Beavis and Butt-head is an animated series that aired on the cable television channel MTV from 1993 to 1997. Each show contains short cartoons centering around a pair of post-pubescent teenagers by the names of Beavis and Butt-head who live and go to school in the fictional town of Highland. These cartoons were broken up by short breaks in which Beavis and Butt-head watch music videos and poke fun at them. Beavis and Butt-head - Origins. Beavis & Butt-Head were created by Mike Judge ...

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• Beavis and Butt-head - Origins
• Beavis and Butt-head - The characters
• Beavis and Butt-head - Supporting characters
• Beavis and Butt-head - Questionable content
• Beavis and Butt-head - Recurring themes
• Beavis and Butt-head - Locations
• Beavis and Butt-head - Holiday specials
• Beavis and Butt-head - Music videos
• Beavis and Butt-head - Beavis and Butt-head: The movie
• Beavis and Butt-head - The Beavis & Butt-Head Experience album
• Beavis and Butt-head - Other appearances
• Beavis and Butt-head - Spinoffs
• Beavis and Butt-head - Video and DVD
• Beavis and Butt-head - Books
• Beavis and Butt-head - Social influence

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Bunelos are fritters traditionally eaten at Christmas. To make bunelos, a yeasted dough with a hint of anise is deep-fried then drenched in a syrup of brown sugar, cinnamon, and guava. Various spellings include: bunuelos, bimuelos, birmuelos, bermuelos, burmuelos, bunyols. There are references to bunyelos in Mallorca; bunelos in Turkey, India, and Cuba; and bunuelos in Russia. Southwestern bunuelos are co ...

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The Blót was the pagan Germanic sacrifice to Norse gods and Elves. The word is related to the English word bless and they are derived from blood, an important component in the rites. Blót - Rites and beliefs. The verb blóta meant to "strengthen" and the intention was to strengthen the powers (gods and Elves). The most powerful means was the sacrificed object or being. It was usually animals and in particular pigs and horses. The meat was boiled in large cooking pits with heated stone ...

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• Blót - Dates for the blóts
• Blót - Locations
• Blót - Uppsala Sweden
• Blót - Gotland
• Blót - Lejre Denmark
• Blót - Mære Norway
• Blót - Elven blót
• Blót - The Völse blót
• Blót - Later times
• Blót - Sources

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In the Netherlands and Flanders, Zwarte Piet (meaning Black Pete(r)) is a companion of Saint Nicholas (Dutch "Sinterklaas") whose yearly feast in the Netherlands is 5 December and 6 December in Flanders, when they distribute presents to all (good) children. Zwarte Piet has counterparts in the folklore of other western cultures (including the Elfs aiding Santa Claus, a modern American composite of the Saint and Father Christmas) and those are known by many names, among them: Rumpelklas, Buzebergt and Hans ...

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• Zwarte Piet - Present and Future

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Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, is historically one of the busiest retail shopping days of the year. Many consider it the "official" beginning to the holiday season. Most retailers will open very early. Black Friday shopping - Origin. The origin of the name is commonly believed to be tied to the fact that the heavy shopping day after Thanksgiving is when many retailers are thought to become profitable. Businesses once recorded losses in red ink and gains in black, a tradition ...

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• Black Friday shopping - Green Friday
• Black Friday shopping - Response Buy Nothing Day
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In history there have been a number of events that happened on a Friday and are thus known as Black Friday: Black Friday (1869) - a financial crisis in the United States Black Friday - (1912) - WSPU took militant action when the Conciliation Bill failed. Black Friday (1929) - a stock market crash in the US Black Friday (1919) - a riot in Glasgow stemming from industrial unrest Black Friday (1921) - day on which British dockers' and railwaymen's union leaders announced their dec ...

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The Beach Boys are a pop music group formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961, whose popularity has lasted into the twenty-first century. They have recorded dozens of top-forty hits (including four US #1 singles), many best-selling albums, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. The original group comprised singer-musician-composer Brian Wilson, his brothers Carl and Dennis, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Alan Jardine. Many changes in both musical style and personnel have occurred in their sometimes-st ...

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• The Beach Boys - Early years
• The Beach Boys - Brian's innovations and personal difficulties
• The Beach Boys - The story behind Smile
• The Beach Boys - Mid-career brings a change in leadership
• The Beach Boys - Deaths of Dennis and Carl Wilson
• The Beach Boys - Personnel changes through the years
• The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys in the courts
• The Beach Boys - Awards and designations
• The Beach Boys - Members
• The Beach Boys - Discography
• The Beach Boys - Studio albums
• The Beach Boys - Live albums
• The Beach Boys - Compilations
• The Beach Boys - Anthologies
• The Beach Boys - Boxed sets
• The Beach Boys - Singles
• The Beach Boys - EPs
• The Beach Boys - Album availability

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The Batmobile is the fictional personal automobile of comic book superhero Batman. The car has followed the evolution of the character from comic books to television to films. The standard features of the vehicle include a chassis with heavy armor plating and a high performance engine, sometimes with rocket boosts for increased speed, special devices to improve maneuverability, and mounted weapons to disable vehicles and remove obstacles. In addition, the vehicle typically carries a computer that is remotely linked to the Batcave's main computer, a remote control function, a field forensic kit and a personal small ...

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Barbara Pierce Bush (born June 8, 1925) is the wife of the 41st President of the United States, George H. W. Bush, and was First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993. She is the mother of current U.S. President George W. Bush and Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and the sister of Scott Pierce. Barbara Bush - Early life. Barbara Pierce was the third child of the former Pauline Robinson (1896-1949) and her husband, Marvin Pierce (1893-1969), who later became president of McCall Corporation, the publis ...

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• Barbara Bush - Early life
• Barbara Bush - Marriage and family
• Barbara Bush - First Lady of the United States
• Barbara Bush - Later life
• Barbara Bush - Controversies

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The Baptism of the Lord is the name of a feast day observed in the Roman Catholic Church. The feast commemorates the baptism of Jesus by St. John the Baptist. From 1970 to the present, in every country except the United States, the Baptism of the Lord has been celebrated on the first Sunday after the Epiphany, or January 6 (prior to that year the Feast of the Holy Family was observed on this Sunday; since then the latter has been marked on the Sunday between Christmas and New Year's Day, or December 30 in years where both Chris ...

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Bad Santa is a 2003 film directed by Terry Zwigoff, produced by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring Billy Bob Thornton as the title character and Tony Cox (best known for Friday and Me, Myself and Irene) as his partner-in-crime. Bernie Mac, John Ritter, Lauren Graham, Lauren Tom, Ethan Phillips and Cloris Leachman are also featured. The unrated version of the film was releas ...

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Vadodara, also known as Baroda, is the third-most populated town in Gujarat after Ahmedabad and Surat, and is one of four towns in the state with a population of over 1 million, the other being Rajkot. It is located on the Vishwamitri river, southeast of Ahmedabad and is known as the Cultural Capital of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara District. Vadodara is home to almost 1.729 million people (as of 2005), the beautiful Maharaja Palace and the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda ( ...

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• Vadodara - History
• Vadodara - Geography
• Vadodara - Climate
• Vadodara - Culture
• Vadodara - Economy
• Vadodara - Education
• Vadodara - Transport
• Vadodara - Demographics
• Vadodara - Government and politics
• Vadodara - Sports
• Vadodara - Places of Interest

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Bartholomew Jo-Jo ("Bart") Simpson (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons. He is the 10-year-old son of Homer and Marge Simpson and older brother of Lisa and Maggie. According to the book The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album, his "birthday" is April 1 or April Fool's Day. According to the show's chronology Bart was born in 1982 as he is two years and 38 days older than Lisa, who was born during the 1984 Summer Olympics. However, in the episode ...

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• Bart Simpson - Antics
• Bart Simpson - Relations
• Bart Simpson - Future
• Bart Simpson - Bartman

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Batman Returns is both the second Tim Burton Batman movie and the second Batman film starring Michael Keaton as the title character. This time, Batman meets The Penguin (Danny DeVito), Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Max Shreck (Christopher Walken). It was released in theaters on June 19, 1992. The score by Danny Elfman creates gothic atmosphere by combining strings and children's choruses. The film is considered the darkest installment in the franchise and contains most of the artistic, theatrical, a ...

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• Batman Returns - Synopsis
• Batman Returns - Box office and reaction
• Batman Returns - On DVD
• Batman Returns - Trivia

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Basil (ca. 330 - January 1, 379), also called Basil the Great, was bishop of Caesarea, a leading churchman in the 4th century. The Eastern Orthodox Church considers him a saint and one of the Three Holy Hierarchs, together with Gregory Nazianzus and John Chrysostom. Basil, Gregory Nazianzus, and Basil's brother Gregory of Nyssa are called the Cappadocian Fathers. The Roman Catholic Church considers him a saint and a Doctor of the Church. The Basilian Fathers, also known as The Congregation of St. Basil, is an international order of Roman Ca ...

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• Basil of Caesarea - Writings
• Basil of Caesarea - Reference

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Basel-City (in German: Basel-Stadt) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. The city of Basel and the municipalities of Bettingen and Riehen form its territory. Basel-City - History. The canton of Basel-Stadt was created when the canton of Basel was divided in 1833. The result of this division was two half cantons: Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft. The division itself was caused by the canton of Basel-Landschaft, and ironically the constitution of Basel-Stadt does not recognize ...

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• Basel-City - History
• Basel-City - Geography
• Basel-City - Politics
• Basel-City - Economy
• Basel-City - Culture
• Basel-City - Tourism
• Basel-City - Headline text
• Basel-City - Demographics
• Basel-City - Transport

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Blackadder is the generic name which embraces an acclaimed series of British sitcoms, made by the BBC, and several one-off episodes, many for charity Comic Relief. The first series was written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson; subsequent series were written by Curtis and Ben Elton. The shows were produced by John Lloyd, and starred Rowan Atkinson as the eponymous anti-hero, Edmund Blackad ...

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• Blackadder - Blackadder overview
• Blackadder - Developments over the series
• Blackadder - Similarities over the series
• Blackadder - Popularity and effects on popular culture
• Blackadder - The series and specials
• Blackadder - Chronological order
• Blackadder - Series 1: The Black Adder
• Blackadder - Series 2: Blackadder II
• Blackadder - Series 3: Blackadder the Third
• Blackadder - Series 4: Blackadder Goes Forth
• Blackadder - Specials
• Blackadder - Historical anomalies
• Blackadder - Cast
• Blackadder - Quotes
• Blackadder - References and tie-ins
• Blackadder - Precursors

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Robert Frederick Xenon Geldof, KBE (born October 5, 1951 in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin) is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and political activist, known simply as Bob Geldof. He is of Irish and Belgian extraction. Bob Geldof - Early career. Geldof was educated at Blackrock College near Dublin, a school whose staunch Catholic nationalist ethos he disliked. He started as a music journalist in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for the weekly Georgia Straight publication before coming to fame in ...

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• Bob Geldof - Early career
• Bob Geldof - Charity work
• Bob Geldof - The Band Aid single
• Bob Geldof - The Live Aid concert
• Bob Geldof - The Live 8 concerts
• Bob Geldof - Fame and infamy
• Bob Geldof - Political views and controversies
• Bob Geldof - Career after the Boomtown Rats
• Bob Geldof - Relationship with Paula Yates
• Bob Geldof - Grumpy Old Man
• Bob Geldof - Genealogy
• Bob Geldof - Wealth
• Bob Geldof - Actor
• Bob Geldof - Singles
• Bob Geldof - Discography

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The Cabbage Patch Kids were dolls produced from 1983-1989 by Coleco. They had large, round vinyl heads and soft fabric bodies. The gimmick of the dolls was their uniqueness. No two were exactly alike; each doll had a different eye color, facial features, hair, and outfit. The subtle differences were introduced with a computer for each run. Each came with a unique birth certificate signed by their creator, Xavier Roberts. The dolls were inspired by the bestselling 1901 novel by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice, Mrs. Wiggs and ...

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Daikatana is a first-person shooter video game developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive on April 22, 2000. It is known as one of the major flops of the computer game industry. The game has appeared on such platforms as Windows, Game Boy Color and Nintendo 64. A version being developed for the PlayStation was cancelled. Daikatana - Overview. The protagonist of the game is Hiro Miyamoto, a martial arts instructor in 2455 AD. The world, ruled over by a man named Kage Mishima, is in the ...

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• Daikatana - Overview
• Daikatana - Gameplay
• Daikatana - Controversy
• Daikatana - Development history
• Daikatana - Name

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Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the third largest city (pop. 801,190:1991) in the southern state of Kerala, India. It is the capital of Kozhikode District, and was formerly the capital of an independent kingdom, and later of the erstwhile Malabar District. This city is famous as the place where Zheng He of China first visited, and later Vasco da Gama in 1498. The name of the fibre calico is derived from the name of this city. It is also the pepper capital of the world. Kozhikode - History. Calic ...

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• Kozhikode - History
• Kozhikode - Climate
• Kozhikode - People
• Kozhikode - Media
• Kozhikode - Places of interest
• Kozhikode - Culture & Cuisine
• Kozhikode - Educational institutions

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Calvin and Hobbes is a comic strip written and illustrated by Bill Watterson, following the humorous antics of Calvin, an imaginative six-year-old boy, and Hobbes, his energetic and sardonic—albeit stuffed—tiger. Syndicated from November 18th, 1985 until December 31st, 1995, at its height Calvin and Hobbes was carried by over 2,400 newspapers worldwide. To date, more than 30 million copies ...

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• Calvin and Hobbes - History
• Calvin and Hobbes - Syndication and Watterson's artistic standards
• Calvin and Hobbes - Merchandising
• Calvin and Hobbes - Style and Influences
• Calvin and Hobbes - Art and academia
• Calvin and Hobbes - Passage of time
• Calvin and Hobbes - Social criticisms
• Calvin and Hobbes - The main characters
• Calvin and Hobbes - Calvin
• Calvin and Hobbes - Hobbes
• Calvin and Hobbes - Supporting characters
• Calvin and Hobbes - Recurring characters
• Calvin and Hobbes - Recurring subject matter
• Calvin and Hobbes - Calvin's alter-egos
• Calvin and Hobbes - Monsters under the bed
• Calvin and Hobbes - G.R.O.S.S.
• Calvin and Hobbes - Mealtimes
• Calvin and Hobbes - Cardboard boxes
• Calvin and Hobbes - Wagon and sled
• Calvin and Hobbes - Snowballs and snowmen
• Calvin and Hobbes - Calvinball
• Calvin and Hobbes - School and homework
• Calvin and Hobbes - Distorted Reality
• Calvin and Hobbes - Calvin and Hobbes books
• Calvin and Hobbes - Awards

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