Horror film - Early milestones. The horror genre is nearly as old as film itself. The first depictions of supernatural events appear in several of the silent shorts created by film pioneers such as Georges Méliès in the late 1890s, the most notable being his 1896 Le Manoir du Diable (aka "The Devil's Castle") which is sometimes credited as being the first horror film. Another of his horror projects was the 1898 La Caverne maudite< ...

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Horror film, Horror film - History, Horror film - Early milestones, Horror film - 1930s & 1940s, Horror film - 1950s, Horror film - 1960s, Horror film - 1970s, Horror film - 1980s, Horror film - 1990s, Horror film - Millennial horror, Horror film - Other notable items, Horror film - Notable directors, Horror film - Notable actors, Horror film - Notable studios, Horror film - Bibliography

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During the era of the Trojan War, the Hellenes were a relatively small but vigorous tribe settled in Thessalic Phthia, centralized along the settlements of Alos, Alope, Trehine, and Pelasgian Argos.[2] Various etymologies have been proposed for the word Hellene, but none are widely accepted. These include Sal (to pray), ell (mountainous) and sel (illuminate). A more recent study traces the name to a city named Hellas next to ...

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Names of the Greeks, Names of the Greeks - General Names of Greece, Names of the Greeks - Achaeans Αχαιοί, Names of the Greeks - Hellenes Έλληνες, Names of the Greeks - Hellenes and barbarians, Names of the Greeks - Greeks Γραικοί Yunani Ίωνες and Yavan יָוָן, Names of the Greeks - Hellene comes to mean pagan, Names of the Greeks - Romans Ρωμαίοι and Romioi Ρωμιοί, Names of the Greeks - Byzantines Βυζαντινοί, Names of the Greeks - Revival in the meaning of Hellene, Names of the Greeks - Hellenic continuity and Byzantine consciousness, Names of the Greeks - Contest between Hellene Roman and Greek, Names of the Greeks - Bibliography, Names of the Greeks - In English, Names of the Greeks - In other languages

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List of references in Dead Like Me - Pilot. In the opening story about toad and frog, George mentions Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign about toad. She later says, "makes you wonder how much better the world would have been if frog had stuck to hawking beer", a reference to the 1995 Budweiser Frogs ad campaign. George narrates, "Bad people are punished by society's laws, and good people are punished by Murphy's law." The woman who falls off the fence (according to the latter) is listed as June ...

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List of references in Dead Like Me, List of references in Dead Like Me - Season 1 2003, List of references in Dead Like Me - Pilot, List of references in Dead Like Me - Dead Girl Walking, List of references in Dead Like Me - Curious George, List of references in Dead Like Me - Reapercussions, List of references in Dead Like Me - Reaping Havoc, List of references in Dead Like Me - My Room, List of references in Dead Like Me - Reaper Madness, List of references in Dead Like Me - A Cook, List of references in Dead Like Me - Sunday Mornings, List of references in Dead Like Me - Business Unfinished, List of references in Dead Like Me - The Bicycle Thief, List of references in Dead Like Me - Nighthawks, List of references in Dead Like Me - Vacation, List of references in Dead Like Me - Rest in Peace, List of references in Dead Like Me - Season 2 2004, List of references in Dead Like Me - Send in the Clown, List of references in Dead Like Me - The Ledger, List of references in Dead Like Me - Ghost Story, List of references in Dead Like Me - The Shallow End, List of references in Dead Like Me - Hurry, List of references in Dead Like Me - In Escrow, List of references in Dead Like Me - Rites of Passage, List of references in Dead Like Me - The Escape Artist, List of references in Dead Like Me - Be Still My Heart, List of references in Dead Like Me - Death Defying, List of references in Dead Like Me - Ashes to Ashes, List of references in Dead Like Me - Forget Me Not, List of references in Dead Like Me - Last Call, List of references in Dead Like Me - Always, List of references in Dead Like Me - Haunted

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Main article: Modernism Modernism is the name given to a series of movements (See Modernism) arising out of the idea that the 20th century presented a new basis for society and activity, and therefore art should adopt this new basis, however construed, as the fundamental of aesthetics. Modernism took the progressive spirit of the late 19th century, its love of rigor and of technical advancement, and unhinged it from the norms and forms of late 19th century art. To take one example, architect Frank Lloyd Wright did his drafting ...

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20th century classical music, 20th century classical music - Romantic style, 20th century classical music - Modernism, 20th century classical music - The Second Viennese School atonality and serialism, 20th century classical music - Free dissonance and experimentalism, 20th century classical music - Neoclassicism, 20th century classical music - Post-modern music, 20th century classical music - Post-modernity's birth, 20th century classical music - Minimalism, 20th century classical music - Electronic music, 20th century classical music - Jazz-influenced composition, 20th century classical music - Other

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DARE song - UK releases. Single released August 29, 2005 by Parlophone CD1 CDR6668 "DARE" (featuring Shaun Ryder) – 4:04 "Clint Eastwood" (featuring De La Soul and Bootie Brown, live at Sarm Studios, June 2005) – 5:43 CD2 CDRS6668 "DARE" (featuring Shaun Ryder) – 4:04 "Highway (Under Construction)" "DARE (Soulwax Remix)" DVD DVDR6668 See also:

DARE song, DARE song - Track listings, DARE song - UK releases, DARE song - Australian releases, DARE song - Japan release, DARE song - Music video, DARE song - Meaning of lyrics

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Male chickens are known as roosters (in the U.S., Canada and Australia), cocks, or cockerels if they are young. Female chickens are known as hens, or 'chooks' in Australasian English. Roosters can usually be differentiated from hens by their striking plumage, marked by long flowing tails and bright pointed feathers on their necks. However some breeds, such as the Sebrite, the cock only has slightly pointed neck feathers, the identification must be made by looking at the comb. Both the male and female have distinctive wattles and combs. These ...

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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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Greek literature - Poetry. Achaeus of Eretria Agathon Alcman Alcaeus Alexander Aetolus Anacreon Anser Antimachus Anyte of Tegea Apollodorus of Carystus Apollonius of Rhodes Argonautica Archilochus Arctinus Arion Aristeas Asius Bacchylides Bion Callimachus Chaeremon Choerilus Choerilus of Iasus< ...

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Greek literature, Greek literature - Ancient Greek literature, Greek literature - Poetry, Greek literature - Drama, Greek literature - Prose, Greek literature - History, Greek literature - Modern Greek literature, Greek literature - See Also

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"Bleed Like Me" is a mellow, acoustic sounding track, the centrepiece of the album of the same name. It was written and recorded at Smart Studios during the 2004 sessions for the album Bleed Like Me. Bass on "Bleed Like Me" was performed by Garbage drummer Butch Vig. "Bleed Like Me" is published by Deadarm Music/Almo Music Corp (ASCAP) and Vibecrusher Music/Irving Music, Inc (BMI). The song's full legal title is "Bleed Like Me". It is registered at ASCAP under '(Title ...

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Bleed Like Me single, Bleed Like Me single - Song Profile, Bleed Like Me single - Single Release, Bleed Like Me single - B-sides, Bleed Like Me single - Music Video, Bleed Like Me single - Remixes, Bleed Like Me single - Live Performances, Bleed Like Me single - Trivia, Bleed Like Me single - Bleed Like Me quote unquote, Bleed Like Me single - Comprehensive charts

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1896 The Devil's Castle aka Le Manoir Du Diable 1910 Edison Frankenstein 1913 Student of Prague aka Der Student von Prag 1914 The Monster of Fate aka Der Golem 1915 Life Without a Soul 1916 Homunculus Night of Terror aka Nachte des Grauens 1917 The Darling of Paris The Golem and the D ...

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List of horror films, List of horror films - Silent, List of horror films - 1930s talking, List of horror films - 1940s, List of horror films - 1950s, List of horror films - 1960s, List of horror films - 1970s, List of horror films - 1980s, List of horror films - 1990s, List of horror films - 2000s, List of horror films - External link

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The valley was first visited by whites of European origin in the 1770s. Father Francisco Garces, a Franciscan friar, is believed to have traveled the west end of the valley in 1776. Jedediah Smith came through in 1827, and John C. Fremont made a scientific observation of the valley in 1844 along with his other California explorations. Stagecoach lines came through the valley along its foothills after Fremont's visit and were the preferred way of travel before the coming of the Southern Pacific railroad in 1876. The rail service linkin ...

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Antelope Valley, Antelope Valley - Aerospace, Antelope Valley - Agriculture, Antelope Valley - Industry, Antelope Valley - Parks, Antelope Valley - People, Antelope Valley - Transportation, Antelope Valley - Major highways and roads, Antelope Valley - Rail, Antelope Valley - Air service, Antelope Valley - History, Antelope Valley - Notable people, Antelope Valley - Valley place names

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Published in 54 volumes, The Great Books of the Western World covers topics including fiction, history, poetry, natural science, mathematics, philosophy, drama, politics, religion, economics, and ethics. The first volume, titled The Great Conversation, contains an introduction and discourse on liberal education by Hutchins. The next two volumes, "The Great Ideas: A Syntopicon", were conceived by Adler as a way of emphasizing the unity of the set and, by extension, of Western thought in general. A team of indexers spent months c ...

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Great Books of the Western World, Great Books of the Western World - History, Great Books of the Western World - The works, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 1, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 2, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 3, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 4, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 5, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 6, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 7, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 8, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 9, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 10, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 11, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 12, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 13, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 14, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 15, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 16, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 17, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 18, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 19, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 20, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 21, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 22, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 23, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 24, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 25, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 26, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 27, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 28, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 29, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 30, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 31, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 32, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 33, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 34, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 35, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 36, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 37, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 38, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 39, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 40, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 41, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 42, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 43, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 44, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 45, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 46, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 47, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 48, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 49, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 50, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 51, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 52, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 53, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 54, Great Books of the Western World - Second edition, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 20, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 23, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 31, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 34, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 43, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 44, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 45, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 46, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 47, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 48, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 52, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 55, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 56, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 57, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 58, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 59, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 60, Great Books of the Western World - Criticism

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The film tells the story of a widowed clownfish named Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks). Marlin, after losing his wife, Coral, and children, in a barracuda attack sometime back, tries his best as a parent to his only remaining son Nemo. Because Nemo has a fin smaller than the other (his "lucky fin"), Marlin tries to hold his son back from all the exciting things in life, telling him the ocean isn't safe. Because of this, Nemo ventures out into open water to prove to his father that it is safe to do so. Marlin, in this case, was correct, as Ne ...

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Finding Nemo, Finding Nemo - Plot, Finding Nemo - Box Office Totals, Finding Nemo - Performers and characters, Finding Nemo - Other characters, Finding Nemo - Other Voices, Finding Nemo - Wider effects of the film, Finding Nemo - Fish featured in the film, Finding Nemo - The following species feature prominently in the film, Finding Nemo - In the tank, Finding Nemo - The Class, Finding Nemo - Cultural references

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Throughout Greek thought, there appear to be two sides to the conception of Eros; in the first, he is a primeval deity who embodies not only the force of erotic love but also the creative urge of ever-flowing nature, the first-born Light that is responsible for the coming into being and ordering of all things in the cosmos. In Hesiod's Theogony, the most famous Greek creation myth, Eros sprang forth from the primordial Chaos together with Gaia, the Earth, and Tartarus, the underworld; according to Aristophanes' play The Birds, he burg ...

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Eros mythology, Eros mythology - Conceptions of Eros, Eros mythology - Myths associated with Eros

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The longest-lived Hollywood film production company, Universal Pictures can trace its origins back to the creation in 1909 of a predecessor, the Yankee Film Company. The founder of Universal, Carl Laemmle, was an Alsatian immigrant who had settled in Wisconsin, where he managed a clothing store. Carl Laemmle partnered with Abe Stern and Julius Stern to create Universal Pictures. On a 1905 buying trip to Chicago, he was struck by the popularity of nickelodeons. One story has Laemmle watching a box office for hours, counting patrons and calcul ...

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Universal Studios, Universal Studios - History, Universal Studios - The logo, Universal Studios - List of Universal Pictures, Universal Studios - 1920s, Universal Studios - 1930s, Universal Studios - 1940s, Universal Studios - 1950s, Universal Studios - 1960s, Universal Studios - 1970s, Universal Studios - 1980s, Universal Studios - 1990s, Universal Studios - 2000s, Universal Studios - Notes on Early Partners, Universal Studios - Notes on Sources

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Socrates - Socratic method. See main article: Socratic method Perhaps his most important contribution to Western thought is his dialectic method of inquiry, known as the Socratic Method or method of elenchos, which he largely applied to the examination of key moral concepts such as the Good and Justice, concepts used constantly without any real definition. It was first described by Plato in the Socratic Dialogues. For this, Socrates is customarily regarded as the father of political philosophy and ethics or moral philosophy, and as a fountainhead of all the main t ...

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Socrates, Socrates - His character, Socrates - Trial and Death, Socrates - Philosophy, Socrates - Socratic method, Socrates - Philosophical beliefs, Socrates - Satirical playwrights, Socrates - Prose sources, Socrates - The Socratic Dialogues

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Evan Hunter - Novels. Death of a Nurse (1964) Originally published in 1964 as Murder in the Navy by Richard Martsen Cop Hater (1956) The Mugger (1956) The Pusher (1956) The Con Man (1957) Killer's Choice (1957) Killer's Payoff (1958) Lady Killer (1958) Killer's Wedge (1959) 'til Death (1959) Ki ...

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Evan Hunter, Evan Hunter - Bibliography as Evan Hunter, Evan Hunter - Novels, Evan Hunter - Short Stories, Evan Hunter - Plays, Evan Hunter - Screenplays, Evan Hunter - Teleplays, Evan Hunter - Children's Books, Evan Hunter - Autobiographical, Evan Hunter - Bibliography as Ed McBain, Evan Hunter - Novels, Evan Hunter - Bibliography Various, Evan Hunter - as Curt Cannon, Evan Hunter - as Richard Marsten, Evan Hunter - as Hunt Collins, Evan Hunter - as Ezra Hannon, Evan Hunter - as John Abbott, Evan Hunter - Complete Chronological Bibliography

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This period of Greek literature stretches the oldest surviving written works in the Greek language until the 4th century and the rise of Alexander the Great. Alfred North Whitehead once claimed that all of philosophy is but a footnote to Plato. To suggest that all of Western literature is no more than a footnote to the writings of ancient Greece is an exaggeration, but it is nevertheless true that the Greek world of thought was so far-ranging that there is scarcely an idea discussed today not already debated by the anc ...

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Ancient Greek literature, Ancient Greek literature - Classical and Pre-Classical Antiquity, Ancient Greek literature - Epic Poetry, Ancient Greek literature - Lyric Poetry, Ancient Greek literature - Tragedy, Ancient Greek literature - Comedy, Ancient Greek literature - Historiography, Ancient Greek literature - Philosophy, Ancient Greek literature - Hellenistic Age, Ancient Greek literature - Hellenistic Poetry, Ancient Greek literature - Roman Age, Ancient Greek literature - Historiography, Ancient Greek literature - Philosophy

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She was born Edith Claire Posener in Searchlight, Nevada, the daughter of Max Posener and Anna E. Levy. Whether her parents were married is unknown, but in 1901, her mother married Frank Spare and Edith was passed off as his child. Though her birth parents were Jewish, Head would claim to be a Catholic later in life. She graduated from university in 1919 and became a school teacher in Los Angeles, California. On July 25, 1923, she married Charles Head, whom she would divorce in 1936. With no experience, Head answered an adverti ...

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Edith Head, Edith Head - Biography, Edith Head - Actresses for whom Edith Head designed, Edith Head - Edith Head's Oscar Nominations

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Alfred Hitchcock - Early life. Alfred Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899, in Leytonstone, London, the second son and youngest of the three children of William Hitchcock, a greengrocer, and his wife, Emma Jane Hitchcock (nee Whelan). His family was mostly Irish Catholic. Hitchcock was sent to Catholic boarding schools in London. He has said his childhood was very lonely and sheltered. At 14, Hitchcock lost his father and left the Jesuit-run St Ignatius' College, his school at the time, to study at the School for Engineering and Navigation. After graduating, he became a draftsman ...

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Alfred Hitchcock, Alfred Hitchcock - Biography, Alfred Hitchcock - Early life, Alfred Hitchcock - Pre-war British career, Alfred Hitchcock - Hollywood, Alfred Hitchcock - Peak years and decline, Alfred Hitchcock - Themes and devices, Alfred Hitchcock - His character and its effects on his films, Alfred Hitchcock - His style of working, Alfred Hitchcock - Awards, Alfred Hitchcock - Quotations, Alfred Hitchcock - Other notes, Alfred Hitchcock - Filmography, Alfred Hitchcock - Silent films, Alfred Hitchcock - Sound films, Alfred Hitchcock - Television episodes, Alfred Hitchcock - Frequent collaborators

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Herrmann was born in New York City. His father encouraged musical activity, taking him to the opera, and encouraging him to learn the violin. After winning a $100 composition prize at the age of thirteen, he decided to concentrate on music, and went to New York University where he studied with Percy Grainger. He also studied at the Juilliard School and, at the age of twenty, formed his own orchestra, The New Chamber Orchestra of New York. In 1934, he joined the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) as a staff conductor. Within nine years ...

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Bernard Herrmann, Bernard Herrmann - Early Life and Career, Bernard Herrmann - Collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock, Bernard Herrmann - Other Works, Bernard Herrmann - Use of Electronic Instruments, Bernard Herrmann - Compositional Style and Philosophy, Bernard Herrmann - Legacy, Bernard Herrmann - Film scores, Bernard Herrmann - External link

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Pea soup - The Netherlands. Erwtensoep (pronounced "EHR-ten-soup", also called "snert") is a form of green split-pea soup emblematic of Dutch cuisine. Traditionally eaten in winter, erwtensoep has a very thick consistency, often includes pork and sausage, and is almost a stew rather than a soup. One source says "You should be able to stand a spoon upright in a good pea soup." It is customarily served with rye bread (roggebrood) and cheese or butter. The meat may be put on the rye bread and eaten with mustard. See also: Erwtensoep (Dutch Wikipedia) < ...

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Pea soup, Pea soup - Pea soup around the world, Pea soup - The Netherlands, Pea soup - Sweden and Finland, Pea soup - England and the United Kingdom, Pea soup - Canada, Pea soup - Australia, Pea soup - United States, Pea soup - Pea soup in literature and popular culture, Pea soup - Pea soup fog

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