Weighing upwards of 450 pounds (204 kilograms) in his heyday, King Kong Bundy was an imposing – if somewhat cartoonish – grappler. With pale skin and a completely hairless body, he was often compared to the Michelin Man, and the contrast of his light complexion with his usual jet black singlet led color commentator Bobby "The Brain" Heenan to dub him "Shamu". Bundy is best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation in 1986, when he feuded with WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan. At this time, he became know ...

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Chris Pallies, Chris Pallies - Career, Chris Pallies - Movies, Chris Pallies - In wrestling, Chris Pallies - Managers, Chris Pallies - Quotes, Chris Pallies - Finishing and signature moves, Chris Pallies - Championships and accomplishments

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Caliban was born an albino mutant with a pale purple complexion. At some point in his life, Caliban was banished from his home by his own father. Caliban, a character from the play The Tempest by William Shakespeare, was the name given him by his father. Sometime later, Caliban was found by Callisto, who took him under her wing. Learning of his mutant tracking ability, Callisto used Caliban to locate other disenfranchised mutants, whom she organized into the Morlocks. The founding Morlocks consisted of Caliban, Callisto, Masque, Plagu ...

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Caliban comics, Caliban comics - History, Caliban comics - Powers and abilities

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Logan fought at Bull Run as an unattached volunteer to a Michigan regiment, and then returned to Washington, resigned his congressional seat, and entered the Union army as Colonel of the 31st Illinois Volunteers, which he organized. He was known by his soldiers with the nickname "Black Jack" because of his black eyes and hair and swarthy complexion, and was regarded as one of the most able officers to enter the army from civilian life. He served in the army of Ulysses S. Grant in the Western Theater and was present at the Battle of Belmont, ...

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John A. Logan, John A. Logan - Early life and political career, John A. Logan - Civil War, John A. Logan - Post-war political career, John A. Logan - Notes

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Sweet

Related to earth & water, it mitigates pitta and vata, producing greater strength in the tissues and of value to the aged, wounded, emaciated and children. Universally liked, it often adheres to the inside of the mouth, giving a feeling of pleasure, contentment and comfort. Good for the complexion, hair, senses and ojas, it also increases breast milk and helps unite broke parts like bones. By its virtue it prolongs life and helps life activities. In excess however it may cause diseases arising from fat and excess kapha e.g. obesity, dyspepsia, unconsciousness, diabetes, enlargement of neck glands or malignant tumors.

(See also: Sweet, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Dictionary, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Wolfgang Zaugg grew up in Vällingby, a working class suburb to Stockholm. As a child of German immigrants, he was bullied in his youth because of his black hair and dark complexion. As an adult, he dyed his hair blonde and legaly changed his name, first to John Wolfgang Alexander Stannerman, and later to John Ausonius to disguise his non-Swedish last name. He went to the German school in Stockholm, a private school, but dropped out before graduating. He later completed his secondary school education in an adult education programme and managed to get accepted to the Royal Institute of Technology, but dropped out after ...

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John Ausonius, John Ausonius - History, John Ausonius - Media, John Ausonius - Trivia

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Since many sanguinarians view themselves as being the source of vampires myth, some believe that sanguinarianism brings with it some of the features present in vampire myth. These can include: Long canines Aversion to sunlight Pale complexion Large pain threshold Et cetera There are many studies about this inside the sanguinarian community. A majority have come to the conclusion that although these are certainly present in sanguinarians, it has little or nothing to do with ...

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Sanguinarian, Sanguinarian - Sanguinarianism is a unique case, Sanguinarian - Contention, Sanguinarian - How does one become a sanguinarian?, Sanguinarian - Historical origin, Sanguinarian - 'Side effects', Sanguinarian - Safety, Sanguinarian - Donors or bloodsharing partners, Sanguinarian - Sanguinarianism as a religion, Sanguinarian - Sanguinarian groups, Sanguinarian - COVICA, Sanguinarian - The Black Veil, Sanguinarian - Sanguinarian secrecy, Sanguinarian - Autovampirism in Sanguinarism, Sanguinarian - Sanguinarians as Otherkin, Sanguinarian - Sangomancy's relation to sanguinarianism, Sanguinarian - Facts and References

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Those days Manto was writing indiscriminately in order to provide for his family and be able to drink every evening. For everything he wrote, he would demand cash in advance. In later days, he started writing for magazines like Director. He would go to its office, ask for pen and paper, write his article, collect the remuneration and go away. This Manto was different from the one who arrived in Lahore in 1948. The Manto in 1950 had a glowing Kashmiri complexion and a thick crop of long brown hair on his head. He was wearing a l ...

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Saadat Hasan Manto, Saadat Hasan Manto - After Partition of India, Saadat Hasan Manto - Life in Lahore, Saadat Hasan Manto - Literary Beginnings, Saadat Hasan Manto - News Papers, Saadat Hasan Manto - Literary Circles, Saadat Hasan Manto - Financial Troubles, Saadat Hasan Manto - A Changed Man, Saadat Hasan Manto - His Famous Literary Works, Saadat Hasan Manto - Sad End

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Following her return to Norfolk on the 13 July 1941, Wasp and her embarked air group conducted refresher training off the Virginia Capes. Meanwhile, the situation in the Atlantic had taken on a new complexion, with American participation in the Battle of the Atlantic only a matter of time, when the United States took another step toward involvement on the side of the British. To protect American security and to free British forces needed elsewhere, the United States made plans to occupy Iceland. < ...

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USS Wasp CV-7, USS Wasp CV-7 - Early Days, USS Wasp CV-7 - With the Fleet, USS Wasp CV-7 - Buildup to War, USS Wasp CV-7 - War in the Atlantic, USS Wasp CV-7 - War in the Pacific, USS Wasp CV-7 - Loss

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But the necessity to earn his livelihood consumed him very fast. In a few years, his complexion became pale and his hair turned grey. We saw him reading his story Toba Tek Singh at YMCA Hall at the annual meeting of Halqa-e-Arbab-e-Zauq. He looked older than his years wearing an overcoat with collars turned up. The big eyes that darted out of the thick-rimmed glasses looked pale and yellow. But he read his story in his usual dramatic style and when he finished reading it there was pin drop silence ...

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Saadat Hasan Manto, Saadat Hasan Manto - After Partition of India, Saadat Hasan Manto - Life in Lahore, Saadat Hasan Manto - Literary Beginnings, Saadat Hasan Manto - News Papers, Saadat Hasan Manto - Literary Circles, Saadat Hasan Manto - Financial Troubles, Saadat Hasan Manto - A Changed Man, Saadat Hasan Manto - His Famous Literary Works, Saadat Hasan Manto - Sad End

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Mami Wata is usually described in excesses. She possesses an inhuman beauty, unnaturally long hair, and a lighter-than-normal complexion. Her hair is straight, either black or blonde, and combed straight back. Her lustrous eyes gaze enticingly, which only enhances her ethereal beauty. In many parts of West and Central Africa, "Mami Wata" thus serves as a slang term for a gorgeous woman. She is often described as a mermaid-like figure, with a woman's upper body (often nude), and the hindquarters of a fish or serpent. In other tales, Ma ...

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Mami Wata, Mami Wata - Appearance, Mami Wata - Cult, Mami Wata - Attributes, Mami Wata - Water, Mami Wata - Sex, Mami Wata - Healing and fertility, Mami Wata - Other associations, Mami Wata - Origins and development, Mami Wata - Spread through Africa, Mami Wata - Modern development, Mami Wata - Across the Atlantic, Mami Wata - Mami Wata in popular culture, Mami Wata - Other names

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Romans preferred drinking water with a high mineral content, preferring its taste to that of soft water. Roman architect Vitruvius described the process for testing a source of drinking water: "Springs should be tested and proved in advance in the following ways. If they run free and open, inspect and observe the physique of the people who dwell in the vicinity before beginning to conduct the water, and if their frames are strong, their complexions fresh, legs sound, and eyes clear, the springs deserve complete approval. If i ...

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Eifel Aqueduct, Eifel Aqueduct - History, Eifel Aqueduct - Course, Eifel Aqueduct - Architectural aspects, Eifel Aqueduct - Roman spring constructions, Eifel Aqueduct - Roman demands for water quality, Eifel Aqueduct - Above-ground sections, Eifel Aqueduct - Roman aqueduct construction, Eifel Aqueduct - Cost of building, Eifel Aqueduct - Roman surveying, Eifel Aqueduct - Roman concrete, Eifel Aqueduct - Operation of the aqueduct, Eifel Aqueduct - Distribution of water in ancient Cologne, Eifel Aqueduct - The aqueduct as a stone quarry, Eifel Aqueduct - Tourism, Eifel Aqueduct - Legacy, Eifel Aqueduct - Sources

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William of Tyre described Raymond as: "...a man of slender build, extremely spare, of medium height and swarthy complexion. His hair was straight and rather dark in color. He had piercing eyes and carried his shoulders very erect. He was prompt and vigorous in action, gifted with equanimity and foresight, and temperate in his use of both food and drink, far more than the average man. He showed munificence towards strangers, but towards his own people he was not so lavish. He was fairly well-lettered, an accomplishment which he had acq ...

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Raymond III of Tripoli, Raymond III of Tripoli - Early life, Raymond III of Tripoli - Regent of Jerusalem, Raymond III of Tripoli - Raymond and the nobles' party, Raymond III of Tripoli - Battle of Hattin and death, Raymond III of Tripoli - Physical characteristics, Raymond III of Tripoli - Raymond in fiction, Raymond III of Tripoli - Sources

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William of Tyre knew Baldwin personally and gives a lengthy description of the king: "…He was taller than the average man, but his limbs were so well proportioned to his height that no feature seemed out of harmony with the whole. His features were comely and refined, his complexion florid, a proof of innate strength…His eyes were of medium size, rather prominent and sparkling. He had straight yellowish hair and wore a rather full beard on cheeks and chin. He was of somewhat full habit, although he cou ...

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Baldwin III of Jerusalem, Baldwin III of Jerusalem - Succession, Baldwin III of Jerusalem - Second Crusade, Baldwin III of Jerusalem - Civil war, Baldwin III of Jerusalem - Recovery, Baldwin III of Jerusalem - Byzantine alliance, Baldwin III of Jerusalem - Death, Baldwin III of Jerusalem - Personal characteristics, Baldwin III of Jerusalem - Sources

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Definition and meaning of Melanesia:

Melanesia - a large region of volcanic islands which includes New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Maluku, the Torres Strait Islands, and New Caledonia. The name "Melanesia" means "black islands", referring to the dark-complexioned inhabitants these islands

(Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) )

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Costa Rica has a population of 4,016,173 persons (July 2005 est.) In the central part of the country, most people are of European descent but some are also Mestizos (to varying degrees). Because of little intermarriage, most of the population today retain European complexions. The pure indigenous population today numbers about 29,000, less than one percent of the population. In Guanacaste, most of the population descends from a mix of the Chorotega Indians, Bantu Africans and Spaniards. Descendants of black 19th-century Jamaican immigrant wo ...

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Costa Rica, Costa Rica - History of Costa Rica, Costa Rica - Geography, Costa Rica - Politics, Costa Rica - Provinces, Costa Rica - Economy, Costa Rica - Flora and Fauna, Costa Rica - Demographics, Costa Rica - Culture, Costa Rica - Famous Costa Ricans, Costa Rica - Reference

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I am apt to suspect the Negroes...to be naturally inferior to the White. There never was a civilized nation of any other complexion than white.... — David Hume, noted 18th century European historian, philosopher and essayist When we classify mankind by color, the only one of the primary races...which has not made a creative contribution to any of our twenty-one civilizations is the black race. — Arnold J. Toynbee, respected 20th century scholar, historian and author A Black skin means membership in a race of men which has never created a civilization of any kind. — John Burgess, 20th century sch ...

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Afrocentrism, Afrocentrism - Egypt and the argument of African cultural unity, Afrocentrism - History of Afrocentrism, Afrocentrism - The debate over Afrocentrism, Afrocentrism - Egypt and black identity, Afrocentrism - Black-centered history and Africa, Afrocentrism - A different world-view, Afrocentrism - List of notable Afrocentric historians, Afrocentrism - Related topics

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Shakespeare's sonnets - Sonnet 18. Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer`s lease hath all too short a date. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm`d; And every fair from fair some time declines, By chance, or nature`s changing course, untrimm`d; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou ...

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Shakespeare's sonnets, Shakespeare's sonnets - Structure, Shakespeare's sonnets - Subject, Shakespeare's sonnets - Specific sonnets of note, Shakespeare's sonnets - Sonnet 18, Shakespeare's sonnets - Sonnet 30, Shakespeare's sonnets - Sonnet 116, Shakespeare's sonnets - Sonnet 130, Shakespeare's sonnets - Modern editions, Shakespeare's sonnets - Notes

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Fulcher described him as another Joshua, "the right arm of his people, the terror and adversary of his enemies." William of Tyre remarked that he was similar to Saul. Although William did not know him personally like Fulcher did, he left a detailed description of him: "He is said to have been very tall and much larger than his brother…He was of rather light complexion, with dark-brown hair and beard. His nose was aquiline and his upper lip somewhat prominent. The lower jaw slightly receded, although not so much that it could be cons ...

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Baldwin I of Jerusalem, Baldwin I of Jerusalem - Early life, Baldwin I of Jerusalem - First Crusade, Baldwin I of Jerusalem - Count of Edessa, Baldwin I of Jerusalem - King of Jerusalem, Baldwin I of Jerusalem - Expansion of the kingdom, Baldwin I of Jerusalem - Death, Baldwin I of Jerusalem - Personal life, Baldwin I of Jerusalem - Sources

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I am apt to suspect the Negroes...to be naturally inferior to the White. There never was a civilized nation of any other complexion than white.... — David Hume, noted 18th century European historian, philosopher and essayist When we classify mankind by color, the only one of the primary races...which has not made a creative contribution to any of our twenty-one civilizations is the black race. — Arnold J. Toynbee, respected 20th century scholar, historian and author A Black skin means membership in a race of men which has never created a civilization of any kind. — John Burgess, 20th century sch ...

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Afrocentrism, Afrocentrism - Egypt and the argument of African cultural unity, Afrocentrism - History of Afrocentrism, Afrocentrism - The debate over Afrocentrism, Afrocentrism - Egypt and black identity, Afrocentrism - Black-centered history and Africa, Afrocentrism - A different world-view, Afrocentrism - List of notable Afrocentric historians

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Cibber began his career as an actor at Drury Lane in 1690, with little success for several years. "The first Thing that enters into the Head of a young Actor", he wrote in his autobiography half a century later, "is that of being a Heroe: In this Ambition I was soon snubb'd by the Insufficiency of my Voice; to which might be added an uninform'd meagre Person… with a dismal pale Complexion. Under these Disadvantages, I had but a melancholy Prospect of ever playing a Lover with Mrs. Bracegirdle, which I had flatter'd my Hopes that my Youth m ...

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Colley Cibber, Colley Cibber - Life, Colley Cibber - Cibber's autobiography, Colley Cibber - Cibber as actor, Colley Cibber - Cibber as playwright, Colley Cibber - Love's Last Shift, Colley Cibber - The Careless Husband, Colley Cibber - Other plays, Colley Cibber - Cibber as manager, Colley Cibber - Cibber as poet, Colley Cibber - Cibber as dunce, Colley Cibber - Pamphlet wars, Colley Cibber - The King of Dunces, Colley Cibber - Plays, Colley Cibber - Literary Trivia

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race: Technically speaking, each of the five races of man (Caucasoid, Congoid, Mongoloid, Australoid and Capoid) is a Homo sapiens subspecies.

A subspecies is a branch showing slight but significant differences from another branch living in a different area. Few traits are unique to any one race. It is the combination of several traits that indicate racial identity. Accurate race determination can be made by blood analysis or by measuring and comparing certain body dimensions. Ninety-eight percent of all Hindus belong to the Caucasoid race. There are also large numbers of Hindu Mongoloids in Nepal and Assam and some Australoids, such as the Gond and Bhil tribes of India.

North and South Indians are among Earth's 2.5 billion Caucasoids, whose traits include straight to wavy hair, thin lips, small to medium teeth, blue to dark brown eyes and a high incident of A2-Rh and Gm blood genes. Skin color, often erroneously attached to the idea of race, is now known to be adaptation to climate: over generations, people in northern climates have developed lighter complexions than their southern brothers.

(See also: Race, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

Since the dawn of recorded history humans have tried to classify each other with various descriptive names in an attempt to organize their environment. The Ancient hebrews used the word "Kushim" from the Egyptian "K'sh" as a specific label of identifying people from Africa who were of naturally dark complexion [1]. It is difficult to discern whether this label was originally applied merely to skin tone or if it considered the regional or ethnic identity of groups. This is because ancient cultures did not usually associate skin tone with grou ...

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Black people, Black people - The Concept of Blackness Created Through Colonialism, Black people - Usage differs among former European colonies, Black people - Former Iberian colonies do not use the label to denote groups, Black people - Former British colonies apply the label to anyone darker than Europeans, Black people - U.S. society equates the label with African-American ethnicity, Black people - Who is Black?, Black people - Who is a descendant of the African Diaspora?, Black people - Who self-identifies as Black in an ethno-political but not ancestral sense?, Black people - Who looks Black?2, Black people - Footnotes, Black people - Groups

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