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  2. Elvis Presley - Wikipedia

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    Elvis Presley. /  35.04611°N 90.02306°W  / 35.04611; -90.02306. Elvis Aaron Presley [a] (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Known as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.

  3. Peter Waldo - Wikipedia

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    Peter Waldo ( / ˈwɔːldoʊ, ˈwɒl -/; [1] c. 1140 – c. 1205; also Valdo, Valdes, Waldes; French: Pierre Vaudès, de Vaux, Latin: Petrus Waldus, Valdus) [2] [3] was the leader of the Waldensians, a Christian spiritual movement of the Middle Ages . The tradition that his first name was "Peter" can only be traced back to the fourteenth century.

  4. Netflix - Wikipedia

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    Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service.The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple languages.

  5. Age of Enlightenment - Wikipedia

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    The Age of Enlightenment (also the Age of Reason and the Enlightenment) was the intellectual and philosophical movement that occurred in Europe in the 17th and the 18th centuries.

  6. Napoleon - Wikipedia

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    Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; [1] [b] 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French emperor and military commander who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. He was the leader of the French Republic as First Consul ...

  7. Ammonia - Wikipedia

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    Ammonia is an inorganic chemical compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula N H 3.A stable binary hydride and the simplest pnictogen hydride, ammonia is a colourless gas with a distinctive pungent smell.

  8. Bill Gates - Wikipedia

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    Bill Gates. William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and writer best known for co-founding the software giant Microsoft, along with his childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and ...

  9. Chernobyl disaster - Wikipedia

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    The Chernobyl disaster [a] began on 26 April 1986 with the explosion of the No. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR, close to the border with the Byelorussian SSR, in the Soviet Union. [1] It is one of only two nuclear energy accidents rated at seven—the maximum severity ...