casting a nearly weightless fly or lure requires casting techniques significantly… …

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  • 93India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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  • 94Epiphany (holiday) — This article is about the feast day. For the feeling, see Epiphany (feeling). Epiphany, (Koine Greek: ἐπιφάνεια, epiphaneia, manifestation , striking appearance ,[1]) or Theophany, (Ancient Greek (ἡ) Θεοφάνεια, Τheophaneia,[2]) meaning vision of… …

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  • 95Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology       In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …

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  • 96MythBusters (2008 season) — Country of origin Australia United States No. of episodes 20 (includes 8 specials) Broadcast Original channel Discovery Channel …

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  • 97Banya (sauna) — Depiction in the mid 1920s of a rural banya by Russian artist Boris Kustodiev: Russian Venus (armed with birch twigs) Banya (Russian: баня [ˈbanjə]) in Russian can refer to any kind of steam bath, but usually to the Russian type of sauna. In… …

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  • 98Drowning — For other uses, see Drowning (disambiguation) and Drown (disambiguation). Drowning / Near Drowning Classification and external resources Vasily Perov: The drowned, 1867 …

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  • 99Autonomous building — An autonomous building is a building designed to be operated independently from infrastructural support services such as the electric power grid, municipal water systems, sewage treatment systems, storm drains, communication services, and in some …

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  • 100Waco siege — The Mount Carmel Center in flames during the assault on April 19, 1993 Date …

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