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  • 42Ditmar Award results — Main article: Ditmar Award The Ditmar Award is Australia s oldest and best known science fiction, fantasy and horror award, presented annually at the Australian NatCon since 1969. The historical nominations and results (listed in boldface) of the …

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  • 43Latvian mythology — Latvian culture, along with Lithuanian, is among the oldest surviving Indo European cultures. Much of its symbolism (an example is the pērkonkrusts or thunder cross) is ancient. Its seasons, festivals, and numerous deities reflect the essential… …

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  • 44Juan Pablo Montoya — Roldán Born September 20, 1975 (1975 09 20) (age 36) Bogotá, Colombia Achievements …

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  • 46List of Ben 10 episodes — The following is a list of episodes for the American animated television series Ben 10. Contents 1 Series Overview 2 Episode List 2.1 Season 1 (2005 2006) 2.2 Season 2 (2006) …

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  • 47Characters in the Deltora Quest series — The Deltora series features a wide line of characters, both important and minor. The series also features many different monsters and creatures that appeared in all of the many different books. This article is a list of the many different… …

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  • 48occult — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. mystic, mysterious, supernatural, secret, hidden. See sorcery. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Hidden] Syn. unrevealed, esoteric, obscure; see hidden 2 , secret 1 , 3 . 2. [Concerning supernatural… …

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  • 49FOLKLORE — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction …

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  • 50Witchcraft — For other uses, see Witchcraft (disambiguation). Witch redirects here. For other uses, see Witch (disambiguation). The classic image of the witch astride a besom broom …

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