| Brown recluse spider The brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa, is a well-known member of the family Sicariidae (formerly placed in a family "Loxoscelidae"). It is usually between 6–20dorsal side of its cephalothorax, with a black line coming from it that looks like a violin with the neck of the violin pointing to the rear of the spider, resulting in the nicknames fiddleback spider, brown fiddler or violin spider. Coloring varies from light tan to brown and the violin marking may not be visible. Brown_recluse_spider
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| Attack on Pearl Harbor Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
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| Press Your Luck Press Your Luck is an American television daytime game show that ran weekdays on CBS from September 19, 1983 to September 26, 1986, where contestants collected "spins" by answering trivia questions, and then used the spins on an 18-space game board full of cash and prizes. The person who amassed the most in cash and prizes at the end of the game won. Peter Tomarken was the show's host, and Rod Roddy was the primary announcer for most of the show's run (although John Harlan and Charlie O'Donnell filled in). Press_Your_Luck
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| Expulsion of Germans after World War II The flight and expulsion of Germans was the forced migration of German nationals from the former eastern territories of Germany and ethnic Germans from areas across Europe to the Allied Occupation Zones in Germany towards the end and in the aftermath of World War II. With at least twelve million Expulsion_of_Germans_after_World_War_II
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| James Bacque James Bacque (born in 1929) is a Canadian novelist, publisher and book editor. Bacque was educated at Upper Canada College in Toronto and then the University of Toronto, where he studied history and philosophy graduating in 1952 with a Bachelor of Art degree. James_Bacque
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| Nanking Massacre Talk:Nanking_Massacre
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| Final Fantasy III Final_Fantasy_III
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| People's Liberation Army People's_Liberation_Army
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| Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are an ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Part of the 1967 NHL Expansion, the Flyers were the first non-Original Six team after expansion to win the Stanley Cup, winning it in 1974 and again in 1975. Despite five return trips to the Stanley Cup Finals, they have not won the Cup since. Philadelphia_Flyers
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| Neuro-linguistic programming Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "a model of interpersonal communication chiefly concerned with the relationship between successful patterns of behaviour and the subjective experiences (esp. patterns of thought) underlying them" and "a system of alternative therapy based on this which seeks to educate people in self-awareness and effective communication, and to change their patterns of mental and emotional behaviour" The co-founders, Richard Bandler and linguist John Grinder, claimed it would be instrumental in "finding ways to help people have better, fuller and richer lives". Neuro-linguistic_programming
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| Mars meteorite Mars meteorite is a meteorite that has landed on Earth and originated from Mars. This could have been the result of an impact of a celestial body on Mars, sending material from Mars into space. Of the many thousand meteorites that have been found on Earth, only 34 have been identified as originating from Mars, most of which have been found since 2000.Note that this does not refer to meteorites actually found on Mars, such as Heat Shield Rock. Mars_meteorite
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| Genital modification and mutilation The terms genital modification and genital mutilation can refer to permanent or temporary changes to human genitals. Some forms of genital alteration are performed at the behest of an adult, with their informed consent. Others are performed on infants or children. Any of these procedures may be considered modifications or mutilations by different groups of people. Genital_modification_and_mutilation
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| Mass murder Talk:Mass_murder
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| Sumac Sumac
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| Maui The island of Maui ( in English, in Hawaiian) is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles (1883.52) and is the United States' 17th largest island. Maui is part of the state of Hawaii and is the largest of Maui County's four islands, bigger than Lānai, Kahoolawe, and Molokai. Maui
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| Kauai Kauai or Kauai ( in English and or in Hawaiian) is the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an area of , it is the fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago and the 21st largest island in the United States. Known also as the "Garden Isle", Kauai lies 105 miles (170 kilometers) across the Kauai Channel, northwest of Oahu. Kauai
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| Mass murder Mass murder (in military contexts, sometimes interchangeable with mass destruction) is the act of murdering a large number of people, typically at the same time or over a relatively short period of time. Mass murder may be committed by individuals or organizations. Mass_murder
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| Mangrove Mangroves (generally) are trees and shrubs that grow in saline (brackish) coastal habitats in the tropics and subtropics. The word is used in at least three sensesmangal, for which the terms mangrove swamp and mangrove forest are also used, (2) to refer to all trees and large shrubs in the mangal, and (3) narrowly to refer to the mangrove family of plants, the Rhizophoraceae, or even more specifically just to mangrove trees of the genus Rhizophora. Mangrove
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| Daylighting Daylighting is the practice of placing windows or other openings and reflective surfaces so that during the day natural light provides effective internal lighting. Particular attention is given to daylighting while designing a building when the aim is to maximize visual comfort or to reduce energy use. Energy savings can be achieved either from the reduced use of artificial lighting or from passive solar heating or cooling. Daylighting
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| Josip Broz Tito Talk:Josip_Broz_Tito
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| Carambola Carambola or Starfruit is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka. The tree and fruit is popular throughout Southeast Asia, Malaysia and parts of East Asia. It is also grown throughout the tropics such as in Trinidad, Guyana SA and in the United States, in south Florida, most parts of Brazil and Hawaii. It is closely related to the bilimbi. The star shaped cross section gives the carambola its other common name, Star fruit. Carambola
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| Shotacon , sometimes shortened to , is a Japanese slang portmanteau of the phrase and describes an attraction to young boys, or an individual with such an attraction. Outside Japan, the term is less common and most often refers to a genre of manga and anime wherein pre-pubescent or pubescent male characters are depicted in a suggestive or erotic manner. Shotacon
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| Natural satellite Talk:Natural_satellite
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| Clementine (spacecraft) Clementine_(spacecraft)
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| Melanesia Melanesia (from Greek:black, νῆσος island) literally means "islands of the black-skinned people". It is a subregion of Oceania extending from the western side of the West Pacific to the Arafura Sea, north and northeast of Australia. The term was first used by Jules Dumont d'Urville in 1832 to denote an ethnic and geographical grouping of islands distinct from Polynesia and Micronesia. Melanesia
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| Kalawao County, Hawaii Kalawao_County,_Hawaii
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| Scaevola For the Roman name, see Mucius Scaevola. For the fossil gastropod genus, see Scaevola (mollusc). For the 1958 US nuclear test, see Operation Hardtack. Scaevola
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| Human rights in the Soviet Union Soviet Union was a single-party state where the Communist Party ruled the country. All key positions in the institutions of the state were occupied by members of the Communist Party. The state proclaimed its adherence to Marxism-Leninism ideology that restricts rights of citizens on the private property. Human_rights_in_the_Soviet_Union
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| List of counties in Hawaii The five counties of Hawaii on the Hawaiian Islands enjoy somewhat greater status than many counties on the United States mainland. Counties in Hawaii are the only legally constituted government bodies below that of the state. No formal level of government (such as city governments) exists below that of the county in Hawaii. List_of_counties_in_Hawaii
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| Reagan Doctrine Reagan Doctrine was a strategy orchestrated and implemented by the United States under the Reagan Administration to oppose the global influence of the Soviet Union during the final years of the Cold War. While the doctrine lasted less than a decade, it was the centerpiece of United States foreign policy from the early 1980s until the end of the Cold War in 1991.Under the Reagan Doctrine, the U.S. Reagan_Doctrine
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| Software engineer software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers or anything containing software, such as chips work. Software_engineer
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| Tooting Tooting is a suburb in the London Borough of Wandsworth in south London. It is south south-west of Charing Cross. Tooting
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| Raka Maomao In Polynesian mythology, Raka Maomao is the god of wind, equivalent to La'a Maomao (Hawaii) and Fa'atiu (Samoa). Raka_Maomao
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| Uekera Kiribati (formerly the Gilbert Islands) Uekera is a tree that reaches to the heavens, the "tree of knowledge" in Kiribati legend. It is said to have been planted in Buariki village in North Tarawa by Nei Tekanuea. It is the inspiration for the name of the Kiribati weekly newspaper, Te Uekera. Uekera
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| Barry Lopez Barry Holstun Lopez (born January 6, 1945) is an American author, essayist, and fiction writer whose work is known for its environmental and social concerns. Barry_Lopez
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| Subtropical cyclone subtropical cyclone is a weather system that has some characteristics of a tropical and an extratropical cyclone. As early as the 1950s, meteorologists were unclear whether they should be characterized as tropical or extratropical cyclones. They were officially recognized by the National Hurricane Center in 1972. Subtropical cyclones began to receive names off the official tropical cyclone lists in the Atlantic Basin and the southwest Indian ocean. Subtropical_cyclone
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| ALOHAnet ALOHAnet, also known as ALOHA, was a pioneering computer networking system developed at the University of Hawaii. It was first deployed in 1970, and while the network itself is no longer used, one of the core concepts in the network is the basis for the widely used Ethernet. ALOHAnet
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| Charge at Krojanty The Charge, battle or skirmish of Krojanty was a cavalry charge that occurred during the Invasion of Poland in the Second World War. It took place on the evening of September 1, 1939 near the village of Krojanty (German:Pomerania which until 1920 had been part of the German Empire, thus the area was known to the Germans. Charge_at_Krojanty
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| Leda (moon) There is also an asteroid named 38 Leda. Leda_(moon)
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| Pahoa, Hawaii Pahoa is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Puna District, Hawai‘i County, Hawai‘i, United States. The population was 962 at the 2000 census. Pahoa,_Hawaii
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| Halawa, Hawaii Halawa may also refer to halva from Lebanon, or a famous valley and stream system (ahupuaʻa) on the island of Molokaʻi.Hālawa is a census-designated place (CDP) in the ‘Ewa District of Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. Hālawa Stream branches into two valleys Halawa,_Hawaii
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| Ko-hyoteki class submarine Ko-hyoteki_class_submarine
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| Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide (, translit. ; ), also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Calamity (, , ), refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction (genocide) of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. Armenian_Genocide
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| Stone tool A stone tool is, in the most general sense, any tool made partially, or entirely out of stone. Although stone-tool-dependent cultures exist even today, most stone tools are associated with prehistoric societies that no longer exist.The study of stone tools is often called lithic analysis by archaeologists. Stone_tool
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| Great Leap Forward Talk:Great_Leap_Forward
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| Asian American Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. They include ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans, Filipino Americans, Indian Americans, Vietnamese Americans, Korean Americans, Japanese Americans and others whose national origin is from the Asian continent. Asian_American
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| Persimmon Persimmon
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| Shanghai Cooperation Organisation The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental mutual-security organization which was founded in 2001 by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Except for Uzbekistan, the other countries had been members of the Shanghai Five, founded in 1996; after the inclusion of Uzbekistan in 2001, the members renamed the organization. Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisation
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| Weather balloon A weather or sounding balloon is a balloon (specifically a type of high altitude balloon) which carries instruments aloft to send back information on atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity by means of a small, expendable measuring device called a radiosonde. To obtain wind data, they can be tracked by radar, radio direction finding, or navigation systems (such as the satellite based Weather_balloon
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| Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), part of the executive branch of the federal government. The 1994 Department Reorganization Act, passed by Congress, created CSREES by combining the former Cooperative State Research Service and the Extension Service into a single agency. Colien Hefferan currently serves as the agency's Administrator. Cooperative_State_Research,_Education,_and_Extension_Service
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