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  • 51cards, playing —    Invented in the 14th century, and a popular pastime ever since for both pleasure and profit. It is hardly surprising that numerous superstitions concerning card playing have been reported, including, for example: sitting *cross legged,… …

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  • 52List of Deadliest Catch episodes — This is a list of Deadliest Catch episodes with original airdate on Discovery Channel. Airdates on Discovery Channel Canada generally differ. Contents 1 Pilot 2 Season 1 3 Season 2 4 Season 3 …

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  • 53Oxford 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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  • 54Disney Channel — For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel (international). Disney Channel Launched April 18, 1983 Owned by Disney ABC Television Group (The Walt Disney Company …

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  • 55performing 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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  • 56Glossary of cue sports terms — The following is a glossary of traditional English language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom (or carambole) billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool (pocket… …

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  • 57United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 58Prosperity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Prosperity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 prosperity prosperity welfare well being Sgm: N 1 affluence affluence &c.(wealth) 803 Sgm: N 1 success success &c. 731 Sgm: N 1 thrift thrift ro …

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  • 59New Year's Eve — For other calendars, see New Year. For other articles with similar names, see New Year (disambiguation). New Year s Eve Also called Hogmanay (Scotland), Calennig (Wales), Silvester (Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary,… …

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  • 60Art Houtteman — Infobox MLB retired name = Art Houtteman width = 200 caption = Art Houtteman in uniform position = Pitcher birthdate = birth date|1927|8|7 deathdate = death date and age|2003|5|6|1927|8|7 bats = Right throws = Right debutdate = April 29 debutyear …

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