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  • 81Jean-François de la Barre — Monument at Abbeville to commemorate François Jean Lefebvre de La Barre Jean François Lefevre de la Barre (September 12, 1745 – July 1, 1766) was a French nobleman, famous for having been tortured and beheaded before his body was burnt on a pyre… …

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  • 82Criticisms of The Da Vinci Code — The Da Vinci Code , a popular suspense novel by Dan Brown, generated a great deal of criticism and controversy after its publication in 2003. Many of the complaints centered on the book s speculations and alleged misrepresentations of core… …

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  • 83Operation Saturn (Dan Dare) — Operation Saturn was a Dan Dare story that ran in the original Eagle comic from Volume 3, Issue 47 (Dated 27 February 1953) to Volume 5, Issue 21 (Dated 21 May 1954). It was drawn by Frank Hampson.ynopsisMysterious objects called Black Cats have… …

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  • 84Christianity in the 16th century — Main articles: Protestant Reformation and Counter Reformation See also: Christianity in the 15th century and Christianity in the 17th century Contents 1 Age of Discovery (1492–1769) 2 Protestant Reformation (1521–1579) …

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  • 85Magical creatures in Harry Potter — Magical creatures comprise a colourful and integral aspect of the fictional wizarding world in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. Throughout the seven books of the series, Harry and his friends come across many of these creatures on their… …

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  • 86Order of the Phoenix (organisation) — Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter association Some Order of the Phoenix members in the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film adaptation, from left to right: Alastor Moody, Nymphadora Tonks, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Albus Dumbledore …

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  • 87Antisemitism in the Arab world — Antisemitism in the Arab world, in the modern meaning of the term, is believed to have developed since the 19th century. Jews, like other minority groups within the Muslim world, were subject to various of restriction and discrimination long… …

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  • 88Abdolhossein Teymourtash — Abdolhosein Teymūrtāsh (1883 1933) (PerB|عبدالحسین تیمورتاش) served as the first Minister of Court of the Pahlavi Dynasty from 1925 to 1932, and is credited with playing a crucial role in laying the foundations of modern Iran in the 20th… …

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  • 89Urbicide — is a term which literally translates as violence against the city. The term has beein coined by Marshall Berman, writing about the destruction of his native Bronx. The term has come into being in an age of rapid globalization and urbanization.… …

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  • 90APOSTASY — APOSTASY, term applied by members of the deserted faith for the change of one faith, set of loyalties, and worship for another. The conception of apostasy could not arise in the atmosphere of polytheism practiced in antiquity before the advent of …

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