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  • 31plunge — [plunj] vt. plunged, plunging [ME plungen < OFr plongier < VL * plumbicare < L plumbum, LEAD2: see PLUMB] to thrust, throw, or force suddenly (into a liquid, hole, condition, etc.) [to plunge an oar into the water, to plunge a country… …

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  • 32Lithic flake — Flakes may be produced by a variety of means. Force may be introduced by direct percussion (striking the core with a percussor such as a rock or antler), indirect percussion (striking the core with an object, sometimes referred to as a punch,… …

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  • 33Battle of the Denmark Strait — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of the Denmark Strait caption=Bismarck firing at HMS Prince of Wales, shortly after the sinking of HMS Hood on the 24 May 1941. partof=World War II date=May 24 1941 place=Denmark Strait result=German… …

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  • 34Anticline — In structural geology, an anticline is a fold that is convex up and has its oldest beds at its core. The term is not to be confused with antiform , which is a purely descriptive term for any fold that is convex up. Therefore if age relationships… …

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  • 35Zone of immunity — The zone of immunity around a warship is an area from which both plunging fire and direct enemy fire is relatively ineffective.Warships traditionally have vertical, or near vertical armour, which protects against missiles travelling horizontally …

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  • 36History of brassieres — The history of the bra is inextricably intertwined with the social history of the status of women, including the evolution of fashion and changing views of the body.At various times since recorded history women have used a variety of garments and …

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  • 37Gullstrand-Painlevé coordinates — GullStrand Painlevé (GP) coordinates were proposed by Paul Painlevé [Paul Painlevé, “La mécanique classique et la théorie de la relativité”, C. R. Acad. Sci. (Paris) 173, 677–680 (1921). ] and Allvar Gullstrand [Allvar Gullstrand, “Allgemeine… …

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  • 38John Maulbetsch — NFL PlayerCoach name=Johnny Maulbetsch DateOfBirth= June 29, 1890 Birthplace=city state|Ann Arbor|Michigan DateOfDeath=death date and age|mf=yes|1950|09|14|1890|06|29 PlaceOfDeath=Ann Arbor, Michigan Position=HB College= Adrian College University …

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  • 39Mr. Blackwell's Ten Worst Dressed Women - 1960s — Richard Blackwell created The Ten Worst Dressed Women’s List in 1960. The following is the list for the decade of the 1960s1969* 1. Queen Elizabeth II ( Everything that is out of fashion is in with the Queen Hail, Victoria! ) * 2. Barbra… …

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  • 40Dreadnought — For other uses, see Dreadnought (disambiguation). The oldest remaining dreadnought, USS Texas, was launched in 1912 and is now a museum ship. The dreadnought was the predominant type of 20th century battleship. The first of the kind, the… …

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