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  2. Galium aparine - Wikipedia

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    Galium scaberrimum Vahl ex Hornem. Galium uliginosum Thunb. nom. illeg. Rubia aparine (L.) Baill. Galium aparine, with common names including cleavers, clivers, catchweed, robin-run-the-hedge, goosegrass ,and sticky willy, is an annual, herbaceous plant of the family Rubiaceae .

  3. Bozo the Clown - Wikipedia

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    Bozo the Clown, sometimes billed as "Bozo, The World's Most Famous Clown", is a clown character created for children's entertainment, widely popular in the second half of the 20th century. He was introduced in the United States in 1946, and to television in 1949, later appearing in franchised television programs of which he was the host, where ...

  4. The Big Comfy Couch - Wikipedia

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    The Big Comfy Couch (Le Monde de Loonette [English: The World of Loonette or Loonette's World] when broadcast in Quebec, France and Belgium and El sofa de la imaginación [English: The Couch of Imagination] when broadcast in Latin America and Spain) is a Canadian children's television series, which is about a clown named Loonette and her doll Molly who solve everyday problems on their ...

  5. Clown - Wikipedia

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    A clown is a person who performs comedy and arts in a state of open-mindedness using physical comedy, typically while wearing distinct makeup or costuming and reversing folkway-norms. The art of performing as a clown is known as clowning or buffoonery, and the term "clown" may be used synonymously with predecessors like jester, buffoon, joker ...

  6. Joseph Grimaldi - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Grimaldi (18 December 1778 – 31 May 1837) [1] was an English actor, comedian and dancer, who became the most popular British entertainer of the Regency era. [2] In the early 19th century, he expanded the role of Clown in the harlequinade that formed part of British pantomimes, notably at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and the Sadler's ...

  7. 2016 clown sightings - Wikipedia

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    The 2016 clown sightings were a case of mass hysteria fuelled by reports of people disguised as evil clowns in incongruous settings, such as near forests and schools. The incidents were reported in the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and subsequently in other countries and territories starting during August 2016.

  8. Ray Rayner - Wikipedia

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    Ray Rayner (born Raymond M. Rahner; July 23, 1919 – January 21, 2004) was an American television presenter, actor and author. He was a staple of Chicago children's television in the 1960s and 1970s on WGN-TV .

  9. Hoopla Doopla! - Wikipedia

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    Premise. Hoopla Doopla! details the daily lives of six residents of Hoopla. Jango is a street sweeper and clown; Ziggy is a magician who owns a shop; Bop, a mechanic and strongman, tries to fix broken devices; Squidgie, a contortionist, grows various plants in a garden; Mimi cooks for the townsfolk while juggling and Zap is an acrobat who delivers packages to the residents.