A family of vampires who attempted to invade Lancre in Carpe Jugulum. They all parody vampirism in different ways: The Old Count, Count Magpyr's uncle. Very much a stereotyped cinematic vampire, it is no coincidence that his first name is Bela. He kept his castle full of drapes that could be cast aside and ironwork that could be shaped into religious symbols. Because it was so easy to kill him temporarily, no-one ever went to the effort of doing it permanently. Count and Countess Magpyr see themselves ...

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Minor Discworld characters, Minor Discworld characters - 71-Hour Ahmed, Minor Discworld characters - Anghammarad, Minor Discworld characters - Achmed the Mad, Minor Discworld characters - Drum Billet, Minor Discworld characters - B'hrian Bloodaxe, Minor Discworld characters - Brick, Minor Discworld characters - Brutha, Minor Discworld characters - Count Casanunda, Minor Discworld characters - Imp y Celyn, Minor Discworld characters - Sacharissa Cripslock, Minor Discworld characters - Death of Fleas, Minor Discworld characters - Death of Rats, Minor Discworld characters - Duck Man, Minor Discworld characters - Carcer Dun, Minor Discworld characters - Drumknott, Minor Discworld characters - Princess Esmerelda Margaret Note Spelling of Lancre, Minor Discworld characters - Foul Ole Ron, Minor Discworld characters - J.H.C. Goatberger, Minor Discworld characters - Stanley Howler, Minor Discworld characters - Hodgesaargh, Minor Discworld characters - Kaos aka Ronnie Soak, Minor Discworld characters - Princess Keli, Minor Discworld characters - Doctor Lawn, Minor Discworld characters - Lezek, Minor Discworld characters - Moist von Lipwig, Minor Discworld characters - The Magpyr family, Minor Discworld characters - Modo, Minor Discworld characters - Nijel the Destroyer, Minor Discworld characters - Jason Ogg, Minor Discworld characters - Shawn Ogg, Minor Discworld characters - Polly Perks, Minor Discworld characters - Pteppic, Minor Discworld characters - Ptraci, Minor Discworld characters - Pump 19, Minor Discworld characters - Quoth, Minor Discworld characters - Lord Rust, Minor Discworld characters - Mr. Salzella, Minor Discworld characters - The Selachii family, Minor Discworld characters - Esk Eskarina Smith, Minor Discworld characters - The Smoking GNU, Minor Discworld characters - Wallace Sonky, Minor Discworld characters - Findthee Swing, Minor Discworld characters - General Tacticus, Minor Discworld characters - The Venturi family, Minor Discworld characters - Vorbis, Minor Discworld characters - Galder Weatherwax, Minor Discworld characters - Lupine Wonse, Minor Discworld characters - William de Worde, Minor Discworld characters - William Scuggins

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A strong, nearly magical coffee, brewed in Klatch and drunk only by the initiated in very small cups. Not only does it sober you up, it sends you to the other side of sobriety. This state is referred to as knurd, which dispels the soft pink cushions of sobriety and lets you see the world for what it is. In Klatch it is drunk with Orakh (a very violent alcohol made by mixing scorpion venom and cactus sap and leaving it to ferment in the sun for several weeks) to counteract its effects. After a few screams, a lie down and a stiff dr ...

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Minor Discworld concepts, Minor Discworld concepts - Anorankh, Minor Discworld concepts - Source, Minor Discworld concepts - Anti-crime, Minor Discworld concepts - Background magic, Minor Discworld concepts - Battle of Koom Valley, Minor Discworld concepts - Cable Street Particulars, Minor Discworld concepts - Deja fu, Minor Discworld concepts - Devices, Minor Discworld concepts - Cubes, Minor Discworld concepts - Axles, Minor Discworld concepts - Average Bar, Minor Discworld concepts - Imp Technology, Minor Discworld concepts - Dis-Organisers, Minor Discworld concepts - Klatchian Coffee, Minor Discworld concepts - Latatian, Minor Discworld concepts - Necrotelecomnicon, Minor Discworld concepts - Neuralger, Minor Discworld concepts - Octarine, Minor Discworld concepts - Quantum, Minor Discworld concepts - Re-annual plant, Minor Discworld concepts - Roundworld, Minor Discworld concepts - Scumble, Minor Discworld concepts - Wandering Shops, Minor Discworld concepts - Wow-Wow sauce

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Baloo was born in Dharwad, taking the family name of Palwankar from the village of Palwan from where his family had originated. His first job was tending the pitch at a cricket club for Parsis in Poona, now known as Pune. Around 1892, he moved to the Poona Club, which was a cricket club for Europeans. One of the Europeans, a Mr. Tross, encouraged the young Baloo to bowl to him in the nets. His skill at slow left-arm bowling was enough to encourage other members to bat against him for practice, in particular the fine batsman Captain J.G.Greig ...

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Palwankar Baloo, Palwankar Baloo - Early life, Palwankar Baloo - First-class cricket career, Palwankar Baloo - Political career, Palwankar Baloo - Reference, Palwankar Baloo - External link

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Main article: History of Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire was originally the area assigned to a fortress constructed at Hertford under the rule of Edward the Elder in 913. The name Hertfordshire appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 1011. The Domesday Book recorded the county as having nine hundreds. Tring and Danais became one, Dacorum. The other seven were Broadwater, Cashio, Edwinstree, Hertford, Hitchin and Odsey. Hertfordshire is the starting point of the New River: a man made waterway, opened in 1613 to ...

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Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire - History, Hertfordshire - Geology, Hertfordshire - Urban areas, Hertfordshire - Places of interest

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The God of Wine and Things on Sticks. He appears as a large, overly-merry man in a toga. In Tsort he is also known as Smimto, and Tuvelpit in Ephebe. He never gets a hangover (those are part of Bilious' portfolio), but he does get the unpleasant side-effects when Bilious takes a hangover cure. The effects of this link, should either ever drink time-reversed alcohol such as vul-nut wine, is undiscovered. He appears in Hogfather, The Last Hero, and is mentioned (under ...

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Discworld gods, Discworld gods - The Old High Ones, Discworld gods - Azrael, Discworld gods - Djelibeybian gods, Discworld gods - Troll gods, Discworld gods - Alohura, Discworld gods - Aniger, Discworld gods - Anoia, Discworld gods - Astfgl, Discworld gods - Astoria, Discworld gods - The Auditors of Reality, Discworld gods - Bel-Shamharoth, Discworld gods - Bibulous, Discworld gods - Bilious, Discworld gods - Blind Io, Discworld gods - C'hulagen, Discworld gods - Ceno, Discworld gods - The Creator, Discworld gods - Czol, Discworld gods - Errata, Discworld gods - Fate, Discworld gods - Fedecks, Discworld gods - Flatulus, Discworld gods - Foorgol, Discworld gods - Glipzo, Discworld gods - God of Evolution, Discworld gods - Herne the Hunted, Discworld gods - Hogfather, Discworld gods - Hoki the Jokester, Discworld gods - Hyperopia, Discworld gods - Ikebana, Discworld gods - The Insider, Discworld gods - Jimi, Discworld gods - The Lady, Discworld gods - Lamentatio, Discworld gods - Libertina, Discworld gods - Moon Goddess, Discworld gods - Neoldian, Discworld gods - Nuggan, Discworld gods - Offler, Discworld gods - Om, Discworld gods - Orm, Discworld gods - Patina, Discworld gods - Petulia, Discworld gods - P'tang P'tang, Discworld gods - Quezovercoatl, Discworld gods - Reg, Discworld gods - Seven-Handed Sek, Discworld gods - Skelde, Discworld gods - Soul Cake Duck, Discworld gods - Summoning Dark, Discworld gods - Sweevo, Discworld gods - Tak, Discworld gods - Time, Discworld gods - Tooth Fairy, Discworld gods - Topaxi, Discworld gods - Ukli, Discworld gods - Umcherrel, Discworld gods - Ur-Gilash, Discworld gods - Urika, Discworld gods - Vometia, Discworld gods - Wilf, Discworld gods - Zephyrus

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The "Oh God of hangovers" (not simply the God of hangovers, since when people experience a hangover they tend to hold their heads going "Oh God..."). His reason for being is to feel the after-effects of drinking, instead of the god Bibulous (the Discworld's Bacchus). He is one of the characters who appears during the events of Hogfather, due to there being a lot of unused belief floating around. Thanks to the wizards of the Unseen University Bilious' symptoms are reversed for a time and he is able to help Susan on her quest (an ...

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Discworld gods, Discworld gods - The Old High Ones, Discworld gods - Azrael, Discworld gods - Djelibeybian gods, Discworld gods - Troll gods, Discworld gods - Alohura, Discworld gods - Aniger, Discworld gods - Anoia, Discworld gods - Astfgl, Discworld gods - Astoria, Discworld gods - The Auditors of Reality, Discworld gods - Bel-Shamharoth, Discworld gods - Bibulous, Discworld gods - Bilious, Discworld gods - Blind Io, Discworld gods - C'hulagen, Discworld gods - Ceno, Discworld gods - The Creator, Discworld gods - Czol, Discworld gods - Errata, Discworld gods - Fate, Discworld gods - Fedecks, Discworld gods - Flatulus, Discworld gods - Foorgol, Discworld gods - Glipzo, Discworld gods - God of Evolution, Discworld gods - Herne the Hunted, Discworld gods - Hogfather, Discworld gods - Hoki the Jokester, Discworld gods - Hyperopia, Discworld gods - Ikebana, Discworld gods - The Insider, Discworld gods - Jimi, Discworld gods - The Lady, Discworld gods - Lamentatio, Discworld gods - Libertina, Discworld gods - Moon Goddess, Discworld gods - Neoldian, Discworld gods - Nuggan, Discworld gods - Offler, Discworld gods - Om, Discworld gods - Orm, Discworld gods - Patina, Discworld gods - Petulia, Discworld gods - P'tang P'tang, Discworld gods - Quezovercoatl, Discworld gods - Reg, Discworld gods - Seven-Handed Sek, Discworld gods - Skelde, Discworld gods - Soul Cake Duck, Discworld gods - Summoning Dark, Discworld gods - Sweevo, Discworld gods - Tak, Discworld gods - Time, Discworld gods - Tooth Fairy, Discworld gods - Topaxi, Discworld gods - Ukli, Discworld gods - Umcherrel, Discworld gods - Ur-Gilash, Discworld gods - Urika, Discworld gods - Vometia, Discworld gods - Wilf, Discworld gods - Zephyrus

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A typical episode runs like this: Steve will set the Fist team a task. Completing this task will result in the presentation of the "Full Fist", which earns an individual respect amongst the 'extreme community'. The team may have to compete with each other, or may have to work together. Steve Foxx is the only person who can present a Full Fist. Characters die frequently, sometimes several times an episode. Footage of the team attempting the ...

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Double the Fist, Double the Fist - Prehistory, Double the Fist - A typical episode, Double the Fist - Recurring Segments, Double the Fist - Characters, Double the Fist - Episode 1: Vertical Challenge, Double the Fist - Episode 2: Extreme Makeover, Double the Fist - Episode 3: Fistathlon, Double the Fist - Episode 4: Fear Factory, Double the Fist - Episode 5: High School Challenge, Double the Fist - Episode 6: Bush Bash, Double the Fist - Episode 7: Terrorism, Double the Fist - Episode 8: Special Edition

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Writer of the Necrotelecomnicon, which he wrote after drinking too much Klatchian Coffee. He is also the writer of Achmed the I Just Get These Headache's Book Of Humorous Cat Stories (a title which contains the name by which he preferred to be known), which supposedly started his madness. He is a parody of the mad Arab Abdul Alhazred, in the Cthulhu mythos of H. P. Lovecraft ...

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Minor Discworld characters, Minor Discworld characters - 71-Hour Ahmed, Minor Discworld characters - Anghammarad, Minor Discworld characters - Achmed the Mad, Minor Discworld characters - Drum Billet, Minor Discworld characters - B'hrian Bloodaxe, Minor Discworld characters - Brick, Minor Discworld characters - Brutha, Minor Discworld characters - Count Casanunda, Minor Discworld characters - Imp y Celyn, Minor Discworld characters - Conina, Minor Discworld characters - Sacharissa Cripslock, Minor Discworld characters - Death of Fleas, Minor Discworld characters - Death of Rats, Minor Discworld characters - Duck Man, Minor Discworld characters - Carcer Dun, Minor Discworld characters - Drumknott, Minor Discworld characters - Princess Esmerelda Margaret Note Spelling of Lancre, Minor Discworld characters - Foul Ole Ron, Minor Discworld characters - J.H.C. Goatberger, Minor Discworld characters - Stanley Howler, Minor Discworld characters - Hodgesaargh, Minor Discworld characters - Kaos aka Ronnie Soak, Minor Discworld characters - Princess Keli, Minor Discworld characters - Doctor Lawn, Minor Discworld characters - Lezek, Minor Discworld characters - Moist von Lipwig, Minor Discworld characters - The Magpyr family, Minor Discworld characters - Modo, Minor Discworld characters - Nijel the Destroyer, Minor Discworld characters - Jason Ogg, Minor Discworld characters - Shawn Ogg, Minor Discworld characters - Polly Perks, Minor Discworld characters - Pteppic, Minor Discworld characters - Ptraci, Minor Discworld characters - Pump 19, Minor Discworld characters - Quoth, Minor Discworld characters - Lord Rust, Minor Discworld characters - Mr. Salzella, Minor Discworld characters - Ella Saturday, Minor Discworld characters - The Selachii family, Minor Discworld characters - Esk Eskarina Smith, Minor Discworld characters - The Smoking GNU, Minor Discworld characters - Wallace Sonky, Minor Discworld characters - William Scuggins, Minor Discworld characters - Findthee Swing, Minor Discworld characters - General Tacticus, Minor Discworld characters - The Venturi family, Minor Discworld characters - Vorbis, Minor Discworld characters - Galder Weatherwax, Minor Discworld characters - Lupine Wonse, Minor Discworld characters - William de Worde

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A family of vampires who attempted to invade Lancre in Carpe Jugulum. They all parody vampirism in different ways: The Old Count, Count Magpyr's uncle. Very much a stereotyped cinematic vampire, it is no coincidence that his first name is Bela. He kept his castle full of drapes that could be cast aside and ironwork that could be shaped into religious symbols. Because it was so easy to kill him temporarily, no-one ever went to the effort of doing it permanently. Count and Countess Magpyr see themselves ...

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Minor Discworld characters, Minor Discworld characters - 71-Hour Ahmed, Minor Discworld characters - Anghammarad, Minor Discworld characters - Achmed the Mad, Minor Discworld characters - Drum Billet, Minor Discworld characters - B'hrian Bloodaxe, Minor Discworld characters - Brick, Minor Discworld characters - Brutha, Minor Discworld characters - Count Casanunda, Minor Discworld characters - Imp y Celyn, Minor Discworld characters - Conina, Minor Discworld characters - Sacharissa Cripslock, Minor Discworld characters - Death of Fleas, Minor Discworld characters - Death of Rats, Minor Discworld characters - Duck Man, Minor Discworld characters - Carcer Dun, Minor Discworld characters - Drumknott, Minor Discworld characters - Princess Esmerelda Margaret Note Spelling of Lancre, Minor Discworld characters - Foul Ole Ron, Minor Discworld characters - J.H.C. Goatberger, Minor Discworld characters - Stanley Howler, Minor Discworld characters - Hodgesaargh, Minor Discworld characters - Kaos aka Ronnie Soak, Minor Discworld characters - Princess Keli, Minor Discworld characters - Doctor Lawn, Minor Discworld characters - Lezek, Minor Discworld characters - Moist von Lipwig, Minor Discworld characters - The Magpyr family, Minor Discworld characters - Modo, Minor Discworld characters - Nijel the Destroyer, Minor Discworld characters - Jason Ogg, Minor Discworld characters - Shawn Ogg, Minor Discworld characters - Polly Perks, Minor Discworld characters - Pteppic, Minor Discworld characters - Ptraci, Minor Discworld characters - Pump 19, Minor Discworld characters - Quoth, Minor Discworld characters - Lord Rust, Minor Discworld characters - Mr. Salzella, Minor Discworld characters - Ella Saturday, Minor Discworld characters - The Selachii family, Minor Discworld characters - Esk Eskarina Smith, Minor Discworld characters - The Smoking GNU, Minor Discworld characters - Wallace Sonky, Minor Discworld characters - William Scuggins, Minor Discworld characters - Findthee Swing, Minor Discworld characters - General Tacticus, Minor Discworld characters - The Venturi family, Minor Discworld characters - Vorbis, Minor Discworld characters - Galder Weatherwax, Minor Discworld characters - Lupine Wonse, Minor Discworld characters - William de Worde

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At first, the Alchemist Smurf was just a regular smurf. Yet, he often spied in Papa Smurf's laboratory when he was doing his chemical and magical experiments, and he really felt like doing the same, making great magical things too. To achieve his desire, he offered to work as an assistant to Papa Smurf in his experiments, but Papa gently declined, saying he was too young for this. Apprentice Smurf then tried to break inside several times, always failing. He then decided to go break inside Gargamel's mansion, who was also a sorcerer ho ...

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Characters in the Smurfs, Characters in the Smurfs - Airborne aka Aviator, Characters in the Smurfs - Alchemist aka Apprentice Clumsy, Characters in the Smurfs - Baby, Characters in the Smurfs - Baker AKA Greedy, Characters in the Smurfs - Brainy, Characters in the Smurfs - Clockwork, Characters in the Smurfs - Clumsy, Characters in the Smurfs - Dabbler, Characters in the Smurfs - Doc, Characters in the Smurfs - Dopey, Characters in the Smurfs - Dreamy aka Astro, Characters in the Smurfs - Farmer, Characters in the Smurfs - Finance, Characters in the Smurfs - Fisher, Characters in the Smurfs - Grandpa, Characters in the Smurfs - Greedy, Characters in the Smurfs - Grouchy, Characters in the Smurfs - Handy, Characters in the Smurfs - Harmony, Characters in the Smurfs - Hefty, Characters in the Smurfs - Jokey aka Prisoner, Characters in the Smurfs - King AKA Brainy, Characters in the Smurfs - Miner, Characters in the Smurfs - Nanny, Characters in the Smurfs - Nat/Natural, Characters in the Smurfs - Nosey, Characters in the Smurfs - Painter, Characters in the Smurfs - Papa, Characters in the Smurfs - Poet, Characters in the Smurfs - Reflection aka Hundredth, Characters in the Smurfs - Sassette, Characters in the Smurfs - Scaredy aka Brave, Characters in the Smurfs - Lazy AKA Sleepy, Characters in the Smurfs - Sloppy, Characters in the Smurfs - Slouchy, Characters in the Smurfs - Smurfette, Characters in the Smurfs - Feminism, Characters in the Smurfs - Sneezy, Characters in the Smurfs - Sweepy, Characters in the Smurfs - Tailor, Characters in the Smurfs - Timid, Characters in the Smurfs - Tracker, Characters in the Smurfs - Vanity, Characters in the Smurfs - Weakling, Characters in the Smurfs - Wild, Characters in the Smurfs - Wooley, Characters in the Smurfs - Azrael, Characters in the Smurfs - Balthazar, Characters in the Smurfs - Bigmouth, Characters in the Smurfs - Gargamel, Characters in the Smurfs - Johan, Characters in the Smurfs - Hogatha, Characters in the Smurfs - Clorhydress, Characters in the Smurfs - Princess Salvina, Characters in the Smurfs - Prince Gerard, Characters in the Smurfs - Smoogle, Characters in the Smurfs - Nemesis, Characters in the Smurfs - Mother Nature and Father Time, Characters in the Smurfs - Omnibus

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The God of Wine and Things on Sticks. He appears as a large, overly-merry man in a toga. In Tsort he is also known as Smimto, and Tuvelpit in Ephebe. He never gets a hangover (those are part of Bilious' portfolio), but he does get the unpleasant side-effects when Bilious takes a hangover cure. The effects of this link, should either ever drink time-reversed alcohol such as vul-nut wine, is undiscovered. He appears in Hogfather, The Last Hero, and is mentioned (under ...

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Discworld gods, Discworld gods - The Old High Ones, Discworld gods - Azrael, Discworld gods - Small gods, Discworld gods - Djelibeybian gods, Discworld gods - Troll gods, Discworld gods - Alohura, Discworld gods - Aniger, Discworld gods - Anoia, Discworld gods - Astfgl, Discworld gods - Astoria, Discworld gods - The Auditors of Reality, Discworld gods - Bel-Shamharoth, Discworld gods - Bibulous, Discworld gods - Bilious, Discworld gods - Blind Io, Discworld gods - C'hulagen, Discworld gods - Ceno, Discworld gods - The Creator, Discworld gods - Czol, Discworld gods - Errata, Discworld gods - Fate, Discworld gods - Fedecks, Discworld gods - Flatulus, Discworld gods - Foorgol, Discworld gods - Glipzo, Discworld gods - God of Evolution, Discworld gods - Herne the Hunted, Discworld gods - Hogfather, Discworld gods - Hoki the Jokester, Discworld gods - Hyperopia, Discworld gods - Ikebana, Discworld gods - The Insider, Discworld gods - Jack Frost, Discworld gods - Jimi, Discworld gods - The Lady, Discworld gods - Lamentatio, Discworld gods - Libertina, Discworld gods - Moon Goddess, Discworld gods - Neoldian, Discworld gods - Nuggan, Discworld gods - Offler, Discworld gods - Om, Discworld gods - Orm, Discworld gods - Patina, Discworld gods - Petulia, Discworld gods - P'tang P'tang, Discworld gods - Quezovercoatl, Discworld gods - Reg, Discworld gods - The Sandman, Discworld gods - Seven-Handed Sek, Discworld gods - Skelde, Discworld gods - Soul Cake Duck, Discworld gods - Summoning Dark, Discworld gods - Sweevo, Discworld gods - Tak, Discworld gods - Time, Discworld gods - Tooth Fairy, Discworld gods - Topaxi, Discworld gods - Ukli, Discworld gods - Umcherrel, Discworld gods - Ur-Gilash, Discworld gods - Urika, Discworld gods - Vometia, Discworld gods - Wilf, Discworld gods - Zephyrus

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The "Oh God of hangovers". His reason for being is to feel the after-effects of drinking, instead of the god Bibulous (the Discworld's Bacchus). He is one of the characters who appears during the events of Hogfather, due to there being a lot of unused belief floating around. Thanks to the wizards of the Unseen University Bilious' symptoms are reversed for a time and he is able to help Susan on her quest (and make Bibulous feel thoroughly miserable. After all, everyone knows a good hangover cure has got to involve a lot of humor ...

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Discworld gods, Discworld gods - The Old High Ones, Discworld gods - Azrael, Discworld gods - Small gods, Discworld gods - Djelibeybian gods, Discworld gods - Troll gods, Discworld gods - Alohura, Discworld gods - Aniger, Discworld gods - Anoia, Discworld gods - Astfgl, Discworld gods - Astoria, Discworld gods - The Auditors of Reality, Discworld gods - Bel-Shamharoth, Discworld gods - Bibulous, Discworld gods - Bilious, Discworld gods - Blind Io, Discworld gods - C'hulagen, Discworld gods - Ceno, Discworld gods - The Creator, Discworld gods - Czol, Discworld gods - Errata, Discworld gods - Fate, Discworld gods - Fedecks, Discworld gods - Flatulus, Discworld gods - Foorgol, Discworld gods - Glipzo, Discworld gods - God of Evolution, Discworld gods - Herne the Hunted, Discworld gods - Hogfather, Discworld gods - Hoki the Jokester, Discworld gods - Hyperopia, Discworld gods - Ikebana, Discworld gods - The Insider, Discworld gods - Jack Frost, Discworld gods - Jimi, Discworld gods - The Lady, Discworld gods - Lamentatio, Discworld gods - Libertina, Discworld gods - Moon Goddess, Discworld gods - Neoldian, Discworld gods - Nuggan, Discworld gods - Offler, Discworld gods - Om, Discworld gods - Orm, Discworld gods - Patina, Discworld gods - Petulia, Discworld gods - P'tang P'tang, Discworld gods - Quezovercoatl, Discworld gods - Reg, Discworld gods - The Sandman, Discworld gods - Seven-Handed Sek, Discworld gods - Skelde, Discworld gods - Soul Cake Duck, Discworld gods - Summoning Dark, Discworld gods - Sweevo, Discworld gods - Tak, Discworld gods - Time, Discworld gods - Tooth Fairy, Discworld gods - Topaxi, Discworld gods - Ukli, Discworld gods - Umcherrel, Discworld gods - Ur-Gilash, Discworld gods - Urika, Discworld gods - Vometia, Discworld gods - Wilf, Discworld gods - Zephyrus

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The Sumerians grew barley, chickpeas, lentils, millet, wheat, turnips, dates, onions, garlic, lettuce, leeks and mustard. They also raised cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs. They used oxen as their primary beasts of burden and donkeys as their primary transport animal. Sumerians hunted fish and fowl. Sumerian agriculture depended heavily on irrigation. The irrigation was accomplished by the use of shadufs, canals, channels, dykes, weirs, and reservoirs. The canals required frequent repair and continual removal of silt. The government required individuals to work on the canals, ...

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Sumer, Sumer - Background, Sumer - History, Sumer - Downfall, Sumer - Agriculture and hunting, Sumer - Architecture, Sumer - Culture, Sumer - Economy and trade, Sumer - Military, Sumer - Religion, Sumer - Technology, Sumer - Language and writing, Sumer - Legacy

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Discoveries of obsidian from far-away locations in Anatolia and lapis lazuli from northeastern Afghanistan, beads from Dilmun (modern Bahrain), and several seals inscribed with the Indus Valley script suggest a remarkably wide-ranging network of ancient trade centered around the Persian Gulf. The Epic of Gilgamesh refers to trade with far lands for goods such as wood that were scarce in Mesopotamia. In particular, cedar from Lebanon was prized. The Sumerians used slaves, although they were not a major part of the economy. Slave women worked ...

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Sumer, Sumer - Background, Sumer - History, Sumer - Downfall, Sumer - Agriculture and hunting, Sumer - Architecture, Sumer - Culture, Sumer - Economy and trade, Sumer - Military, Sumer - Religion, Sumer - Technology, Sumer - Language and writing, Sumer - Legacy

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On Left: The Standard of Ur, the bottom panel of the War Side City walls defended Sumerian cities. The Sumerians engaged in siege warfare between their cities, and the mudbrick walls failed to deter foes who had the time to pry out the bricks. Sumerian armies consisted mostly of infantry. Light infantrymen carried battle-axes, daggers, and spears. The regular infantry also used copper helmet ...

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Sumer, Sumer - Background, Sumer - History, Sumer - Downfall, Sumer - Agriculture and hunting, Sumer - Architecture, Sumer - Culture, Sumer - Economy and trade, Sumer - Military, Sumer - Religion, Sumer - Technology, Sumer - Language and writing, Sumer - Legacy

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Examples of Sumerian technology include: the wheel , oldest known writing system, arithmetic, lunisolar calendar, bronze, copper, gold, silver, leather, saws, chisels, hammers, braces, bits, nails, pins, rings, hoes, axes, knives, lancepoints, arrowheads, swords, glue, daggers, waterskins, bags, harnesses, boats, armor, quivers, scabbards, boots, sandal (footwear), harpoons, and beer brewing. The Sumerians had three main types of boats: skin boats comprised reeds and animal skins sailboats featured bitumen waterproofing wooden-oared ships, sometimes pulled upstream by people and animals w ...

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Sumer, Sumer - Background, Sumer - History, Sumer - Downfall, Sumer - Agriculture and hunting, Sumer - Architecture, Sumer - Culture, Sumer - Economy and trade, Sumer - Military, Sumer - Religion, Sumer - Technology, Sumer - Language and writing, Sumer - Legacy

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The Sumerians are perhaps remembered most for their many inventions. Many authorities credit them with the invention of the wheel and the potter's wheel. Their cuneiform writing system was the first we have evidence of (with the possible exception of the highly controversial Old European Script), pre-dating Egyptian hieroglyphics by at least seventy five years. They were among the first formal astronomers, and their view was of a heliocentric solar system composed of 10 planets^{See also:}

Sumer, Sumer - Background, Sumer - History, Sumer - Downfall, Sumer - Agriculture and hunting, Sumer - Architecture, Sumer - Culture, Sumer - Economy and trade, Sumer - Military, Sumer - Religion, Sumer - Technology, Sumer - Language and writing, Sumer - Legacy

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Stretches of sand in the desert are interspersed by hillocks and sandy and gravel plains. Due to the diversified habitat, the vegetation and animal life in this arid region is very rich. About 23 species of lizard and 25 species of snakes are found here and several of them are endemic to the region. Some wildlife species, which are fast vanishing in other parts of India, are found in the desert in large numbers such as the Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps), the Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), the Indian Gazelle ...

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Thar Desert, Thar Desert - Area and extent, Thar Desert - Origin of Thar Desert, Thar Desert - Climate, Thar Desert - Physiography and geology, Thar Desert - Desert soils, Thar Desert - Biodiversity, Thar Desert - Natural vegetation, Thar Desert - Tree species, Thar Desert - Small trees and shrubs, Thar Desert - Herbs, Thar Desert - People, Thar Desert - External link

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Each frontier station was forced to be self-supporting, as existing means of supply were inadequate to maintain a colony of any size. California was literally months away from the nearest base in Mexico, and the cargo ships of the day were too small to carry more than a few months' rations in their holds. In order to sustain a mission, the padres required the help of colonists or converted Indians, called neophytes, to cultivate crops and tend livestock in the volume needed to support a fair-sized establishment. The scarcity of ...

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Architecture of the California missions, Architecture of the California missions - Site selection and layout, Architecture of the California missions - Building materials, Architecture of the California missions - Construction methods, Architecture of the California missions - Architectural elements, Architecture of the California missions - Infrastructure, Architecture of the California missions - Furniture

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Stretches of sand in the desert are interspersed by hillocks and sandy and gravel plains. Due to the diversified habitat, the vegetation and animal life in this arid region is very rich. About 23 species of lizard and 25 species of snakes are found here and several of them are endemic to the region. Some wildlife species, which are fast vanishing in other parts of India, are found in the desert in large numbers such as the Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps), the Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), the Indian Gazelle ...

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The sharp distinction between history and myth is relatively recent. Traditionally, Christians, Jews, and Muslims, from Nennius to William Whiston, held that Adam and Eve were had really lived. Many gave credence to the works of James Ussher, who viewed them to have lived approximately 6,000 BCE, basing their calculations on the Genealogies of Genesis and Table of Nations. In modern times, with the advent of archaeological discoveries, the theory of evolution, and genetic science, the traditional view came to be challenged, and the ma ...

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Much influence on Spanish cuisine has come from the Jewish and Moorish traditions. The Moors were a strong influence in Spain for many centuries and some of their food is still eaten in Spain today. However, pork is popular and for centuries eating pork was also a statement of ethnical limpieza de sangre, because it was not eaten by Jews or Muslims. Several products of the Americas were introduced in Europe through Spain, and a modern ...

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Spanish cuisine, Spanish cuisine - Main components of Spanish cuisine, Spanish cuisine - History, Spanish cuisine - Roman cuisine, Spanish cuisine - Cuisine in each region, Spanish cuisine - Chefs, Spanish cuisine - Spanish Gorumands

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