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  2. List of emoticons - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of emoticons or textual portrayals of a writer's moods or facial expressions in the form of icons. Originally, these icons consisted of ASCII art, and later, Shift JIS art and Unicode art. In recent times, graphical icons, both static and animated, have joined the traditional text-based emoticons; these are commonly known as emoji.

  3. Swastika - Wikipedia

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    The Falun Gong qigong movement uses a symbol that features a large swastika surrounded by four smaller (and rounded) ones, interspersed with yin-and-yang symbols. Heathenry. The swastika is a holy symbol in neopagan Germanic Heathenry, along with the hammer of Thor and runes. This tradition – which is found in Scandinavia, Germany, and ...

  4. Taegeuk - Wikipedia

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    Taegeuk ( Korean : 태극; Hanja : 太極, Korean pronunciation: [tʰɛgɯk̚]) is a Sino-Korean term meaning "supreme ultimate", although it can also be translated as "great polarity / duality". [1] [2] The term and its overall concept is derived from the Chinese Taiji, popularised in the west as the Yin and Yang. The symbol was chosen for the ...

  5. Mormon cricket 'sludge' causes crashes in Nevada - AOL

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    Marlene Lenthang and Angela Yang. Updated May 28, 2024 at 11:14 PM. Authorities in Nevada are warning drivers to be cautious after Mormon cricket “sludge” caused several crashes over the weekend.

  6. Surabaya bombings - Wikipedia

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    The 2018 Surabaya bombings were a series of terrorist attacks that initially occurred on 13 May 2018 in three churches in Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia and the capital of East Java province. The explosions occurred at Immaculate Saint Mary Catholic Church ( Gereja Katolik Santa Maria Tak Bercela, SMTB) on Ngagel Madya Street ...

  7. Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi - Wikipedia

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    Empress Wuming. Emperor Wenxuan of (Northern) Qi ( (北)齊文宣帝) (526–559), personal name Gao Yang (高洋, Wade–Giles: Kao Yang ), courtesy name Zijin (子進), Xianbei name Hounigan (侯尼干), was the founding emperor of the Northern Qi dynasty of China. He was the second son of the Eastern Wei 's paramount general Gao Huan ...

  8. Metallography - Wikipedia

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    Metallography. Metallography is the study of the physical structure and components of metals, by using microscopy . Ceramic and polymeric materials may also be prepared using metallographic techniques, hence the terms ceramography, plastography and, collectively, materialography.

  9. The Scream - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    The Scream (Norwegian: Skrik) is the popular name given to each of four versions of a composition, created as both paintings and pastels, by the Expressionist artist Edvard Munch.