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Art, architecture, and archaeology

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Paul KaneMichigan State CapitolSylvanus MorleyShotgun houseRoman VishniacXanadu House

Awards and decorations

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Medal of HonorOrder of Canada

Business, economics, and finance

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€2 commemorative coinsDemand NoteEconomy of the IroquoisGold standardMercantilismOctopus cardSupply and demand

Culture and society

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Black SeminolesCannabis rescheduling in the United StatesFlag of MexicoDavid HelvargHistory of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America)MandanMetricationPet skunk

Education

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Alpha Phi AlphaCaulfield Grammar SchoolHistory of Michigan State UniversityHopkins SchoolMichigan State UniversityStuyvesant High SchoolUniversity of Michigan

Food and drink

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Coca-ColaIna Garten

Geography and places

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Ann Arbor, MichiganBoston, MassachusettsBryce Canyon National ParkCanadaCarlsbad Caverns National ParkCleveland, OhioCraters of the Moon National Monument and PreserveDawson Creek, British ColumbiaDeath Valley National ParkDetroit, MichiganDogpatch USAGlacier National Park (US)Louisville, KentuckyMarshall, TexasMount RushmoreMount St. HelensNiagara FallsOakland Cemetery[disambiguation needed]San Jose, CaliforniaSeattle, WashingtonShoshone National ForestYellowstone National ParkYosemite National ParkZion National Park

Geology, geophysics, and meteorology

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1928 Okeechobee Hurricane1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens2005 Atlantic hurricane seasonGalveston Hurricane of 1900Geology of the Bryce Canyon areaGeology of the Capitol Reef areaGeology of the Death Valley areaGeology of the Grand Canyon areaGeology of the Zion and Kolob canyons areaHurricane Claudette (2003)Hurricane DennisHurricane FloydHurricane GloriaHurricane Irene (2005)Hurricane InikiHurricane MitchHurricane Nora (1997)Silverpit crater

History

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Ike AltgensAnschlussMark AntonyElias AshmoleAttalus IAttila the HunAthanasius KircherBritish East India CompanyIsaac BrockBath School disasterByzantine EmpireClaudiusChola dynastyCongo Free StateColumbine High School massacreJohn DeeAdriaen van der DonckElagabalusÉireEngland expects that every man will do his dutyEpaminondasEureka StockadeW. Mark FeltFirst CrusadeCarl G. FisherGeorge FoxAnne FrankFranksMahatma GandhiHelen GandyFranklin B. GowenGettysburg AddressGreat Lakes Storm of 1913Che GuevaraHabsburg SpainHistory of AlaskaHistory of ArizonaHistory of the Australian Capital TerritoryHistory of BurnsideHistory of Cape Colony from 1806 to 1870History of Cape Colony from 1870 to 1899History of Central AsiaHistory of GreenlandHistory of LimerickHistory of Miami, FloridaHistory of New JerseyHistory of Poland (1945–1989)History of Portugal (1777–1834)History of post-Soviet RussiaHistory of Puerto RicoHistory of the NetherlandsHistory of RussiaHistory of the Grand Canyon areaHistory of the Yosemite areaIndo-Greek KingdomItalian RenaissanceMuhammad Ali JinnahJoan of ArcKatyn massacreStanisław KoniecpolskiKu Klux KlanLaikaLothalMakuriaManuel I ComnenusMarshall PlanMauthausen-Gusen concentration campOld Swiss ConfederacyWilliam N. PageRosa ParksSardar Vallabhbhai PatelPenda of MerciaWitold PileckiPolish-Lithuanian CommonwealthPolitical integration of IndiaProject MKULTRARadhaniteArmand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal RichelieuRussian constitutional crisis of 1993S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897Samantha SmithSassanid EmpireScotland in the High Middle AgesSecond CrusadeSino-German cooperation until 1941Space RaceSydney Riot of 1879Tiananmen Square protests of 1989Treaty of DevolJonathan WildZiad Jarrah

Language and linguistics

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Aramaic languageGbe languagesIdo (language)Laal languageNafaanra languagePortuguese languageRussian languageSplit infinitiveStutteringSwedish languageTaiwanese (linguistics)Tamil languageThouVowelVulgar Latin

Law

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Article 153 of the Constitution of MalaysiaArticle One of the United States ConstitutionCanadian Charter of Rights and FreedomsCommon scoldDietrich v The QueenDred Scott v. SandfordEqual Protection ClauseFederalist No. 10First Amendment to the United States ConstitutionFrench law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schoolsWhitey BulgerLawrence v. TexasParagraph 175Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791Roe v. WadeSchabir Shaik trialSection summary of the USA PATRIOT Act, Title IISeparation of powers under the United States ConstitutionSupreme Court of the United StatesTexas Ranger DivisionTwelfth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionUnited States Bill of RightsUnited States ConstitutionUSA PATRIOT Act, Title III, Subtitle A

Literature

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Douglas AdamsThe Adventures of TintinAfrican American literatureAlliterative verseMário de AndradeIsaac AsimovAugusta, Lady GregoryAugustan dramaAugustan literatureBatmanSamuel BeckettBook of KellsThe Brothers KaramazovCædmonCalvin and HobbesThe CantosCaptain Marvel (DC Comics)Colley CibberThe Country WifeCyberpunkJohn Day (printer)H.D.Du FuEnglish poetryThe GiverRobert A. HeinleinThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyHrafnkels sagaThe Illuminatus! TrilogyImagismIrish poetryIrish theatreHenry JamesJames JoyceJ. R. R. TolkienRudyard KiplingKrazy KatH. P. LovecraftMiddle-earthModernist poetry in EnglishGeorge MooreObjectivist poetsThe Old Man and the SeaOrmulumOroonokoChuck PalahniukPeterborough ChroniclePoetry of the United StatesThe Protocols of the Elders of ZionThomas PynchonThe RelapseRestoration comedyRestoration literatureRestoration spectacularStarship TroopersSupermanJohn Millington SyngeRabindranath TagoreA Tale of a TubTheatre Royal, Drury LaneThree Laws of Robotics • "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" • Turkish literatureVoynich manuscriptWatchmenWilliam Butler Yeats

Mathematics

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Ackermann functionEigenvalue, eigenvector and eigenspaceGame theoryCarl Friedrich GaussInfinite monkey theoremMargin of errorMonty Hall problemBlaise PascalPrisoner's dilemmaRegular polytopeMarian RejewskiTrigonometric function

Media

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Arrested DevelopmentJames T. Aubrey, Jr.BBC television dramaBlackfaceBlade RunnerHumphrey BogartCasablanca (film)CheersCoronation StreetDalekDawson's CreekGeorge Washington DixonDoctor WhoDoctor Who missing episodesDog Day AfternoonKaren DotriceFelix the CatHenry FondaGremlinsHalloween (film)Halloween IIHalloween III: Season of the WitchJim HensonKatie HolmesHong Kong action cinemaDiane KeatonVivien LeighLindsay LohanMemory AlphaNineteen Eighty-Four (UK TV programme)Sydney NewmanNovember (film)The Office (US TV series)Our Friends in the NorthOur GangThe Quatermass ExperimentQuatermass and the PitRan (film)Red vs BlueStar Wars Episode III: Revenge of the SithJulia StilesKaDee StricklandSunset Boulevard (1950 film)Sharon TateTARDISThunderball (film)Uma ThurmanTenebrae (film)Triumph of the WillV for Vendetta (film)The West Wing (TV series)WGA screenwriting credit system

Music

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Louis ArmstrongThe BeatlesBluesMariah CareyPhil Collins"Cool" (song)Rebecca Helferich ClarkeMiles Davis • "A Day in the Life" • Celine Dion"Dixie" (song)Dream TheaterDuran DuranBob DylanGenesis (band)"Get Back" (song)Gramophone recordGrunge musicGuqin"A Hard Day's Night" (song)Heavy metal musicHeavy metal umlaut • "Hey Jude" • "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" • "I Want to Hold Your Hand" • IllmaticIron MaidenCharles IvesThe Jackson 5 • "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" • The KLF • "Layla" • "The Long and Winding Road" • Witold LutosławskiMarilyn Manson (band)Olivier Messiaen • "Mexicanos, al grito de guerra" • Mor lamKylie MinogueMusic of Athens, GeorgiaMusic of MarylandMusic of MinnesotaMusic of NigeriaMusic of the United States • "My Belarusy" • National Anthem of RussiaNew RadicalsNightwishNirvana (band)Pink FloydPorgy and BessPunk rock"Real Love" (John Lennon song)Rush (band)Salsa musicSaxophone • "She Loves You" • Sex PistolsDmitri ShostakovichSly & the Family Stone • "Something" • Igor StravinskyThe SupremesSylvia (ballet)The TemptationsTimpaniVanilla NinjaThe Waterboys"Yesterday" (Beatles song)

Philosophy

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Michel FoucaultFree willEric A. HavelockSøren KierkegaardPhilosophy of mindOmnipotence paradoxTranshumanismLudwig WittgensteinBernard Williams

Physics and astronomy

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Apollo 8Astrophysics Data SystemATLAS experimentBig BangBinary starBlack holeCat's Eye NebulaCometComet Hale–BoppComet HyakutakeComet Shoemaker–Levy 9Crab NebulaDefinition of planetEnceladus (moon)Albert EinsteinGalileo GalileiH II regionHerbig-Haro objectHubble Deep FieldHubble Space TelescopeKreutz SungrazersMercury (planet)Isaac NewtonOpen clusterPlanetary habitabilityPlanetary nebulaJ. Robert OppenheimerRainbowRoche limitCarl SaganSoap bubbleSolar eclipseSpeed of lightSunEdward TellerTransit of Venus

Politics and government

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1968 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election1996 United States campaign finance controversy1993 Canadian federal election2004 Washington gubernatorial election2006 Liberal Democrats leadership electionAnarcho-capitalismTony BlairTom BrinkmanGeorge Brown, Baron George-BrownHugo ChávezCommonwealth of NationsConvention on Psychotropic SubstancesDemocratic Labour Party (Trinidad and Tobago)Gerald FordGovernor-General of IndiaGovernment of MarylandHouse of Commons of CanadaHouse of Commons of the United KingdomHouse of LordsIrish Houses of ParliamentBruce Johnson (Ohio politician)George F. KennanLeague of NationsLiberal Party (Utah)LibertarianismAbraham LincolnLord ChancellorJohn MajorSid McMathReginald MaudlingBob McEwenMilitary career of Hugo ChávezYoweri MuseveniBarack ObamaParliament ActParliament of CanadaParliament of the United KingdomJames K. PolkPresident of IrelandPrime Minister of the United KingdomPrivy Council of the United KingdomPropagandaLouis RielRead my lips: no new taxesFranklin D. RooseveltTheodore RooseveltRoyal AssentSenate of CanadaWładysław SikorskiSingle Convention on Narcotic DrugsSingle Transferable VoteJean SchmidtSpeaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)Speaker of the United States House of RepresentativesStephen Colbert at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association DinnerMargaret ThatcherTynwald DayUnited States CongressUnited States House of RepresentativesUnited States SenateUnited States Electoral CollegeMordechai VanunuVoting systemVoter turnout

Psychology

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AutismMilgram experimentPsychosisSchizophrenia

Religion and beliefs

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Angkor WatAnno DominiBaháʼí FaithEarly life of Joseph Smith, Jr.End timesFather DamienGreek mythologyHinduismHistory of BuddhismHistory of the Jews in PolandHebrew calendarHoly PrepuceKing James Version of the BibleMosqueNames of God in JudaismNoah's ArkNostradamusOperation AucaPapal conclavePapal TiaraFred PhelpsPresuppositional apologeticsRevised Standard VersionShakersShroud of TurinSpace opera in Scientology doctrineXenu

Royalty, nobility, and heraldry

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Anne, Queen of Great BritainBritish monarchyCanadian Heraldic AuthorityCharles I of EnglandCharles II of EnglandCoronation of the British monarchEdward VI of EnglandElizabeth I of EnglandGeorge I of Great BritainGeorge II of Great BritainGeorge III of the United KingdomGeorge IV of the United KingdomFrederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and AvaHenry VIII of EnglandHereditary peerHistory of the PeerageJames I of EnglandJames II of EnglandJoshua A. NortonLouis XIV of FranceMary I of EnglandMary II of EnglandPeeragePrince-electorPrivilege of PeerageRepresentative peerSverre of NorwayVictoria of the United KingdomWilliam I of Orange (William the Silent)William III of EnglandWilliam IV of the United Kingdom

Sport and games

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1896 Summer Olympics3D Monster MazeAmateur Radio Direction FindingArsenal F.C.The AshesAustralia at the Winter OlympicsBaseballMoe BergBishōjo gameBlackjackFanny Blankers-KoenBodylineBullfightingBulbasaurSimon ByrneBZFlagChariot racingChessBrian CloseA. E. J. CollinsCricketSteve DalkowskiLottie DodDonkey Kong (arcade game)FIFA World CupFinal Fantasy XFootball (soccer)Formula OneGo (board game)Wayne GretzkyHalf-Life 2History of Test cricket (to 1883)History of Test cricket (1884 to 1889)IFK GöteborgKatamari DamacyNellie KimSandy KoufaxCynna KyddLakituDenis LawThe Legend of Zelda: Majora's MaskThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind WakerLegoSuzanne LenglenLink (Legend of Zelda)Manchester City F.C.Monopoly (game)New England PatriotsOlympic FlameOlympic GamesPerfect DarkTed RadcliffeSeabiscuitStarCraftSudokuSunday Times Golden Globe RaceSuper Mario 64Jim ThorpeTorchicWarioWeight trainingXiangqi

Transport

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Air Force OneBC RailBicycleBrihanmumbai Electric Supply and TransportIsambard Kingdom BrunelCăile Ferate RomâneCanadian Pacific RailwayCincinnati, Lebanon and Northern RailwayCivil Air PatrolDMC DeLoreanFord MustangIndian RailwaysJohn Bull (locomotive)London UndergroundManila Light Rail Transit SystemMass Rapid Transit (Singapore)Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9MiniMontréal-Mirabel International AirportMTRPanama CanalPan American World AirwaysPioneer ZephyrPulaski SkywayRail transport in IndiaRidge RouteRMS TitanicRogers Locomotive and Machine WorksRyanairSan Francisco-Oakland Bay BridgeSpace elevatorSS Andrea DoriaTGVVolkswagen Type 2Warren County CanalWigwag[disambiguation needed]Zeppelin

War

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Algerian Civil WarAttack on Pearl HarborBattle of AlesiaBattle of AusterlitzBattle of BadrBattle of CannaeBattle of Hampton RoadsBattle of InchonBattle of JutlandBattle of Leyte GulfBattle of MidwayBattle of NormandyBattle of the BulgeBattle of Smolensk (1943)Battle of the Somme (1916)Battle of Warsaw (1920)BlitzkriegChemical warfareConvair B-36Corinthian WarCristero WarDefense of Sihang WarehouseKarl DönitzF-4 Phantom IIF-35 Joint Strike FighterFirst Battle of the StrongholdHusein GradaščevićHoratio Nelson, 1st Viscount NelsonImperial Japanese NavyInvasionIowa-class battleshipKargil WarLord's Resistance ArmyMilitary history of CanadaMilitary history of FranceMilitary history of Puerto RicoMilitary history of the Soviet UnionRichard O'ConnorArthur Ernest PercivalOperation DownfallOperation Ten-GoPoison gas in World War IPolish-Muscovite War (1605–1618)Polish-Soviet WarPolish September CampaignRaising the Flag on Iwo JimaS-mineWilliam Tecumseh ShermanSiegeSwedish allotment systemTankThrasybulusTrench warfareUSS Missouri (BB-63)USS Wisconsin (BB-64)War elephantWar of the League of CambraiWar of the Spanish SuccessionWarsaw UprisingWestern Front (World War I)World War IYom Kippur War