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  2. Text messaging - Wikipedia

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    A text message conversation on an iPhone. Text messaging, or texting, is the act of composing and sending electronic messages, typically consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters, between two or more users of mobile phones, tablet computers, smartwatches, desktops / laptops, or another type of compatible computer.

  3. Landslide - Wikipedia

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    The Mameyes Landslide, in the Mameyes neighborhood of barrio Portugués Urbano in Ponce, Puerto Rico, was caused by extensive accumulation of rains and, according to some sources, lightning. It buried more than 100 homes. The landslide at Surte in Sweden, 1950. It was a quick clay slide that killed one person.

  4. List of musical instruments - Wikipedia

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  5. List of socialist states - Wikipedia

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    One-party Maoist [nb 8] socialist state. Founded in 1989, Wa State is governed by the United Wa State Party, a Maoist and Wa nationalist party, reported to have good relations and a close connection with the Communist Party of China. [27] Zapatista autonomous territory.

  6. "Hello, World!" program - Wikipedia

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    A "Hello, World!" program is generally a simple computer program that emits (or displays) to the screen (often the console) a message similar to "Hello, World!". A small piece of code in most general-purpose programming languages, this program is used to illustrate a language's basic syntax. A "Hello, World!"

  7. Mia Farrow - Wikipedia

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    Farrow (far left) with her family, 1950. Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow [2] was born February 9, 1945, [3][4] in Los Angeles, California, the third child and eldest daughter of Australian film director John Farrow and his second wife, the Irish actress Maureen O'Sullivan. She is one of seven children, with older brothers Michael Damien ...

  8. List of metropolitan areas in Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    1,992,000. Although Semarang metropolitan area is the fourth most populous in Indonesia, it actually comprises a significant portion of rural areas. Semarang's urban population is much smaller than Medan. 6. Makassar. 178. 1,952,000. Makassar is the largest urban area outside of Java and Sumatra. The urban area is known as Makassar metropolitan ...

  9. Calculator - Wikipedia

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    A modern scientific calculator with an LCD. An electronic calculator is typically a portable electronic device used to perform calculations, ranging from basic arithmetic to complex mathematics. The first solid-state electronic calculator was created in the early 1960s. Pocket-sized devices became available in the 1970s, especially after the ...