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Eoganacht
Eóganacht is the name given to a loose confederation of peoples claiming descent from a common ancestor, Eógan Mór, which provided kings of Munster from the beginnings of recorded history to the time of their overthrow by the Dál Cais in the mid‐10th century. Though the... Read more |
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Real numbers
Numbers, Real A real number line is a familiar way to picture various sets of numbers. For example, the divisions marked on a number line show the integers, which are the counting numbers {1, 2, 3,…}, with their opposites {-1, -2, -3,…}, with the number 0, which... Read more |
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bull terrier
bull terrier breed of large, muscular terrier originating in England around 1835. It stands from 19 to 22 in. (48.3-55.9 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 30 to 36 lb (13.6-16.3 kg). Its short, flat-lying, harsh coat is glossy white or, in the colored variety, most popularly brindle with... Read more |
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MP3
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Napster
NAPSTER Napster achieved widespread celebrity as a peer-to-peer file-sharing service that allowed people to trade compressed MP3 computer files for a wide range of popular music. Napster's browser software, which was installed on more than 40 percent of the world's personal computers in early 2001,... Read more |
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thulium
thulium [from Thule, an ancient name for Scandinavia], metallic chemical element; symbol Tm; at. no. 69; at. wt. 168.9342; m.p. about 1,545°C; b.p. 1,947°C; sp. gr. 9.3; valence +3. Thulium is a soft, malleable, ductile, lustrous silver-white metal. It is one of the rare-earth metals of... Read more |
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Acrux
Acrux [from the Bayer designation α Crucis], brightest star in the constellation Crux (Southern Cross); 1992 position R.A. 12 h 26.2 m , Dec. -63°04′. Its apparent magnitude of 0.86 makes it one of the 20 brightest stars in the sky, although its location in the far southern sky... Read more |
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Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson 1925-2005, American television entertainer, b. Corning, Iowa. Carson, who grew up in Nebraska, began his career as a magician, then wrote comedy sketches for radio and hosted daytime television quiz shows. From 1962 to 1992 he hosted "The Tonight Show," where the personable... Read more |
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buzz
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Brocken
Brocken , granite peak, 3,747 ft (1,142 m) high, central Germany; highest peak of the Harz Mts. Popular legend makes it the meeting place of the Walpurgis Night or Witches' Sabbath. The "Brocken scene" in Goethe's Faust is set there.... Read more |
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Popular BUZZ! Quiz Show Franchise Makes Its Debut on PLAYSTATION3 PS3 and PSP...
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