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  • 71Immortal (Highlander) — Immortals are a group of fictional characters seen in the movies and series of the Highlander franchise. Since they are immune to disease and stopped aging after becoming Immortal, they can live forever and they only die when they are beheaded.… …

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  • 72legend — n 1. tale, drama, romance, saga, epic, Inf. yarn, myth, tradition, old wives tale; history, story, adventure, account, depiction, portrayal, representation, interpretation; recital, narrative, narration; fable, apologue, allegory, parable, moral …

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  • 73Saw (saying) — A saw is an old saying or commonly repeated phrase or idea; a conventional wisdom. While old saw is a common cliché, some consider it a tautology.[1][2] Among various synonyms for saying , dictionaries from 18th century singled out saw as a… …

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  • 74The 12.30 from Croydon — infobox Book | name = The 12.30 from Croydon title orig = translator = image caption = 1st edition cover author = Freeman Wills Crofts cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = Inspector French genre = Mystery publisher …

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  • 75Broadstone, Dublin — Broadstone ( ga. An Clochán Leathan), is an area of the inner city on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. The area is triangular, bounded roughly by Phibsborough Road and Constitution Hill to the West, North Circular Road to the north, and Dorset… …

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  • 76wife — wifedom, n. wifeless, adj. wifelessness, n. /wuyf/, n., pl. wives /wuyvz/, v., wifed, wifing. n. 1. a woman joined in marriage to a man; a woman considered in relation to her husband; spouse. 2. a woman (archaic or dial., except in idioms): old… …

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  • 77wife — [[t]wa͟ɪf[/t]] ♦ wives N COUNT: usu with poss A man s wife is the woman he is married to. → See also old wives tale He married his wife Jane 37 years ago... The woman was the wife of a film director …

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  • 781908 in literature — The year 1908 in literature involved some significant new books.Events* June 18 Mark Twain purchases a house in Redding, Connecticut.New books*Leonid Andreyev The Seven Who Were Hanged *Francis Aveling Arnoul the Englishman *L. Frank Baum Dorothy …

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  • 79North Staffordshire Railway — Locale North Staffordshire United Kingdom Dates of operation 1845–1923 Successor London, Midland and Sco …

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  • 80Stonyhurst — infobox UK place country = England latitude= 53.846 longitude= 2.474 official name= Stonyhurst shire district= Ribble Valley shire county = Lancashire region= North West England post town= CLITHEROE os grid reference= SD684379Stonyhurst is the… …

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