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  • 81Thomas Moore —     Thomas Moore     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Thomas Moore     Poet and biographer, b. 28 May, 1779, at Dublin, Ireland; d. 26 February, 1852, at Devizes, England. His father was a grocer till 1806 when he was appointed barrack master at Dublin …

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  • 82Corso: The Last Beat — Directed by Gustave Reininger Written by Gustave Reininger …

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  • 83Who Wants to Be a Superhero? — For the UK series, see Who Wants to Be a Superhero? (UK TV series). Who Wants to Be a Superhero? Stan Lee and the contestants of Season 2 Format Reality Created by …

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  • 84Timeline of gravitational physics and relativity — Timeline of gravitational physics and general relativity* 800s Ja far Muhammad ibn Mūsā ibn Shākir hypothesizes that the heavenly bodies and celestial spheres are subject to the same laws of physics as Earth, unlike the ancients who believed that …

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  • 85Mark Oliver Everett — Everett playing live in Sydney, Australia in 2003 Background information Birth name Mark Oliver Everett Also known as …

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  • 86play# — play n 1 sport, disport, frolic, rollick, romp, gambol (see under PLAY vb 1) Analogous words: enjoyment, delectation, *pleasure, delight: amusement, diversion, recreation, entertainment (see under AMUSE): *athletics, sports, games Antonyms: work… …

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  • 87Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk Kamboh — or Nawab Waqar ul Mulq Maulvi also known as Mushtaq Hussain a Muslim (1841 AD 1917 AD) born in the Meerut in 24 March 1841[1] was a Muslim politician and one of the founders of All India Muslim League …

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  • 88poetry —    It is a commonly acknowledged truism that reading and writing poetry are both valued and difficult exercises. Poetry has an important cultural position because it is often manifestly difficult, made so by the apparent obscurity of its… …

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  • 89decorum — [di kôr′əm] n. [L, neut. of decorus, fit, proper < decor: see DÉCOR] 1. propriety and good taste in behavior, dress, etc. 2. an act or requirement of polite behavior often used in pl. SYN. DECORUM implies stiffness or formality in rules of… …

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  • 90prank — n Prank, caper, antic, monkeyshine, dido mean a playful, often a mischievous, act or trick. Prank carries the strongest implication of devilry of all these words, though there is little suggestion of malice and primary emphasis upon the practical …

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