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  • 61The Byzantine Empire —     The Byzantine Empire     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire     The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …

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  • 62Midsummer — For other uses, see Midsummer (disambiguation). Midsummer Midsummer bonfire in Mäntsälä, Finland Also called Summer Solstice, Adonia, St. John s Feast Day, Līgo, Litha, M …

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  • 63golf — golfer, n. /golf, gawlf/; Brit. also /gof/, n. 1. a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having… …

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  • 64List of The Worst Witch episodes — This is a list of episodes from the television series The Worst Witch. Contents 1 Season 1 (1998 1999) 2 Season 2 (1999 2000) 3 Season 3 (2000 2001) 4 Reference …

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  • 65Sicilian Mafia — Mafia redirects here. For other uses, see Mafia (disambiguation). Sketch of the 1901 maxi trial of suspected mafiosi in Palermo. From the newspaper L Ora, May 1901 The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the… …

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  • 66Drood — For the Dan Simmons novel, see Drood (novel). For a German succubus, see Drude. Drood Original Broadway poster Music Rupert Holmes Lyrics …

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  • 67History of Central Asia — The history of Central Asia has been determined primarily by the area s climate and geography. The aridity of the region makes agriculture difficult, and its distance from the sea cut it off from much trade. Thus, few major cities developed in… …

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  • 68Bride kidnapping — Thought to be a bride kidnapping in progress in Central Asia, circa 1870 Bride kidnapping, also known as marriage by abduction or marriage by capture, is a practice throughout history and around the world in which a man abducts the woman he… …

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  • 69Kūčios — (pronEng|ˈkuːtʃoʊs) is the traditional Christmas Eve dinner in Lithuania, held on the twenty fourth of December. This meal is similar to the Twelve dish Christmas Eve supper served in other Baltic Sea countries. The meal is a family occasion… …

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  • 70Million Dollar Band (marching band) — Million Dollar Band School University of Alabama Location Tuscaloosa, Alabama Conference …

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