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121Parotoid gland — For one of the human salivary glands, see parotid gland. The parotoid gland is an external skin gland on the back, neck, and shoulder of toads and some frogs and salamanders. It secretes a milky alkaloid substance to deter predators. The… …
122Vlakados — is a character from Irish mythology, the name that was given to a child who would be king in the mystical realm of Belfree. He was rumoured to have been a great conqueror of the demons in ancient Ireland.Vlakados was said to have skin as pale as… …
123Queen Elizabeth's Men — was a playing company or troupe of actors in English Renaissance theatre. Formed in 1583 at the express command of Queen Elizabeth, it was the dominant acting company for the rest of the 1580s, as the Admiral s Men and the Lord Chamberlain s Men… …
124MythBusters (season 5) — The cast of the television series MythBusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives tales, and the like. This is a list of the various myths tested on the show as well as the results of the experiments (the myth is… …
125Manga iconography — A page from the Marmalade Boy manga, volume 1 (Japanese version) Japanese manga has developed its own visual language or iconography for expressing emotion and other internal character states. This drawing style has also migrated into anime, as… …
126Sacripante — (also spelled Sacrepant) is a character in the Italian romantic epics Orlando innamorato by Matteo Maria Boiardo and Orlando furioso by Ludovico Ariosto. Sacripante is the King of Circassia and one of the leading Saracen knights. He is… …
127Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn — Infobox Painting title=Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn artist=William Hogarth year=1738 type= museum= Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn is a painting from 1738 by William Hogarth reproduced as an engraving and issued with Four Times… …
128MythBusters (season 6) — The cast of the television series MythBusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives tales, and the like. This is a list of the various myths tested on the show as well as the results of the experiments (the myth is… …
