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shakings — /ˈʃeɪkɪŋz/ (say shaykingz) noun Nautical a collection or tangle, as of ropes, canvas, etc …
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Park Benjamin, Jr. — Park Benjamin (1849 1922) was an American patent lawyer, physician, and writer. He was born in New York City, graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1867, resigned from the Navy in 1869, and graduated at the Albany Law School in the… … Wikipedia
1918 Puerto Rico earthquake — [ Mayaguez, Puerto Rico destroyed by the earthquake.] The Puerto Rico earthquake of 1918 was a major earthquake that struck the island of Puerto Rico at 10:14am on October 11, 1918. The magnitude for the earthquake has been reported at around 7.5 … Wikipedia
Romanian philosophy — is a name covering either a) the philosophy done in Romania or by Romanians, or b) an ethnic philosophy, which expresses at a high level the fundamental features of the Romanian spirituality, or which elevates to a philosophical level the… … Wikipedia
2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake — Earthquake title=Iwate Miyagi Nairiku Earthquake in 2008 date= June 14 2008 (JST) magnitude = Mj 7.2 (JMA scale), Mw 6.9 (by USGS) depth=convert|8|km|mi|0 (JMA), convert|10|km|mi|0 (USGS) aftershocks=483 felt aftershocks by July 1 (JMA) Laragest … Wikipedia
