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Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder1950- Singer, songwriter In the course of following Stevie Wonder on his relentless travels, journalists come to realize just how beloved an entertainer he is. "It dawned on me," wrote Giles Smith in the New Yorker, "that a substantial part of Stevie Wonder's public life consists of... Read more |
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Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho1980— Soccer player The Brazilian-born Ronaldinho is one of the genuine superstars of soccer. Known to millions of fans around the world by his trademark black headband, curly locks, and crowd-pleasing bicycle kicks, the one-named wonder is among the top three highest-paid athletes in... Read more |
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Myra
Myra ♀ Invented in the 17th century by the poet Fulke Greville (1554–1628). It is impossible to guess what models he had consciously or unconsciously in mind, but it has been variously conjectured that the name is an anagram of Mary; that it is a simplified spelling of Latin myrrha... Read more |
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Pharos
Pharos , peninsula, extending into the Mediterranean Sea, N Egypt, NE Africa, forming two harbors at Alexandria. Originally an island, it was joined to the mainland by a mole, constructed by order of Alexander the Great. On Pharos stood the celebrated lighthouse completed (c.280 BC) by Ptolemy II,... Read more |
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Wonderful Parliament
‘Wonderful’ Parliament, 1386. Parliament met on 1 October and demanded the dismissal of Richard II's chancellor and favourite, Suffolk ( Michael de la Pole). Richard refused and talked wildly of seeking aid from the king of France. But he was forced to agree to Suffolk's... Read more |
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Podopteryx mirabilis
Podopteryx mirabilis The species that is the probable ancestor of the Pterosauria. Unlike them it was a glider, relying on the large membrane stretched between its hind legs and tail. It is known from the Lower Triassic of Soviet Kirgizstan. The name means ‘wonderful foot-wing’,... Read more |
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Dutch Republic
DUTCH REPUBLIC DUTCH REPUBLIC. Sir William Temple, English ambassador to The Hague, famously described the Dutch Republic in 1673 as "the Envy of some, the Fear of others, and the Wonder of all their Neighbours." How such a small country Read more |
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Halicarnassus
Halicarnassus , ancient city of Caria, SW Asia Minor, on the Ceramic Gulf (now the Gulf of Kos) and on the site of the modern city of Bodrum, Turkey. Halicarnassus was Greek in origin, but there were Carian inhabitants. Except for a brief period in the 5th cent. BC, the city was not intimately... Read more |
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