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USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She is named after Sir Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. This ship is the 31st destroyer of her class. Winston S. Churchill was…

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Italian businessman and con artist

Tchaikovsky’s American tour was a smash for everyone involved. He was received and reviewed like a visiting God.

American broadcast journalist

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Marvin S. Hausman, MD is at the forefront of research into the gut microbiome and how psilocybin may affect autism

"Missing Richard Simmons," a series that looked into the whereabouts of the fitness guru and why he decided to drop out of the public spotlight, was one of 2...

Astrophysicist proposes an upper size limit on what should be considered planets

vehicle intended to facilitate transport in Antarctica

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Max Stahl, opinion editor Common understanding seems to hold that some woman named Beverly exercised a relatively large degree of influence in this hilly region of ours and got a city named after her for it. This Beverly, evidently, must have been pretty…

American chemist (1889-1944)

genus of viruses

"Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" is an Australian rock song written by Doc Neeson, John Brewster and Rick Brewster, and performed by their group, the Angels. The song was initially recorded as a ballad in March 1976 but subsequently re-released as a…

In a book written in the 1970s, it was stated matter-of-factly that the young pop star Michael Jackson was the reincarnation of the musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. And it now seems that MJ himself may have believed this to be the case. Could it be…

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