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  • 31Scourge — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Instrument of punishment. < N PARAG:Scourge >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 scourge scourge rod cane stick Sgm: N 1 ratan ratan rattan Sgm: N 1 birch birch birch rod Sgm: N 1 azote …

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  • 32Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland — (baptized August 19, 1590 ndash; March 9, 1649) was the son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and of Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich, and the younger brother of Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick. He began his career as a courtier and soldier in… …

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  • 33Marie-Joseph Angélique — (commonly known as Angélique or Angelica; died June 21, 1734) was the name given by her last owners[1] to a Portuguese born black slave in New France (later the province of Quebec in Canada). She was tried and convicted of setting fire to her… …

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  • 34Whew! — infobox television show name = Whew! caption = format = Game show runtime = Approx. 25 minutes (with commercials) creator = Jay Wolpert starring = Tom Kennedy country = USA network = CBS, 1979 1980 first aired = April 23, 1979 last aired = May 30 …

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  • 35Hot Mikado — Otheruses4|the 1986 musical|the 1939 musical|The Hot Mikado (1939 production) Infobox Musical name= Hot Mikado subtitle= caption= Logo music= Rob Bowman lyrics= David H. Bell book= David H. Bell basis= Gilbert and Sullivan s The Mikado… …

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  • 36Västerlånggatan — ( sv. The Western Long Street) is a street in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching southward between the squares Mynttorget and Järntorget, it follows the course of the city s now demolished 13th century defensive wall.The… …

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  • 37Yuan Zai — (元載) (d. May 10, 777http://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2 dyna=%AD%F0 king=%A5N%A9v reign=%A4j%BE%E4 yy=12 ycanzi= mm=3 dd= dcanzi=%A9%B0%A8%B0] ), courtesy name Gongfu (公輔), formally Viscount Huang of Xuchang (許昌荒子) and then… …

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  • 38Derrick —    Anyone who has ever been a sidewalk engineer an ogler at workers erecting a building has seen a crane lifting and moving steel beams and other heavy objects. This crane is called a derrick. Today a derrick is used in the construction of… …

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  • 39Shepton Mallet (HM Prison) — Infobox HM Prison name = HMP Shepton Mallet size = 220px caption = opened = 1610 type = Adult Male/Category C figures = 186 (August 2008) location = Shepton Mallet, Somerset governor = Nick Evans prisonid = 596 HMP Shepton Mallet, sometimes known …

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  • 40United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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