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  • 611258 — Events* January One of the largest volcanic eruptions of the Holocene epoch occurs, possibly from a tropical location such as El Chichón, Mexico or Quilotoa, Ecuador. [Emile Geay, J., Seager, R., Cane, M., Cook, E., Haug, G.H., [The volcanic… …

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  • 62Robert Southey — Infobox Writer name = Robert Southey caption = birth date = birth date|1774|08|12 birth place = Bristol, England death date = death date and age|1843|03|21|1774|08|12 death place = London, England occupation = Poet movement = Romanticism genre =… …

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  • 63Asceticism — Not to be confused with Aestheticism. Ascetic redirects here. It is not to be confused with Acetic. Asceticism (from the Greek: ἄσκησις, áskēsis, exercise or training ) describes a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from various sorts of… …

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  • 64History of music — Music is found in every known culture, past and present, varying wildly between times and places. Scientists now believe that modern humans emerged from Africa 160,000 years ago. Around 50,000 years ago these humans began to disperse from Africa… …

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  • 65Gregorian chant — is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic liturgical chant of Western Christianity that accompanied the celebration of Mass and other ritual services. This vast repertory of chants is the oldest music known as it is the …

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  • 66The Seventh Seal — For other uses, see The Seventh Seal (disambiguation). The Seventh Seal Theatrical release poster Directed by Ingmar Bergman …

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  • 67Catharsis — ( gr. ) is a Greek word meaning purification , cleansing or clarification. It is derived from the infinitive gr. transliterated as kathairein to purify, purge, and adjective gr. katharos pure or clean. Dramaturgical usesThe term in drama refers… …

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  • 68List of sexology topics — This is a list of topics related to sexology, human sexuality and marriage customs, and related topics such as human sexual anatomy, reproductive biology, andrology, gynaecology, obstetrics and, where relevant, anthropology. Note that this list… …

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  • 69Memento mori — For other uses, see Memento mori (disambiguation). Earthly Vanity and Divine Salvation by Hans Memling. This triptych contrasts earthly beauty and luxury with the prospect of death and hell …

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  • 70Theresa Berkley — (died September 1836) was a 19th century English dominatrix who ran a brothel in at 28 Charlotte Street, just to the north of Soho, London specialising in flagellation. She is notable as the inventor of the Berkley Horse, a piece of BDSM… …

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