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  • 71Cangrande I della Scala — Cangrande (christened Can Francesco) della Scala (9 March 1291 – 22 July 1329) was an Italian nobleman, the most celebrated of the della Scala family which ruled Verona from 1277 until 1387. Now perhaps best known as the leading patron of the… …

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  • 72The Black Parade — This article is about the album. For the song, see Welcome to the Black Parade. The Black Parade Studio album by …

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  • 73Antisemitism around the world — This is a list of countries where antisemitic sentiment has been experienced. This list is organized by country.AfricaAlgeriaAlmost all Jews in Algeria left upon independence in 1962. Algeria s 140,000 Jews had French citizenship since 1870… …

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  • 74Dutch customs and etiquette — Life in the Netherlands …

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  • 75Medieval cuisine — A group of travelers sharing a simple meal of bread and drink; Livre du roi Modus et de la reine Ratio, 14th century. Medieval cuisine includes the foods, eating habits, and cooking methods of various European cultures during the Middle Ages, a… …

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  • 76Etiquette in Canada and the United States — Etiquette rules are not uniform in North America, varying among the very diverse societies which exist in both the United States and Canada. Etiquette rules are not simply a description of “cultural norms” and should not be considered a summary… …

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  • 77Girdle book — Girdle books were small portable books worn by medieval monks, clergymen and nobles as a popular accessory to medieval costume between the 13th and 16th centuries. It consisted of a book whose leather binding continued loose below the cover of… …

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  • 78Characters in the Novels of the Company — Dr. Zeus Inc., also known simply as the Company, is a fictional entity in a series of time travel science fiction stories by Kage Baker. Most of the characters in the novels are immortal cyborgs created by Company operatives throughout history… …

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  • 79George Zarnecki — George (Jerzy) Zarnecki, CBE (12 September 1915 ndash; 8 September 2008) was a Professor of Art history. He was a scholar of Medieval art and a leading authority on English Romanesque sculpture,cite web… …

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  • 80Alexander the Great — 356 323 B.C., king of Macedonia 336 323: conqueror of Greek city states and of the Persian empire from Asia Minor and Egypt to India. * * * or Alexander III born 356 BC, Pella, Macedonia died June 13, 323 BC, Babylon King of Macedonia (336–323)… …

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