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  • 22Plague (disease) — Plague is a deadly infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis (Pasteurella pestis) . Plague is a zoonotic, primarily carried by rodents (most notably rats) and spread to humans via fleas. Plague is notorious throughout… …

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  • 23Penicillin — For the Japanese band, see Penicillin (band). Penicillin core structure. The R is the variable group. Penicillin (sometimes abbreviated PCN or pen) is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi.[1] They include …

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  • 25Vitamin C — This article is about ascorbic acid as a nutrient; for its chemical properties, see the article ascorbic acid; for other uses, see the disambiguation page. Vitamin C …

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  • 27The King in Yellow — Infobox Book | name = The King in Yellow title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of the first, 1895 edition of The King in Yellow author = Robert W. Chambers illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series …

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  • 28Pope Pius VIII — Infobox Pope English name=Pius VIII Pius VIII birth name=Francesco Saverio Castiglioni term start=March 31, 1829 term end=November 30, 1830 predecessor=Leo XII successor=Gregory XVI birth date=birth date|1761|11|20|mf=y birthplace=Cingoli, Italy… …

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  • 29Fitz Hugh Ludlow — Fitz Hugh Ludlow, sometimes seen as “Fitzhugh Ludlow,” (September 11, 1836 ndash; September 12, 1870) was an American author, journalist, and explorer; best known for his autobiographical book The Hasheesh Eater (1857).The explorations of altered …

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  • 30George Weller — ‘otheruses4|the writer|the elderly motorist in a fatal car accident|George Russell WellerGeorge Anthony Weller (1907 ndash;2002) was an American novelist, playwright, and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for The New York Times and Chicago Daily… …

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