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  • 41Virtuosos — Virtuoso Vir tu*o so, n.; pl. {Virtuosos}; It. {Virtuosi}. [It. See {Virtuous}.] 1. One devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer of curiosities, etc. [1913 Webster] Virtuoso the… …

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  • 42Doctor Who — This article is about the television series. For other uses, see Doctor Who (disambiguation). Doctor Who Series 6 Doctor Who main title card Genre Science fiction …

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  • 43Sex Pistols — Infobox musical artist | Name = Sex Pistols Img capt = The Sex Pistols in 1977. Left to right: Sid Vicious, Johnny Rotten, and Steve Jones, with drummer Paul Cook in the background. The photo was taken during the video shoot for God Save the… …

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  • 441690 in literature — The year 1690 in literature involved some significant events.Events* Colley Cibber becomes an actor with the Drury Lane company. *On December 10, playwright Henry Nevil Payne is tortured for his role in the Montgomery Plot to restore James II to… …

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  • 45History of zoology (through 1859) — This article considers the history of zoology before the theory of evolution proposed by Charles Darwin in 1859.Pre scientific zoologyHumans have been fascinated by the other members of the animal kingdom throughout history. In early Europe, they …

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  • 46History of gardening — See also: Category:Landscape design history The history of ornamental gardening may be considered as aesthetic expressions of beauty through art and nature, a display of taste or style in civilized life, an expression of an individual s or… …

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  • 47John Bartram — Infobox Scientist name = John Bartram box width = image width =150px caption =John Bartram by Howard Pyle birth date = March 23, [ [http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ mygermanfamilies/BartramJohn.html John Bartram of Pennsylvania ] at …

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  • 48Fritz Spiegl — (27 January 1926 23 March 2003) was born at Zurndorf, Austria, the son of an agricultural merchant and his Jewish wife. He became a musician, journalist, broadcaster, humorist and collector who lived and worked in England from 1939.He was a… …

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  • 49Ripley's Believe It or Not! — Believe It or Not redirects here. For other uses, see Believe It or Not (disambiguation). Robert Ripley s Believe It or Not (January 12, 1941) Ripley s Believe It or Not! is a franchise, founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and …

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  • 50Slot car — A slot car (sometimes, slotcar) is a powered miniature auto or other vehicle which is guided by a groove or slot in the track on which it runs. [Hertz, L.H. The Complete Book of Model Raceways and Roadways , 1st Ed. 1965.] [Reed, R. Know About… …

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