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  2. Île-de-France - Wikipedia

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    The Île-de-France (/ ˌ iː l d ə ˈ f r ɒ̃ s /; French: [il də fʁɑ̃s] ⓘ; lit. ' Island of France ') is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. [1]

  3. Seven deadly sins - Wikipedia

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    The Worship of Mammon (1909) by Evelyn De Morgan. In the words of Henry Edward Manning, avarice "plunges a man deep into the mire of this world, so that he makes it to be his god". [19] As defined outside Christian writings, greed is an inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than one needs, especially with respect to material wealth. [28]

  4. Castellfollit de la Roca - Wikipedia

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    Castellfollit de la Roca (Catalan pronunciation: [kəsˌteʎfuˈʎid də lə ˈrɔkə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Garrotxa, in the Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The urban area is bordered by the confluence of the Fluvià and Toronell rivers, between which the town's basalt cliff rises.

  5. David de Gea - Wikipedia

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    David de Gea Quintana (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈβið ðe ˈxea kinˈtana] ⓘ; born 7 November 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Fiorentina.

  6. Leonardo da Vinci - Wikipedia

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    Leonardo Da Vinci's baptism record. Leonardo da Vinci, properly named Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci [b] ("Leonardo, son of ser Piero from Vinci"), [9] [10] [c] was born on 15 April 1452 in, or close to, the Tuscan hill town of Vinci, 20 miles from Florence.

  7. Monkey King - Wikipedia

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    AKA Means of the Spirit Leaving the Body (Chinese: 出神的手段; pinyin: Chūshén de Shǒuduàn); essentially the ability of astral projection. Body-Fixing Method (Chinese: 定身法; pinyin: Dìngshēn Fǎ): A spell that lets the Monkey King freeze humans, gods, and spirits alike in place, for up to a full day's worth of time.

  8. 2004 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    The 2004 United States presidential election was the 55th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004.The Republican ticket of incumbent President George W. Bush and his running mate incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney was re-elected to a second term.

  9. History of the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1539, Hernando de Soto extensively explored the Southeast, [28] and a year later Francisco Coronado explored from Arizona to central Kansas in search of gold. [28] Escaped horses from Coronado's party spread over the Great Plains, and the Plains Indians mastered horsemanship within a few generations. [5]