| Abraham Lincoln |birth_place =Hardin County, Kentucky Abraham_Lincoln
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| Cobble Hill Tunnel }} Cobble_Hill_Tunnel
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| Byte A byte (pronounced "bite", ) is the basic unit of measurement of information storage in computer science. In many computer architectures it is a unit of memory addressing, most often consisting of eight bits. Byte
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| Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall () was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR) (East Germany), including East Berlin. The longer 'inner German border' demarcated the border between East and West Germany. Berlin_Wall
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| BMW BMW
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| B-52 Stratofortress Talk:B-52_Stratofortress
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| Boston Corbett Thomas P. "Boston" Corbett (1832 – presumed dead 1894) was the Union Army soldier who shot and killed Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. Boston_Corbett
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| Benoît Mandelbrot Talk:Benoît_Mandelbrot
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| B-1 Lancer The B-1 Lancer is a strategic bomber used by the United States Air Force. Its origins began in the 1960s as a supersonic bomber with sufficient range and payload to replace the B-52 Stratofortress, but developed primarily into a low-level, subsonic penetrator with long-range. B-1_Lancer
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| B-17 Flying Fortress |introduction= April 1938 B-17_Flying_Fortress
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| Circumference The circumference is the distance around a closed curve. Circumference is a kind of perimeter. Circumference
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| Concorde The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde was a supersonic passenger airliner or supersonic transport (SST). It was a product of an Anglo-French government treaty, combining the manufacturing efforts of Aérospatiale and British Aircraft Corporation. Concorde
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| Curtiss P-40 |introduction= Curtiss_P-40
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| Dog tag (identifier) A dog tag is the informal name for the identification tags worn by military personnel, because of their resemblance to actual dog tags. The tag is primarily used for the identification of dead and wounded along with providing essential basic medical information for the treatment of the latter such as blood type and history of inoculations. Dog_tag_(identifier)
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| Dr. Strangelove | runtime = 94 minutes Dr._Strangelove
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| Esperanto is by far the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language in the world. Esperanto
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| Enola Gay The Enola Gay is the name of the B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb, code-named "Little Boy", to be used in war, by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the attack on Hiroshima, Japan on 6 August 1945, just before the end of World War II. Because of the bomber's role in the atomic bombings of Japan, its name has been synonymous with the controversy over the bombings themselves. Enola_Gay
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| Emperor of Japan Talk:Emperor_of_Japan
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| Northrop F-5 The F-5A/B Freedom Fighter and F-5E/F Tiger II are part of a family of widely used light supersonic fighter aircraft, designed and built by Northrop in the United States, beginning in 1960s. Hundreds remain in service in air forces around the world in the early 21st Century, and the type has also been the basis for a number of other aircraft. Northrop_F-5
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| Francis Bacon London, England Francis_Bacon
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| False friend False friends (or faux amis) are pairs of words in two languages or dialects (or letters in two alphabets) that look and/or sound similar, but differ in meaning. False_friend
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| F-15 Eagle Talk:F-15_Eagle
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| F-14 Tomcat The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable geometry wing aircraft. The F-14 was the United States Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor and tactical reconnaissance platform from 1974 to 2006. F-14_Tomcat
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| F-117 Nighthawk Talk:F-117_Nighthawk
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| F-4 Phantom II Mark 82 bombs F-4_Phantom_II
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| Global Positioning System The Global Positioning System (GPS) is the only fully functional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) in the world. The GPS uses a constellation of between 24 and 32 Medium Earth Orbit satellites that transmit precise microwave signals, that enable GPS receivers to determine their current location, the time, and their velocity (including direction). Global_Positioning_System
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| Graffiti Graffiti (singular: graffito; the plural is used as a mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property. Graffiti is sometimes regarded as a form of art and other times regarded as unsightly damage or unwanted. Graffiti
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| Gliding Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive sport in which pilots fly un-powered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes. Properly, the term gliding refers to descending flight of a heavier-than-air craft, whereas soaring is the correct term to use when the craft gains altitude or speed from rising air. Gliding
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| George Harrison Liverpool, England George_Harrison
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| Giuseppe Peano | birth_place = Spinetta, Piedmont, Italy Giuseppe_Peano
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| Howland Island Howland Island is an uninhabited coral island located just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean, about 3,100 km (1,670 nm) southwest of Honolulu. The island lies almost halfway between Hawaii and Australia and is an unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States. Howland_Island
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| H. G. Wells | birthplace = Bromley, Kent, England H._G._Wells
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| Horsepower Horsepower (hp or HPCollins Concise Dictionary ISBN 0004722574) is the name of several non-metric units of power. In scientific discourse, the term "horsepower" is rarely used because of its various definitions and the already existent SI unit for power, the watt (W). Horsepower
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| Jarvis Island Jarvis Island (also formerly known as Bunker Island) is an uninhabited 4.5 square kilometer coral island located in the South Pacific Ocean at , about halfway between Hawaii and the Cook Islands. Jarvis_Island
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| John Wilkes Booth | birth_place = Bel Air, Maryland, U.S. John_Wilkes_Booth
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| Jackson, Michigan |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID Jackson,_Michigan
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| James Clerk Maxwell |birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom James_Clerk_Maxwell
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| Jack Kirby | location = New York City. New York Jack_Kirby
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| Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page (guitar), Robert Plant (vocals), John Paul Jones (bass guitar, keyboards) and John Bonham (drums). With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, Led Zeppelin are regarded as one of the first heavy metal bands. Led_Zeppelin
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| Mural A mural is a painting on a wall, ceiling, or other large permanent surface. Mural
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| Oboe The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois", "hoboy", or "French hoboy". Oboe
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| Palestine Liberation Organization The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (; or Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyyah) is a political and paramilitary organization regarded by the Arab League since October 1974 as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people."Madiha Rashid al Madfai, Jordan, the United States and the Middle East Peace Process, 1964-1991, Cambridge Middle East Library, Cambridge University Press (1993). Palestine_Liberation_Organization
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| P-51 Mustang The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allied air forces in the middle years of World War II. P-51_Mustang
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| P-38 Lightning The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft. Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a single, central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. P-38_Lightning
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| Red Army Faction The Red Army Faction or RAF (German Rote Armee Fraktion) (in its early stages commonly known as Baader-Meinhof Group [or Gang]), was one of postwar West Germany's most active and prominent militant left-wing groups. It described itself as a communist "urban guerrilla" group engaged in armed resistance, while it was described by the West German government as a terrorist group. Red_Army_Faction
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| Robert M. Pirsig |birth_place= Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Robert_M._Pirsig
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| Rumiko Takahashi |location=Niigata, Japan Rumiko_Takahashi
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| Samuel Mudd | birth_place = Charles County, Maryland, U.S. Samuel_Mudd
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| Stephen Schneider Stephen H. Schneider (born c. Stephen_Schneider
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| The Penguins The Penguins were an American doo-wop group of the 1950s and early 1960s, best remembered for their only Top 40 hit, "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)", which was one of the first rhythm and blues hits to cross over to the pop chart. The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but had a three-week run at #1 on the R&B chart. The_Penguins
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