| Athens Athens (; Athina, ), the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery: as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans at least 3,000 years. Athens
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| Arnold Schwarzenegger |birth_place = Thal, Styria, Austria Arnold_Schwarzenegger
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| Ark of the Covenant The Ark of the Covenant (Hebrew: אָרוֹן הָבְרִית ʔārōn hāb’rīθ, Modern aron habrit) is described in the Bible as a sacred container, wherein rested the Tablets of stone containing the Ten Commandments as well as Aaron's rod and manna. According to the Biblical account, the Ark was built at the command of God, in accord with Moses' prophetic vision on Mount Sinai (). Ark_of_the_Covenant
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| Arthur Miller | birthplace = New York City, New York Arthur_Miller
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| Ann Widdecombe | birth_place = Bath, Somerset, England Ann_Widdecombe
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| Björn Ulvaeus | Origin = Stockholm, Sweden Björn_Ulvaeus
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| Bigfoot Bigfoot or Sasquatch is alleged to be an ape-like creature inhabiting remote forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal ape. Bigfoot
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| Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (or Bacille Calmette-Guérin, BCG) is a vaccine against tuberculosis that is prepared from a strain of the attenuated (weakened) live bovine tuberculosis bacillus, Mycobacterium bovis, that has lost its virulence in humans by being specially cultured in an artificial medium for years. The bacilli have retained enough strong antigenicity to become a somewhat effective vaccine for the prevention of human tuberculosis. Bacillus_Calmette-Guérin
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| British National Party The British National Party (BNP) is a far-rightMudde, Cas. The Ideology of the Extreme Right. British_National_Party
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| Bethlehem |altUnoSp=Bayt Laham Bethlehem
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| Courtney Love San Francisco, California, U.S. Courtney_Love
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| Coca-Cola | introduced = 1886 Coca-Cola
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| Christianity and sexual relationships between members of the same sex Since the first decades of Christianity, most Christians have regarded sexual relations between members of the same sex as immoral. This has led to the position upheld today by denominations such as the Roman CatholicCatechism of the Catholic Church, § 2357 and Criteria for the Discernment of Vocation for Persons with Homosexual Tendencies and Orthodox Churches, as well as by most Evangelical Protestant churches such as the Southern Baptist Convention. Christianity_and_sexual_relationships_between_members_of_the_same_sex
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| Chelsea F.C. | chairman = Bruce Buck Chelsea_F.C.
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| Doris Day , Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Doris_Day
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| Down syndrome Down_syndrome
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| Dachshund The dachshund is a short-legged, elongated dog breed of the hound family. The breed's name is German and literally means "badger dog," from [der] Dachs, badger, and [der] Hund, dog. Dachshund
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| David Beckham OBE David_Beckham
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| De Havilland Mosquito |introduction= De_Havilland_Mosquito
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| England (French)"God and my right" England
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| Euthanasia Euthanasia (literally "good death" in Ancient Greek) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner. As of 2008, some forms of euthanasia are legal in Belgium,Euthanasia and the law Luxembourg,Luxembourg says 'yes' to euthanasia The Netherlands, Switzerland, the U. Euthanasia
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| Extraterrestrial life Extraterrestrial life is life originating outside of the Earth. It is the subject of astrobiology, and its existence remains hypothetical. Extraterrestrial_life
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| EastEnders EastEnders is a popular and award-winning television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985. It currently ranks within the top of the most watched shows in the United Kingdom. EastEnders
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| Eric Clapton Ripley, Surrey, England Eric_Clapton
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| Enid Blyton | birthplace = East Dulwich, South London Enid_Blyton
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| Premier League The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Premier_League
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| Friends | network = NBC Friends
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| Flunitrazepam Flunitrazepam () is a highly potent hypnotic drug with powerful sedative, anxiolytic, amnestic, and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. A short-intermediate acting benzodiazepine derivative, flunitrazepam is prescribed for the treatment of severe insomnia, marketed by Roche most commonly under the trade name Rohypnol -also marketed in some countries under the trade names Hipnosedon, Hypnodorm, Nilium, Vulbegal, Silece, Darkene, Ilman and Insom. Flunitrazepam
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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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| Glorious Revolution The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (VII of Scotland) in 1688 by a union of Parliamentarians with an invading army led by the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange), who as a result ascended the English throne as William III of England. It is sometimes called the Bloodless Revolution, but this is Anglocentric as it ignores the three major battles in Ireland and serious fighting in Scotland. Glorious_Revolution
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| Gary Lineker | cityofbirth = Leicester Gary_Lineker
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| Gilbert and Sullivan Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian era partnership of librettist W. S. Gilbert_and_Sullivan
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| LGBT social movements Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender social movements share related goals of social acceptance of homosexuality, bisexuality and transgenderism. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people have a long history of campaigning for what is generally called LGBT rights (or gay rights or gay and lesbian rights). LGBT_social_movements
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| Gordon Brown | birth_place = Govan, Glasgow, Scotland Gordon_Brown
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| Horse | synonyms = Horse
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| Halle Berry | birthplace = , USA Halle_Berry
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| Human cloning Human cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of a human being, human cell, or human tissue. The term is generally used to refer to artificial human cloning, although human clones in the form of identical twins are commonplace, with their cloning part of the natural process of reproduction. Human_cloning
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| History of Zimbabwe The history of Zimbabwe began with the end of the Bush War and the transition to majority rule in 1980. The United Kingdom ceremonially granted Zimbabwe independence on April 18, 1980 in accordance with the Lancaster House Agreement. History_of_Zimbabwe
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| Republic of Ireland |conventional_long_name = Ireland Republic_of_Ireland
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| Indiana Jones Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr. Indiana_Jones
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| Coen brothers (JC)}} (EC)}} Coen_brothers
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| John Cleese | birth_place = Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England John_Cleese
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| Jet engine A jet engine is a reaction engine that discharges a fast moving jet of fluid to generate thrust in accordance with Newton's laws of motion. This broad definition of jet engines includes turbojets, turbofans, rockets, ramjets, pulse jets and pump-jets. Jet_engine
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| J. K. Rowling | birthplace = Yate, South Gloucestershire, England J._K._Rowling
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| Ken Loach | location = Nuneaton,Warwickshire, England Ken_Loach
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| Kylie Minogue |Origin = Melbourne, Victoria,Australia Kylie_Minogue
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| Koo Stark | birth_place = United States Koo_Stark
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| Komodo dragon | status = VU Komodo_dragon
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| London |total_type=Greater London London
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| My Fair Lady My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins so that she can pass as a lady. My_Fair_Lady
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