| Agatha Christie | birthplace = Torquay, Devon, England Agatha_Christie
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| Alexis Carrel |death_place = Alexis_Carrel
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| Park Güell Park Güell is a garden complex with architectural elements situated on the hill of el Carmel in the Gràcia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1900 to 1914. Park_Güell
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| Acropolis Acropolis (Gr. akros, akron,acro-. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved September 29, 2008, from Dictionary.com website: Quote: "[From Greek akros, extreme; see ak- in Indo-European roots.] " edge, extremity + polis, city, pl. acropoleis) literally means city on the edge (or extremity). For purposes of defense, early settlers naturally chose elevated ground, frequently a hill with precipitous sides. In many parts of the world, these early citadels became the nuclei of large cities, which grew up on the surrounding lower ground, such as modern Rome. Acropolis
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| Algiers Algiers (, Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation), Kabyle: Ledzayer , ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria, and the second largest city in the Maghreb (behind Casablanca). According to the 2005 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570; for the urban area was 2,135,630; for the metropolitan area 3,518,083; and for Algiers Province as a whole 5,723,749 (2006). Algiers
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| Ibn al-Haytham Ibn_al-Haytham
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| Auschwitz concentration camp | Type = Cultural Auschwitz_concentration_camp
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| Acropolis of Athens |Type = Cultural Acropolis_of_Athens
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| Ark of the Covenant Talk:Ark_of_the_Covenant
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| Alberto Giacometti | location = Borgonovo, Stampa, Switzerland Alberto_Giacometti
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| Anthroposophy Anthroposophy is a spiritual philosophy based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner (25 February 1861 – 30 March 1925) which postulates the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development — more specifically through cultivating conscientiously a form of thinking independent of sensory experience.Robert McDermott, The Essential Steiner, ISBN 0-06-065345-0, pp. Anthroposophy
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| Ajanta Caves | Type = Cultural Ajanta_Caves
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| Belgium Royaume de Belgique Königreich Belgien Belgium
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| Berlin |pop_date = 2007-12-30 Berlin
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| Gautama Buddha Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from ancient India and the founder of Buddhism.Buddha He is generally recognized by Buddhists as the Supreme Buddha (Sammāsambuddha) of our age. Gautama_Buddha
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| Belarus |national_anthem = Мы, беларусы(Belarusian)My, Belarusy(transliteration)We Belarusians Belarus
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| Bauhaus ("House of Building" or "Building School") is the common term for the , a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. It operated from 1919 to 1933. Bauhaus
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| Bengali language |rank=6, 5, Bengali_language
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| Baptism In Christianity, baptism (Greek, "immersing", "performing ablutions")Liddell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon is the sacramental act of cleansing in water that admits one as a full member of the Church. The majority of Christians, including Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Lutherans, Anglicans, Presbyterians, and Methodists are baptized as infants. Baptism
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| Brussels Talk:Brussels
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| Baku |population_total = 2,036,000 Baku
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| Birka | Type = Cultural Birka
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| Brasília (Latin)"To the coming winds" Brasília
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| Behistun Inscription (Islamic Republic of) Behistun_Inscription
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| Bamberg | Type = Cultural Bamberg
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| Burgess Shale Talk:Burgess_Shale
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| Copyright Talk:Copyright
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| Comoros Al-Ittiād Al-Qumuriyy Comoros
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| People's Republic of China (Simplified Chinese characters)(Traditional Chinese characters)Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó People's_Republic_of_China
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| Demographics of the Cayman Islands The population of the Cayman Islands reflects its status as a British overseas territory, its history as a former dependency of Jamaica, and its present financial partnerships with the United States and other countries. The vast majority of its 45,436 residents live on the island of Grand Cayman. Demographics_of_the_Cayman_Islands
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| Chad |conventional_long_name = Republic of Chad Chad
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| Chile |conventional_long_name = Republic of Chile Chile
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| Cornwall ]] Cornwall
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| Carthage | Type = Cultural Carthage
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| CD-R A CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable) is a variation of the Compact Disc invented by Philips and Sony. CD-R is a Write Once Read Many (WORM) optical medium (though the whole disk does not have to be entirely written in the same session) and retains a high level of compatibility with standard CD readers (unlike CD-RW which can be rewritten but has much lower compatibility and the discs are considerably more expensive). CD-R
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| Delphi |Type = Cultural Delphi
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| Disco Disco is a genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define. In what is considered a forerunner to disco style clubs in February 1970 New York City DJ David Mancuso opened The Loft, a members-only private dance club set in his own home. Disco
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| Dolmen A dolmen (also known as cromlech, anta, Hünengrab, Hunebed, Goindol, quoit, and portal dolmen) is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of three or more upright stones supporting a large flat horizontal capstone (table). Most date from the early Neolithic period (4000 to 3000 BC). Dolmen
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| Dundee |area_total_sq_mi= 26 Dundee
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| Damascus |subdivision_type1 = Governorates Damascus
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| Education Education encompasses both the teaching and learning of knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency. It thus focuses on the cultivation of skills, trades or professions, as well as mental, moral & aesthetic development. Education
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| Ecuador |native_name = República del Ecuador Ecuador
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| Etruscan language The Etruscan language was spoken and written by the Etruscan civilization in the ancient region of Etruria (modern Tuscany plus western Umbria and northern Latium) and in parts of Lombardy, Veneto, and Emilia-Romagna (where the Etruscans were displaced by Gauls), in Italy. However, Latin superseded Etruscan completely, leaving only a few documents and a few loanwords in Latin (e. Etruscan_language
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| ETA | motives = The creation of an independent socialist Basque Country (Euskal Herria) ETA
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| Topic outline of education Education is the process by which an individual is encouraged and enabled to develop his or her potential; it may also serve the purpose of equipping the individual with what is necessary to be a productive member of society. Through teaching and learning, the individual acquires and develops knowledge and skills. Topic_outline_of_education
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| Enid Blyton | birthplace = East Dulwich, South London Enid_Blyton
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| Fire Fire is the heat and light energy released during a chemical reaction, in particular a combustion reaction. Depending on the substances alight, and any impurities outside, the color of the flame and the fire's intensity might vary. Fire
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| Florence |mapx = 43.603 Florence
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| Factoid A factoid is a spurious — unverified, incorrect, or fabricated — statement formed and asserted as a fact, but with no [The word appears in the Oxford English Dictionary] as "something which becomes accepted as fact, although it may not be true" Factoid
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| Galileo Galilei |birth_place = Pisa, Tuscany – Italy Galileo_Galilei
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