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  2. Art Fund - Wikipedia

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    Art Fund (formerly the National Art Collections Fund) is an independent membership-based British charity, which raises funds to aid the acquisition of artworks for the nation. It gives grants and acts as a channel for many gifts and bequests, as well as lobbying on behalf of museums and galleries and their users.

  3. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks

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    Typographical symbols and punctuation marks are marks and symbols used in typography with a variety of purposes such as to help with legibility and accessibility, or to identify special cases. This list gives those most commonly encountered with Latin script. For a far more comprehensive list of symbols and signs, see List of Unicode characters.

  4. List of papal tiaras in existence - Wikipedia

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    He had quashed a proposal by Lyon Catholics to raise funds for a tiara in 1878. [18] 15 Austrian Tiara 1894 A gift from Kaiser Franz Joseph I of Austria. [19] 16 Golden Tiara 1903 Presented by Cardinal Pietro Respighi on behalf of the world's Catholics to commemorate the Pope Leo XIII's silver jubilee as pope. [20] [21] 17 Tiara of Pope Pius X 1908

  5. Bullet (typography) - Wikipedia

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    In typography, a bullet or bullet point, •, is a typographical symbol or glyph used to introduce items in a list. For example: • Item 1 • Item 2 • Item 3. The bullet symbol may take any of a variety of shapes, such as circular, square, diamond or arrow. Typical word processor software offers a wide selection of shapes and colors.

  6. List of traded commodities - Wikipedia

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    List of 15 largest global commodities trading companies. Vitol. Glencore International AG. Trafigura. Cargill. Salam Investment. Archer Daniels Midland. Gunvor (company)

  7. Great Seal of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States Centennial in 1876 had renewed interest in national symbols, and articles appeared noting the irregularities in the 1841 seal. [14] However, when it came time to replace the worn 1841 die, the Department of State kept the same design. The new die was engraved by Herman Baumgarten of Washington, D.C.

  8. List of symbols - Wikipedia

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    Hazard symbols; List of mathematical constants (typically letters and compound symbols) Glossary of mathematical symbols; List of physical constants (typically letters and compound symbols) List of common physics notations (typically letters used as variable names in equations) Rod of Asclepius / Caduceus as a symbol of medicine

  9. National Adult Reading Test - Wikipedia

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    There are two versions of the NART devised for use in North America; both feature a modified word list and re-standardization of predicted IQ. The NART-R, published in 1989, was designed for use in the United States and Canada. [5] [6] NART-R comprises an extended list of 61 words chosen to have irregular pronunciations in North American English.