Rex David "Dave" Thomas (July 2, 1932 – January 8, 2002) was an American businessman and philanthropist. Thomas was the founder and CEO of Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, a fast food restaurant chain specializing in hamburgers. He is also known for personally appearing in over 800 commercial advertisements for the chain from 1989 to 2002, more than any other person in television history. He had such presence in these a ...

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Canadian humour is an integral part of the Canadian Identity. Canadians have excelled at comedy and humour in many domains. There are several traditions in Canadian humour in both English and French. While these traditions are distinct and at times very different, there are common themes that relate to Canadians' shared history and geopolitical situation in North America and the world. Various trends can be noted in Canadian comedy. One thread is the portrayal of a "typical" Canadian family in an on-going radio or television se ...

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Brother Bear is the forty-third film in the Disney animated feature canon. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida and released on November 1, 2003, by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. In it, an Inuit boy pursues a bear in revenge for a battle with it he provoked in which his oldest brother is killed. He tracks down the bear down and kills it, but the Spirits, angered by this needless death, change the boy into a bear himself as punishment. Originally titled Bears, it was the third and ...

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• Brother Bear - Trivia

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Arrested Development is a character-driven comedy television series about a formerly wealthy, habitually dysfunctional family. New episodes currently air in the USA on Mondays at 8:00pm EST on Fox. The show is presented in a way reminiscent of documentary, with omniscient narration (by Ron Howard), archival photographs, and historic footage. Although set in Newport Beach and Balboa Island, California, it is primarily filmed in locations around Culver City and Marina del Rey. The show was created by Mitchell Hurwitz (T ...

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• Arrested Development - Continuity
• Arrested Development - Music
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• Arrested Development - Future
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• Arrested Development - Nominations and awards
• Arrested Development - Broadcast history
• Arrested Development - DVD release
• Arrested Development - Episode list
• Arrested Development - Trivia
• Arrested Development - Celebrity guests
• Arrested Development - Recurring roles
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• Arrested Development - Broadcasters

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It has been said that Canadian culture rests solely in the effort to distinguish itself from its southern neighbour, the United States. However, others argue that while the two countries share some aspects of a common cultural heritage, there is also a separately identifiable Canadian culture. They point to what they view as a greater integration of their Native culture; the retention of traditions descended from those of French settlers; and a notable infusion of C ...

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Bible codes, also known as Torah codes, are words, phrases and clusters of words and phrases that some people believe are meaningful and exist intentionally in coded form in the text of the Bible. These codes were made famous by the book The Bible Code, which claims that these codes can predict the future. All of these claims are strongly denied by skeptics and many religious groups. Bible code - Overview. The primary method by which purportedly meaningful messages are extracted is the Equi ...

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The Shriners, or Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, are an Order appendant to Freemasonry. Until 2000, one had to complete the Scottish Rite or York Rite degrees of Masonry to be eligible for Shrine membership, but now any Master Mason can join. The Shrine was established in New York City in the 1870s as the fun part of the Masonic movement. The group adopted a theme of the Middle East and soon established "Temples" meeting in "Mosques" across the continent. Another Masonic group, the Mysteri ...

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2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains Year of the Outback in Australia National Science Year in the United Kingdom Autism Awareness Year in the United Kingdom 2002 - Overview of the year. In contrast to 2000 and 2001, which retained elements of the late 1990s, 2002 shifted into a new cultural decade. Wi ...

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• 2002 - September
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• 2002 - Unknown Date
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• 2002 - Fields Medalists

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1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. 1932 - Events. 1932 - January-February. January 3 - British arrest and intern Mohandas Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel January 8 - In Britain the Archbishop of Canterbury forbids church remarriage of divorcees January 12 - Hattie W. Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate January 14 - Maurice Ravel's Concerto in G (Ravel) debuts with pia ...

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• 1932 - August-December
• 1932 - Unknown dates
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• 1932 - Unknown date
• 1932 - Nobel Prizes

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Bob and Doug McKenzie were a pair of fictional Canadian brothers who hosted The Great White North, a sketch which was introduced on Second City Television for the show's third season when it moved to the CBC in 1980. Bob is played by Rick Moranis and Doug is played by Dave Thomas. "The Great White North" (also known as "Kanadian Korner") was a panel show that played upon Canadian stereotypes. Bob and Doug, two dumb beer-swilling brothers wearing heavy winter clothing and tuques, would comment on various elements of Canadian li ...

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Famous UF alumni include: Stephanie Abrams, meteorologist, The Weather Channel John Atanasoff, inventor of the digital electronic computer Red Barber, radio sportscaster principally for the Brooklyn Dodgers Todd Barry, stand-up comedian John Burke, former Major League Pitcher and first ever Draft Choice of the Colorado Rockies Tracy Caulkins, former Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Wes Chandler, former Gator & NFL superstar wide receiver Leonard F. Chapman, Jr., for ...

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University of Florida, University of Florida - History, University of Florida - Historic Sites, University of Florida - Academics, University of Florida - Athletics, University of Florida - Alumni

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Carter Ashton Jenkens, an 18-year-old divinity student at the Baptist institution, transfered to Richmond College from New Jersey's Rutgers College in the fall of 1900. Jenkens had spent a year at Rutgers, where he had been a member of Chi Phi Fraternity. At Richmond, Jenkens was quickly drawn in to a close-knit group of friends which included Benjamin Gaw, William Wallace and "Thos" Wright. By the fall of 1901, the four friends were meeting regularly in the third-floor room in Ryland Hall shared by Gaw and Wallace. They called their unofficial group the Saturday Night Club. Soon, two others were asked to join ...

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Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Phi Epsilon - History, Sigma Phi Epsilon - Modern programs, Sigma Phi Epsilon - Notable SigEps

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List of comedians - A. Bud Abbott (1895-1974) Roger Abbott (1946-) Russ Abbott (1947-) Chris Addison (19??-) Joe Alaskey (1949-) Carlos Alazraqui (1962-) Jack Albertson (1907-1981) Jason Alexander (1959-) Dave Allen (1936-2005) Gracie Allen (1902?-1964) Steve Allen (1921-2000) Tim Allen (1953-) Woody Allen (1935-) Eddie Anderson (1905-1977) Louie Anderson (1953-) Tom Arnold ...

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The Colonel's secret recipe of eleven herbs and spices remains one of the best-kept trade secrets in business. The original, handwritten recipe is locked securely in a vault in Louisville, with partial copies stored elsewhere as backup. The two suppliers of the seasonings each only provide parts of the recipe, and do not know each other's identity. Not even the company's president knows the ingredient list, and the few people who do are subject to a strict confidentiality agreement. Several people have contacted KFC, claiming to have found c ...

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Kentucky Fried Chicken, Kentucky Fried Chicken - Food, Kentucky Fried Chicken - Controversy, Kentucky Fried Chicken - Notable KFC employees, Kentucky Fried Chicken - Slogans, Kentucky Fried Chicken - Countries with KFC, Kentucky Fried Chicken - Industrial relations, Kentucky Fried Chicken - Trivia

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See also: Afghanistan timeline January 1-16, 2002 Afghanistan timeline January 17-31, 2002 January 2002 - January 29 2002. George W. Bush delivered his State of the Union Address to Congress. January 2002 - January 24 2002. Enron hearings begin. Terrorist suspect John Walker Lindh's hearing begins. January 2002 - January 23 2002. Kenneth Lay, CEO of the bank ...

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Knoxville was founded in 1791 by Territorial Governor William Blount and named after George Washington's Secretary of War Henry Knox. Knoxville was the capital of the Southwest Territory from 1791 until 1797. In 1796, a constitutional convention was held in Knoxville to establish Tennessee as a state. When Tennessee entered the United States in 1797, Knoxville was the first capital of the state until 1815 when th ...

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List of Lebanese people - Lebanese politicians. See also: Politics of Lebanon Michel Aoun - military Prime Minister, general Camille Chamoun - President (1952-8), founder of National Liberal Party Dany Chamoun - leader of National Liberal Party Fouad Chehab - President (1958-64), general Emile Edde - President (1936-41,1943), founder of National Bloc Raymond Eddé - statesman Suleiman Frangieh - President (1970-6) Samir Geag ...

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Colin Mochrie is a staple of the Animutation style, as his image appears in various Animutations as a running gag. Colin Mochrie is a Canadian improv actor leading in Whose Line Is It Anyway?, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Improv Heaven & Hell, Blackfly, and other television series. He is aware of being an Internet celebrity among Animutation and Fanimutation artists and viewers. In addition to Colin Mochrie, other popular references include Jay Jay the Jet Plane from the PBS children's series of the same n ...

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Animutation, Animutation - Audio, Animutation - Fake lyrics, Animutation - Video, Animutation - Running gags, Animutation - History, Animutation - Parodies

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Well-known recipients of the award, grouped by the aspect of life in which they are/were renowned. Presidential Medal of Freedom - --- Academia ---. Buckminster Fuller I.M. Pei Vinton G. Cerf Robert E. Kahn Antonia Pantojas Robert Conquest Vartan Gregorian Jacques Barzun T.S. Eliot Ralph Ellison Eric Hoffer James Michener Carl Sandburg John Steinbeck See also:

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For music, the requirements are referred to as the MAPL system. Following an extensive public hearing process organized by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the MAPL system was established as a way to define and identify Canadian content in pieces of music for the purposes of increasing exposure of Canadian music on Canadian radio through content regulations governing a percentage (25%) of airplay that is to be devoted to Canadian music. The percentage was increased to 30 per cent in t ...

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Canadian content, Canadian content - Radio, Canadian content - How the MAPL system works, Canadian content - The MAPL logo, Canadian content - Television

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