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Nathans Famous Inc
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Zamzam
ZAMZAM The famous well of Mecca. According to Muslim legend, Zamzam was opened by the angel Gabriel to provide for Hagar and Isma |
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Ascot
Ascot , town, Windsor and Maidenhead, S central England. The famous horse races instituted by Queen Anne in 1711 are held annually in June on Ascot Heath. Ascot remains an important social and fashion event, attended by the royal family.... Read more |
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Chablis
Chablis , village (1990 pop. 2,608), Yonne dept., central France, in Burgundy. It is famous for the white wine named for it. There is a remarkable early Gothic church (12th cent.).... Read more |
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Dax
Dax , town (1990 pop. 20,119), Landes dept., SW France, in Gascony, on the Adour River. It has long been famous for its hot mineral springs. An aviation school is in the town.... Read more |
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Paul Gerhardt
Paul Gerhardt 1607-76, German hymn writer and clergyman. Some of his famous texts, such as O Sacred Head Sore Wounded, are much used in English translations.... Read more |
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John Earle
John Earle , 1601?-1665, English clergyman and author. The Microcosmographie (1628), a collection of witty characterizations, is his most famous work. In 1663 he became bishop of Salisbury.... Read more |
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Hopi
Hopi Shoshonean-speaking tribe of Native Americans. They are famous for having retained the purest form of pre-Columbian life to have survived in the USA today. Today, c.6000 Hopi live in Arizona.... Read more |
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Khufu
Khufu or Cheops , fl. c.2680 BC, king of ancient Egypt, founder of the IV dynasty. He was king for 23 years and was famous as the builder of the greatest pyramid at Giza.... Read more |
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Leven
Leven , town (1991 pop. 8,591), Fife, E Scotland, at the mouth of the Leven River on the Firth of Forth. It is a summer resort, famous for its golf links and beaches.... Read more |
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Some breakups are worse than others
...plays John Galt? News Item: "An Indian teenager has become famous for his ability to take in milk through his nose and squirt...minute News Headline: "Manager of closed topless club says Topekans too cheap." In other news, there was a topless bar in Topeka... |
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'There is a season': ; What every fifth-grader in America should know
...those fifth-grade children also do not know is that this famous case, Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, was actually...Topeka didn't much care one way or another, but not many Topekans were very proud that we segregated children in school. The... |