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  2. J. K. Rowling - Wikipedia

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    Joanne Rowling CH OBE FRSL ( / ˈroʊlɪŋ / ROH-ling; [1] born 31 July 1965), known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She wrote Harry Potter, a seven-volume fantasy series published from 1997 to 2007. The series has sold over 600 million copies, been translated into 84 languages, and spawned a global media ...

  3. Indus script - Wikipedia

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    The Indus script, also known as the Harappan script and the Indus Valley Script, is a corpus of symbols produced by the Indus Valley Civilisation.Most inscriptions containing these symbols are extremely short, making it difficult to judge whether or not they constituted a writing system used to record a Harappan language, any of which are yet to be identified.

  4. List of Internet top-level domains - Wikipedia

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    Video production & media companies, videographers, video editors, script writers, & producers, streaming video sites services, creative agencies — Identity Digital: Yes: Yes .villas: International real estate brokers/agents, international travel agencies, resources & services, travel writers & bloggers, traditional “classified” sites —

  5. Elephant - Wikipedia

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    It is attested in Mycenaean Greek as e-re-pa (genitive e-re-pa-to) in Linear B syllabic script. As in Mycenaean Greek, Homer used the Greek word to mean ivory, but after the time of Herodotus, it also referred to the animal. The word elephant appears in Middle English as olyfaunt (c. 1300) and was borrowed from Old French oliphant (12th century).

  6. Muhammad - Wikipedia

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    Muhammad [a] ( / moʊˈhɑːməd /; Arabic: مُحَمَّد, romanized :Muḥammad [mʊˈħæm.mæd]; c. 570 – 8 June 632 CE) [b] was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. [c] According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Abraham ...

  7. Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Hinduism is the world's third-largest religion, with approximately 1.20 billion followers, or around 15% of the global population, known as Hindus. [16] [web 2] [web 3] It is the most widely professed faith in India, [17] Nepal, Mauritius, and in Bali, Indonesia. [18]

  8. Greek alphabet - Wikipedia

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    The symbol ϑ ("script theta") is a cursive form of theta (θ), frequent in handwriting, and used with a specialized meaning as a technical symbol. The symbol ϰ ("kappa symbol") is a cursive form of kappa (κ), used as a technical symbol. The symbol ϖ ("variant pi") is an archaic script form of pi (π), also used as a technical symbol.

  9. Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Wikipedia

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    Box office. $481.8 million [4] Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 American science fiction action film directed by Rupert Wyatt and written by the writing team of Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. [3] [6] [8] It is a reboot of the Planet of the Apes film series and its seventh installment overall. [9] The film stars James Franco, Freida Pinto ...