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Java man
Java man a fossil hominid of the Middle Pleistocene period, whose remains were found in Java in 1891.... Read more |
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transcontinental railroad
Transcona , city, SE Man., Canada. It is a suburb of Winnipeg.... Read more |
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Son of Man
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Man o War
Man o' War 1917-47, American racehorse, by Fair Play out of Mahubah, bred by August Belmont near Lexington, Ky., and owned by Samuel D. Riddle after 1918. A large reddish-colored colt capable of tremendously long strides, he raced only as a two-year-old and three-year-old, but in this short time... Read more |
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Disguise
189. Disguise Abigail enters nunnery as convert to retrieve money. [Br. Lit.: The Jew of Malta ] Achilles disguised as a woman to avoid conscription. [Gk. Legend: Brewer Handbook, 642 (Lycomedes)] Aspatia disguised as a man, engages a nobleman in a duel and dies of her wounds. [Br.... Read more |
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Joe Dumars
Joe Dumars 1963– Professional basketball player On His Way NBA Dreams Game True All-Star Player, Family Man, and Mentor Caring for Others Sources Joe Dumars set out to become a football player as a child, following in the footsteps of his brothers. However, after being roughly... Read more |
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Terry Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw 1948- American football player The Steel Curtain. Franco Harris. Lynn Swann . Mean Joe Greene . These names are all indelibly imprinted in the psyches of football fans who lived through the early 1980s, as well as struck a special fear into the Dallas Cowboy fans who lost not... Read more |
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Achelous
Achelous , in Greek mythology, river god; son of Oceanus and Tethys. He possessed the power to appear as a bull, a serpent, or a bullheaded man. Hercules defeated him and broke off one of his horns, which, according to one legend, became the cornucopia . He is sometimes said to be the father of the... Read more |
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Old Man
Old Man Old Man, also known as Napi, is a creator god and tricksterfigure in the mythology of the Blackfoot Indians of North America. He is said to have created the world and all the creatures in it. To make humans, Old Man fashioned figures out of clay and breathed ... Read more |
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