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  • 1The Mysterious Mr. Quin —   …

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  • 2Carol White — Infobox Actor name = Carol White birthname = Carole Joan White birthdate = birth date|1941|4|1 birthplace = London, England deathdate = death date and age|1991|9|16|1941|4|1 deathplace = Miami, Florida yearsactive = 1949 1990Carol White (1 April …

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  • 3performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 4Hope Diamond — French Blue redirects here. For the color, see French blue (color). Hope Diamond Hope Diamond in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Weight 45.52[1][2] …

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  • 5Italian War of 1521–1526 — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Italian War of 1521–26 partof= the Italian Wars caption= The Battle of Pavia by an unknown Flemish artist (oil on panel, 16th century). date= 1521–26 place= Italy, France, and Spain result= Decisive Spanish… …

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  • 6Cecil Rhodes — He supervised the working of his brother s claim and speculated on his behalf. Among his associates in the early days were John X. Merriman and Charles Rudd, who later became his partner in the De Beers Mining Company and Niger Oil Company. After …

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  • 7Gan Eng Seng — Infobox Person name = Gan Eng Seng 颜永成 image size = 96 caption = dead = yes birth date = 1844 birth place = Melaka, Malaya death date = death date and age|df=yes|1899|9|9|1844|0|0 death place = Amoy Street, Singapore occupation = Chief Compradore …

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  • 8Dudley Long North — (14 March 1748 – 21 February 1829) was an English Whig politician. Contents 1 Early life 2 Parliamentary career 3 Marriage and death 4 References …

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  • 9literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 10Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …

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