Perhaps the most famous musical events of 1969 are two legendary concerts. At a Rolling Stones concert in Altamont, California, a fan was stabbed to death by Hell's Angels, a biker gang that had been hired to provide security for the event. In retrospect, many commentators have concluded that the violence signalled the failure of the so-called "hippies", who espoused an ethos of free love and peace. Even more famous than the Altamont concert is Woodstock, which consisted of dozens of the most famous performers in the world at the time, playi ...

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1969 in music, 1969 in music - Events, 1969 in music - Albums released, 1969 in music - Top hits on record, 1969 in music - Published popular music, 1969 in music - Classical music, 1969 in music - Opera, 1969 in music - Musical theater, 1969 in music - Musical films, 1969 in music - Births, 1969 in music - Deaths, 1969 in music - Awards, 1969 in music - Grammy Awards, 1969 in music - Eurovision Song Contest

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On March 1, 1953, after an all-night dinner with interior minister Lavrenty Beria and future premiers Georgi Malenkov, Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev, Stalin collapsed in his room, having probably suffered a stroke that paralyzed the right side of his body. Although his guards thought it odd that he did not rise at his usual time the next day they were under orders not to disturb him and he was not discovered until that evening. He died four days later, on March 5, 1953, at the age of 73, and was buried on March 9. Officially, the ca ...

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Joseph Stalin, Joseph Stalin - Childhood and early years, Joseph Stalin - Marriages and family, Joseph Stalin - Rise to power, Joseph Stalin - Campaign against the Left and Right Opposition, Joseph Stalin - Stalin and changes in Soviet society, Joseph Stalin - Industrialization, Joseph Stalin - Collectivization, Joseph Stalin - Science, Joseph Stalin - Social services, Joseph Stalin - Culture and religion, Joseph Stalin - Purges and deportations, Joseph Stalin - World War II, Joseph Stalin - Post-war era, Joseph Stalin - Stalin as theorist, Joseph Stalin - Death, Joseph Stalin - Cult of personality, Joseph Stalin - Policies and accomplishments, Joseph Stalin - Other names, Joseph Stalin - Stalin in arts, Joseph Stalin - Notes

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Amelia Mary Earhart (born 24 July 1897, Atchison, Kansas - missing from 2 July 1937, western Pacific ocean), daughter of Edwin and Amy Earhart, was an American aviator and noted early female pilot who mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during a circumnavigational flight in 1937. Amelia Earhart - Early life. Amelia's grandfather was Alfred Otis, a former federal judge and a leading citizen in Atchison who reportedly was not satisfied with her father Edwin's own success as a lawyer, which is said ...

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Amelia Earhart - Early life Amelia Earhart - Aviation career and marriage to GP Amelia Earhart - World Flight 1937 Amelia Earhart - Legacy Amelia Earhart - Books by Earhart Amelia Earhart - Fiction by other authors Amelia Earhart - Urban legends Amelia Earhart - Bibliography

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Batman and his various comic series have won various awards over the years. The story Batman: The Long Halloween was the winner of the 1997 Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards for Favorite Limited Series. ...

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Batman, Batman - Publication history, Batman - Evolution of the character, Batman - Character history, Batman - Golden Age version, Batman - Silver Age version, Batman - Modern Age version, Batman - Personas, Batman - Bruce Wayne, Batman - The Dark Knight, Batman - Dual identities, Batman - Matches Malone, Batman - Gotham City, Batman - The Bat-Signal, Batman - Powers and abilities, Batman - Weaknesses, Batman - Equipment vehicles and weapons, Batman - The Batcave, Batman - Costume, Batman - Supporting characters, Batman - Enemies of Batman, Batman - Crossovers, Batman - Homosexual interpretations, Batman - Awards, Batman - Bibliography, Batman - Batman in other media, Batman - Trivia, Batman - Notes, Batman - Additional Batman information, Batman - Related information

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With a few exceptions, most notably the sponges (Phylum Porifera), animals have bodies differentiated into separate tissues. These include muscles, which are able to contract and control locomotion, and a nervous system, which sends and processes signals. There is also typically an internal digestive chamber, with one or two openings. Animals with this sort of organization are called metazoans, or eumetazoans when the fo ...

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Animal, Animal - Characteristics, Animal - Structure, Animal - Reproduction and development, Animal - Origin and fossil record, Animal - Groups of animals, Animal - Deuterostomes, Animal - Ecdysozoa, Animal - Platyzoa, Animal - Lophotrochozoa, Animal - History of classification, Animal - Usage of the word animal, Animal - Examples, Animal - Reference

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Dallas Page - Finishing and signature moves. Diamond Cutter (Cutter) Discus clothesline Spinning sitout powerbomb Dallas Page - Championships and accomplishments. Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him # 65 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003. PWI Most Improved Wrestler Award (1995) PWI Feud of the Year Award, versus Randy Savage (1997) ...

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Dallas Page, Dallas Page - Wrestling career, Dallas Page - World Championship Wrestling, Dallas Page - World Wrestling Federation, Dallas Page - Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Dallas Page - Legacy, Dallas Page - Wrestling facts, Dallas Page - Finishing and signature moves, Dallas Page - Championships and accomplishments, Dallas Page - Acting career, Dallas Page - Trademarks, Dallas Page - Trivia, Dallas Page - Books

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Polycephaly - Greek mythology. Greek mythology contains a number of multi-headed creatures. Typhon, a vast grisly monster with a hundred heads and a hundred serpents issuing from his thighs, is often described as having several offspring with Echidna, a creature with the body of a serpent but the face of a beautiful woman. Their offspring account for all the major monsters of Greek mythos, including: The Nemean Lion – a lion often depicted with multiple heads Cerberus – a monstrous three ...

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Polycephaly, Polycephaly - Mythological occurrences, Polycephaly - Greek mythology, Polycephaly - Other mythologies, Polycephaly - Real occurrences, Polycephaly - Humans, Polycephaly - Animals, Polycephaly - Other occurrences, Polycephaly - Demonology, Polycephaly - Film, Polycephaly - Literature, Polycephaly - Fantasy series, Polycephaly - Other

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Games Workshop's best known magazine is White Dwarf, which in the UK has now passed 310 issues. Seven different international editions of White Dwarf are currently published, with different material, in five languages. Originally a more general roleplaying magazine, since around issue 100 White Dwarf has been devoted exclusively to the support of Games Workshop properties. Games Workshop also published Fanatic Magazine in support of their Specialist Games range, but it was discontinued after issue 10, though it lives on in electronic form. Fanatic was preceded by a number of n ...

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Games Workshop, Games Workshop - Overview, Games Workshop - Criticisms, Games Workshop - Miniatures games, Games Workshop - Currently in Production, Games Workshop - Specialist games, Games Workshop - Out of print, Games Workshop - Licensed games, Games Workshop - Other Games, Games Workshop - Role playing games, Games Workshop - Out of print, Games Workshop - Board games, Games Workshop - Out of print, Games Workshop - Computer Games, Games Workshop - Online Campaigns, Games Workshop - Other media, Games Workshop - Miniatures, Games Workshop - Magazines, Games Workshop - Licensing, Games Workshop - Games Workshop Group PLC

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Male chickens are known as cocks (in most countries), cockerels (if younger than one year) or roosters (primarily in the US and Canada). Their natural inclination to fight has been exploited in staged fights, sometimes with a metal spike added to or replacing the natural spurs. Most countries have banned cockfighting, but it is still legal in two U.S. states, New Mexico and Louisiana, and is common in Southeast Asia. Cockfighting was popular in ancient Greece. According to tradition, it was introduced in Athens by Themistokles as a pu ...

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Chicken, Chicken - General biology and habitat, Chicken - Courting, Chicken - Going broody, Chicken - Artificial incubation, Chicken - Chickens as food, Chicken - Chickens as pets, Chicken - Chickens in agriculture, Chicken - Issues with mass production, Chicken - Cockfighting, Chicken - Chicken diseases, Chicken - Chickens in religion, Chicken - History, Chicken - Chickens in Ancient Rome, Chicken - Famous chickens, Chicken - Real chickens, Chicken - Fictional chickens, Chicken - Mythical creatures with chicken-like anatomy, Chicken - Chicken as symbol

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Cattle occupy a unique role in human history. Some consider them the oldest form of wealth. Their ability to provide meat, dairy and draft while reproducing themselves and eating nothing but grass has furthered human interests dramatically through the millennia. In Hinduism, the cow is said to be holy (and thus should not be eaten); "The cow is my mother. The bull is my sire.". [2] The importance of the cow is highlighted by the fact that a regional holiday called Mattu Pongal (literally Cow Pongal in Tamil) exists which is akin to a bovine thanksgiving day. In fact a divine cow named Kamadhenu is consi ...

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Cattle, Cattle - Terminology, Cattle - Biology, Cattle - Uses of cattle, Cattle - Ox, Cattle - Miscellaneous, Cattle - Cattle in Popular Culture, Cattle - Breeds of cattle, Cattle - Other meanings of cow bull etc.

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Tashiro was named a provisional winner of Time Magazine 's Person of the Year Award in 2001 possibly because he was popular among 2ch users. Since Tashiro was infamous in the Japanese media, 2ch programmers developed many scripts to auto-vote on the website — such as the "Tashiro Cannon" (Tashiro-hō, 田代砲), the "Mega particle Tashiro Cannon" (Mega-ryūshi Tashiro-hō, メガ粒子田代砲), the "Repeating 25 punch Tashiro Cannon" (Nijyū-go renda Tashiro-hō, 25連打田代砲), and the "Super Tashiro Can ...

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Masashi Tashiro, Masashi Tashiro - Success, Masashi Tashiro - Criminal charges, Masashi Tashiro - Other suspicions of illegal video recording, Masashi Tashiro - Provisional Winner of Time Magazine's Person of the Year in 2001, Masashi Tashiro - Trivia, Masashi Tashiro - Collections of moving images

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On a primitive level, ritually eating part of the slaughtered enemy is a way of assuming the life-spirit of the departed. In a funeral ritual this may also be done with a respected member of one's own clan, ensuring immortality. Cannibal ogresses appear in folklore around the world, the witch in 'Hansel and Gretel' being the most immediate example. The opening of Hell, the Zoroastrian contribution to Western mythology, is a mouth. According to Catholic dogma, bread and wine are transubstantiated into the real flesh and blood of Jesus, ...

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Cannibalism, Cannibalism - Non-human cannibalism, Cannibalism - Cannibalism among humans, Cannibalism - Modern cannibalism, Cannibalism - Historical cannibalism incidents, Cannibalism - Cannibalism in war, Cannibalism - 'Cannibalism' as cultural libel, Cannibalism - Sexualized cannibalism fantasies and real, Cannibalism - Cannibal themes in myth, religion or arts, Cannibalism - Cannibalism as sympathetic magic, Cannibalism - Cannibalism as a funeral rite, Cannibalism - Cannibalism in popular culture, Cannibalism - Other uses of the word

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2000AD has an extremely lively and thriving fanbase, which has produced a number of independent fanzines. In 1998 W.R. Logan, frustrated at the lack of activity from the comic's publishers both in promoting the title and also in making best use of new talents, decided to create an independent title using 2000AD copyrighted characters and situations. This was titled Class of '79, marking the coming of age of the generation that had bought 2000AD on its original release. The first couple of issues contained work from now-professional co ...

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2000 AD comic, 2000 AD comic - Overview, 2000 AD comic - History, 2000 AD comic - The 1970s, 2000 AD comic - The 1980s, 2000 AD comic - The 1990s, 2000 AD comic - The 2000s, 2000 AD comic - Glossary, 2000 AD comic - Related publications, 2000 AD comic - Popular characters, 2000 AD comic - Famous creators, 2000 AD comic - Awards, 2000 AD comic - Fanzines

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New Zealand has a population of about 4.1 million. About 70% of the population are of European descent. New Zealand born Europeans are collectively known as Pākeha - this term is used variously and some Māori use it to refer to all non-Māori New Zealanders. Most European New Zealanders are of British, Irish and Dutch ancestory. Māori people are the second largest ethnic group (the percentage of the population of full or part-Māori ancestry is 14.7%; those who checked only Māori are 7.9%). Between the 1996 and 2001 censuses, the ...

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New Zealand, New Zealand - History, New Zealand - Politics, New Zealand - Foreign relations and military, New Zealand - Local government and external territories, New Zealand - Geography, New Zealand - Flora and fauna, New Zealand - Economy, New Zealand - Demographics, New Zealand - Culture, New Zealand - Sport, New Zealand - Olympic Games, New Zealand - Rugby union, New Zealand - Yachting America's Cup, New Zealand - Public holidays, New Zealand - International rankings, New Zealand - Notes

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Mitch Albom wrote about his dying professor Morrie and their last lessons together in the bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie in which some interesting questions were raised. Albom's life as a writer was until then in vain because he chased the wrong things in life: bigger houses, bigger SUVs, and bigger paychecks. No matter how big they were, they still could not fill his emptiness. The reality that we all have to confront eventually is the same thing Morrie realized when he learned he had Lou Gehrig's disease: that the world was as gree ...

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Meaning of life, Meaning of life - Popular beliefs, Meaning of life - Scientific approaches and theories, Meaning of life - Philosophical views, Meaning of life - Value as meaning, Meaning of life - Atheist views, Meaning of life - Existentialist views, Meaning of life - Humanist views, Meaning of life - Nihilist views, Meaning of life - Positivist views, Meaning of life - Pragmatist views, Meaning of life - Transhumanist views, Meaning of life - Religious beliefs, Meaning of life - Spiritual views, Meaning of life - Humorous treatments, Meaning of life - General philosophy topics, Meaning of life - General philosophy lists

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Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926 in the charity ward of the Los Angeles County Hospital. Her registered name was Norma Jeane Mortenson, but her grandmother, Della Monroe Grainger, later had her baptized as Norma Jeane Baker. For a while most biographers believed her biological father was very likely to be Charles Stanley Gifford, a salesman for the studio where Monroe's mother, the late Gladys Pearl Monroe Baker Eley, worked as a film-cutter. However her birth certificate lists Norwegian Martin Edward Mortenson as her biological father, and in later years some biographers have leaned towards believing tha ...

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Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Monroe - Early life, Marilyn Monroe - Career, Marilyn Monroe - Marriages, Marilyn Monroe - James Dougherty, Marilyn Monroe - Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe - Arthur Miller, Marilyn Monroe - Death and aftermath, Marilyn Monroe - Miscellaneous, Marilyn Monroe - Awards and nominations, Marilyn Monroe - Marilyn Monroe in popular culture, Marilyn Monroe - Depictions/Movie References, Marilyn Monroe - Films, Marilyn Monroe - Television

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Although tea has been consumed in China for thousands of years, the first documented use of caffeine in a beverage for its pharmacological effect was in the 15th Century by the Sufis of Yemen, who used coffee to stay awake during prayers. In the 16th Century there were coffee houses in Cairo and Mecca, and in the 17th Century coffee houses opened for the first time in Europe. In 1819, relatively pure caffeine was isolated for the first time by the German chemist Friedrich Ferdinand Runge. According to the legend, he did this at the instigation of Joha ...

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Caffeine, Caffeine - Sources of caffeine, Caffeine - Caffeine equivalents, Caffeine - History of caffeine use, Caffeine - Effects of caffeine, Caffeine - Caffeine metabolism, Caffeine - Mechanism of Action, Caffeine - Side effects of caffeine, Caffeine - Withdrawal, Caffeine - The dangers of caffeine pills, Caffeine - Extraction of pure caffeine

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Although she would eventually become one of the most celebrated actors in film history, Monroe's beginnings were humble. She was born in the charity ward of the Los Angeles County Hospital. Her registered name was Norma Jeane Mortenson, but her grandmother, Della Monroe Grainger, later had her baptized Norma Jeane Baker. Most biographers believe her biological father was Charles Stanley Gifford, a salesman for the studio where Monroe's mother, Gladys Pearl Monroe Baker Eley, worked as a film-cutter. However, her birth certificate lists Norwegian Martin Edward Mortenson as her father, and in later years some biographers ha ...

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Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Monroe - Early life, Marilyn Monroe - Career, Marilyn Monroe - Early years, Marilyn Monroe - Stardom, Marilyn Monroe - Later years, Marilyn Monroe - Marriages, Marilyn Monroe - James Dougherty, Marilyn Monroe - Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe - Arthur Miller, Marilyn Monroe - Death and aftermath, Marilyn Monroe - Trivia, Marilyn Monroe - Filmography, Marilyn Monroe - Awards and nominations, Marilyn Monroe - Marilyn in popular culture, Marilyn Monroe - Music, Marilyn Monroe - Films, Marilyn Monroe - Television, Marilyn Monroe - Art/Photography, Marilyn Monroe - Stage, Marilyn Monroe - Books

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The Bangkok Metro, officially called the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), is Bangkok's underground metro system. It was constructed by the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and operated by Bangkok Metro Public Company Limited (BMCL) under a 25-year concession. The MRT is officially known in Thai as rot fai fah mahanakhon (รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร) or "metropolitan electric train", but it is more commonly called rot fai tai din (รถไฟ ...

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Bangkok Metro - History Bangkok Metro - Operation Bangkok Metro - Crash Bangkok Metro - List of stations Bangkok Metro - Expansion Plans
Bangkok Metro - Maps of the proposed extension plans

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Magical objects in Harry Potter - Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. Headless Hat  Creates a limited field of invisibility. Specifically, the wearer's head. Hermione actually calls it "Clever." Extendable Ears  Placing one end of one of these long, flesh-colored strings in one's ear allows one to hear anything at the other end. Used for spying in many instances. Can't listen through doors if an Imperturbable charm has been placed on the door. Skivin ...

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Magical objects in Harry Potter, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Transportation, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Broomsticks, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Floo Powder, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Flying Carpets, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Hand of Glory, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Portkey, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Time-Turner, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Vanishing Cabinet, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Letters and signs, Magical objects in Harry Potter - The Dark Mark, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Letters, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Potions, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Prank Objects, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Other, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Other Magical Objects, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Chocolate Frog, Magical objects in Harry Potter - James's and Sirius's Detention Mirrors, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Horcruxes, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Howler, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Invisibility Cloak, Magical objects in Harry Potter - The Marauder's Map, Magical objects in Harry Potter - The Mirror of Erised, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Pensieve, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Photographs, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Portraits, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Put-Outer, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Quidditch equipment, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Remembrall, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Revealer, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Self-Shuffling playing cards, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Sneakoscope, Magical objects in Harry Potter - The Sorting Hat, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Spellotape, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Tom Riddle's diary, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Umbridge's Quill, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Wand, Magical objects in Harry Potter - Wizard's Chess

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2000s - United States. Fashion slowly becomes less grungy and more excessive as the wearing of flannel by people under 30 declines and acid-washed jeans and shaggy hair become again commonplace for boys and men. For girls and women hoop earrings, originally popular in the 1980s and early 1990s, return to style circa 2004. Wearing baseball caps backwards peacefully falls out of style, in favor of wearing them sideways or forwards. Sunglasses begin to become less widespread as a fashion statement, un ...

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2000s, 2000s - The decade as a whole, 2000s - Names of the decade, 2000s - Criticisms of the decade, 2000s - Events and trends, 2000s - Technology, 2000s - Science, 2000s - War peace and politics, 2000s - Economics, 2000s - Culture and religion, 2000s - Other, 2000s - Trends and Fashion, 2000s - United States, 2000s - Music, 2000s - United States and Canada, 2000s - Europe, 2000s - Latin America/Caribbean, 2000s - Film, 2000s - Internet, 2000s - Video Games, 2000s - Television and Radio, 2000s - Sports, 2000s - People, 2000s - World leaders, 2000s - Entertainers, 2000s - Sports figures

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The construction of the first Bangkok Metro line, officially known as Chaloem Ratchamongkhon (Thai สายเฉลิมรัชมงคล) – "Celebration of Royal Auspice" – or informally as the "Blue Line", began on 19 November 1996. The project suffered multiple delays not only because of the 1997 economic crisis, but also due to challenging civil engineering works of constructing massive underground structures deep in the water-log ...

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Bangkok Metro, Bangkok Metro - History, Bangkok Metro - Operation, Bangkok Metro - Crash, Bangkok Metro - List of stations, Bangkok Metro - Expansion Plans, Bangkok Metro - Maps of the proposed extension plans

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