| Islamophobia Islamophobia is a neologism that refers to prejudice or discrimination against Islam or Muslims. The term seems to date back to the late 1980s, but came into common usage after the September 11, 2001 attacks. In 1997, the British Runnymede Trust defined Islamophobia as the "dread or hatred of Islam and therefore, to the fear and dislike of all Muslims," stating that it also refers to the practice of discriminating against Muslims by excluding them from the economic, social, and public life of the nation. Islamophobia
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| Ricky Gervais Ricky Dene Gervais (; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, author, actor, director, producer, screenwriter and former pop musician. Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and collaborator Stephen Merchant. Ricky_Gervais
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| Julie Christie Julie Frances Christie (born 14 April 1941) is a British actress. She was a pop icon of the "swinging London" era of the 1960s, and has won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Julie_Christie
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| Last Tango in Paris Last_Tango_in_Paris
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| Equus (play) Equus is a play by Peter Shaffer written in 1973, telling the story of a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious/sexual fascination with horses.Shaffer was inspired to write Equus when he heard of a crime involving a 17-year-old who had blinded six horses in a small town near London. Equus_(play)
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| Michael Gambon Sir Michael John Gambon, CBE (born 19 October 1940) is a Olivier Award-, and BAFTA Award-winning Irish actor who has worked in theatre, television and film. Michael_Gambon
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| John Redwood John Alan Redwood (born 15 June 1951 in Dover, Kent) is a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament for Wokingham. Formerly Secretary of State for Wales in John Major's Cabinet, he challenged Major for the leadership of the Conservative Party in 1995. He is currently co-chairman of the Conservative Party's Policy Review Group on Economic Competitiveness. John_Redwood
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| Barbie Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler (1916-2002) is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration.Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for fifty years, and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits, often involving parody of the doll and her lifestyle. Barbie
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| United Airlines Flight 93 Talk:United_Airlines_Flight_93
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| Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia Grand_Duke_Michael_Alexandrovich_of_Russia
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| Cucumber The cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, which includes squash, and in the same genus as the muskmelon. Cucumber
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| Ken (Barbie) Ken (also known as Ken Carson) is a Mattel toy doll introduced in 1961 as the fictional boyfriend of toy doll Barbie introduced in 1959. Similar to his female counterpart, Ken had a fashionable line of clothing and accessories. In the Barbie mythos, Ken and Barbie met on the set of a TV commercial in 1961. Since his debut, Ken has held at least forty occupations, from Olympic gold medalist (1974, 1997), to hair stylist (1991, 1992, 1999). Ken_(Barbie)
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| Nacht und Nebel Nacht und Nebel (German for "Night and Fog") was a directive () of Adolf Hitler on 7 December 1941 signed and implemented by Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Wilhelm Keitel, resulting in kidnapping and disappearance of many political activists and resistance 'helpers' throughout Nazi Germany's occupied territories. Nacht_und_Nebel
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| Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Talk:Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom
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| Sharon Osbourne Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, previously Arden; born 9 October 1952) Sharon_Osbourne
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| David Hasselhoff David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s U.S. series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch. Hasselhoff also produced Baywatch for a number of seasons in the 1990s up until 2001, when the series ended with Baywatch Hawaii. David_Hasselhoff
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| Geoff Hoon Geoffrey William "Geoff" Hoon (born 6 December 1953) is a British politician. He is a Labour Member of Parliament for Ashfield, and a former Defence Secretary, Leader of the House of Commons and Chief Whip. He served as the Secretary of State for Transport from October 2008 until his resignation on 5 June 2009. Geoff_Hoon
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| Carol Ann Duffy Carol Ann Duffy, CBE, FRSL (born 23 December 1955, Glasgow) is a poet, playwright, and freelance writer, who currently holds the position of Britain's poet laureate. Carol_Ann_Duffy
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| Carol Ann Duffy Talk:Carol_Ann_Duffy
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| Edward VIII abdication crisis In 1936, a constitutional crisis in the British Empire and the Dominions of the Commonwealth was caused by the desire of King-Emperor Edward VIII to marry Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American socialite. The marriage was opposed by the King's governments in the United Kingdom and the Dominions. Edward_VIII_abdication_crisis
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| Edward VIII abdication crisis Talk:Edward_VIII_abdication_crisis
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| Marianne Faithfull Marianne Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an award-winning English singer, songwriter and actress whose career spans over four decades. Her early work in pop and rock music in the 1960s was overshadowed by her struggle with drug abuse in the 1970s. During the first two-thirds of that decade, and with little notice, only two studio albums were produced. Marianne_Faithfull
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| Gwen Stefani Gwen_Stefani
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| Douglas DC-3 Douglas_DC-3
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| Archimedes Talk:Archimedes
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| Legality of cannabis Since the 20th century, most countries have enacted laws affecting the legality of cannabis regarding the cultivation, use, possession, or transfer of cannabis for recreational use. Many jurisdictions have lessened the penalties for possession of small quantities of cannabis, so that it is punished by confiscation or a fine, rather than imprisonment. Legality_of_cannabis
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| Obsessive–compulsive disorder Talk:Obsessive–compulsive_disorder
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| Impostor An impostor or imposter is a person who pretends to be somebody else, often to try to gain financial or social advantages through social engineering, but just as often for purposes of espionage or law enforcement.Pretenders to various thrones used to be common. Impostor
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| 1997 in television The year 1997 in television involved some significant events. television-related events in 1997.Events January 1 - The U.S. television networks adopt ratings systems for their programming, similar to those used for motion pictures. January 3 - NBC's The Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time. 1997_in_television
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| David Schwimmer David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966) is an American actor and director of television and film. Born in New York, he moved to Los Angeles at the age of two. Several years later, he began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. David_Schwimmer
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| Spandau Ballet Spandau Ballet are a British band who formed in London in the late 1970s. Initially inspired by the New Romantic fashion, their music has featured a mixture of funk, jazz, soul and synthpop. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s, achieving ten Top Ten singles and four Top Ten albums in the UK between 1979 and 1990 Spandau_Ballet
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| Hugh Grant Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960) is an English actor and film producer. He has received a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA, and an Honorary César. His movies have earned more than $2.4In the late 1980s, he appeared in a storyline series of twelve coffee commercials with Sharon Maughan for Nescafé Gold Blend. Hugh_Grant
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| Paula Yates Paula Elizabeth Yates (24 April 1959 – 17 September 2000) was a British television presenter and writer, best known for her work on two iconic television programmes, The Tube and The Big Breakfast. Paula_Yates
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy". Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)
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| Autochrome Lumière The Autochrome Lumière is an early color photography process. Patented in 1903 by the Lumière brothers in France and first marketed in 1907, it remained the principal color photography process available until it was superseded by the advent of color film during the mid 1930s. Autochrome_Lumière
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| Princess Eugenie of York Princess_Eugenie_of_York
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| Washing machine washing machine, clothes washer, or simply washer, is a machine designed to wash laundry, such as clothing, towels and sheets. The term is mostly applied only to machines that use water as the primary cleaning solution, as opposed to dry cleaning (which uses alternative cleaning fluids, and is performed by specialist businesses) or even ultrasonic cleaners.All washer machines work by using mechanical energy, thermal energy, and chemical action. Washing_machine
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| Challenger 2 FV4034 Challenger 2 is a main battle tank (MBT) currently in service with the armies of the United Kingdom and Oman. It is built by the British company Vickers Defence Systems (now part of BAE Systems Land and Armaments). The manufacturer advertises it as the world's most reliable main battle tank As of January 2008, two Challenger 2s have been damaged in combat, and one destroyed by another Challenger 2 in a friendly fire incident. Challenger_2
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| House of Windsor The House of Windsor is the current Royal House of the United Kingdom and each of the other Commonwealth realms. The royal house was created from the British branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by George V by a royal proclamation in 1917. The House of Windsor is the only dynasty to have ruled over lands on all continents of the world simultaneously. The current head of the House of Windsor is Elizabeth II, the reigning monarch over the Commonwealth realms. House_of_Windsor
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| Henri Matisse Talk:Henri_Matisse
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| Moller Skycar M400 Moller_Skycar_M400
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| Get Carter Get Carter is a 1971 crime film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Michael Caine as Jack Carter, a mobster who sets out to avenge the death of his brother in a series of unrelenting and brutal killings played out against the grim background of derelict urban housing in the North Eastern English city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The film was based on Ted Lewis' 1969 novel Jack's Return Home, itself inspired by the real life one-armed bandit murder in the north east of England. Get_Carter
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| Athina Onassis Roussel Athina Hélène Onassis-Miranda (née Athina Roussel, born January 29, 1985) is a competitive show jumper. She is the only surviving descendant of her grandfather Aristotle Onassis, the Greek shipping magnate. Her middle name has been the subject of some confusion over the years. Athina_Onassis_Roussel
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| Marlon Brando Talk:Marlon_Brando
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| Cutty Sark Cutty_Sark
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| Immortality Immortality (or eternal life) is the concept of living in a physical or spiritual form for an infinite or inconceivably vast length of time. Immortality
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| Daily Mail The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper, The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982. An Irish edition of the paper was launched in 2006. The Daily Mail was Britain's first daily newspaper aimed at what is now considered the middle-market and the first to sell a million copies a day. Daily_Mail
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| Princess Beatrice of York Not to be confused with Beatrice of England, daughter of Henry III of England. Princess_Beatrice_of_York
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| John Rhys-Davies John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is an English-born Welsh actor and vocal artist. He is perhaps best known for playing the charismatic Arab excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films and the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, in which he also voiced the ent, Treebeard. John_Rhys-Davies
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| John Lydon John Joseph Lydon (born 31 January 1956 in London, England), also known as Johnny Rotten, is a British rock musician and lyricist, best known as the lead vocalist of the punk rock group Sex Pistols during the 1970s and 2000s, and also as the vocalist of post punk group Public Image Ltd in the 1980s and 1990s.Lydon became notorious in the media during the 1970s as a figurehead of the punk movement, and for his stance against the music establishment, class system and the British monarchy. John_Lydon
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