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  2. Cinnabar - Wikipedia

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    Though people in ancient South America often used cinnabar for art, or processed it into refined mercury (as a means to gild silver and gold to objects), the toxic properties of mercury were well known. It was dangerous to those who mined and processed cinnabar; it caused shaking, loss of sense, and death.

  3. Deinococcus radiodurans - Wikipedia

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    Deinococcus radiodurans is capable of withstanding an acute dose of 5,000 grays (Gy), or 500,000 rad, of ionizing radiation with almost no loss of viability, and an acute dose of 12,000 grays with 10% survivability. [13][14][15][16] A dose of 5,000 Gy is estimated to introduce several dozens double-strand breaks (DSBs) into the organism's DNA: given the estimated rate of 0.005 DSB/Gy/Mbp, the ...

  4. Nashville, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    Nashville is sometimes referred to as the " Athens of the South" due to the large number of educational institutions. [14] The city is also a major center for the healthcare, [15] publishing, [16] banking, [17] automotive, [18] and technology [19] industries.

  5. List of intelligence agencies - Wikipedia

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    Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCCPC) International Department (ID) United Front Work Department (UFWD) People's Liberation Army (PLA) Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission (JSDCMC) Intelligence Bureau of the Joint Staff Department (IBJSD) Ministry of Public Security (MPS) Ministry of State Security (MSS)

  6. Eric Cartman - Wikipedia

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    Eric Theodore Cartman, commonly referred to by just his surname Cartman, [1] is a fictional character in the adult animated sitcom South Park, created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. He is voiced by Parker, and is one of the series' four main characters, alongside Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Kenny McCormick. He first appeared with the name Kenny in the short film The Spirit of Christmas ...

  7. Mursi people - Wikipedia

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    They principally reside in the Debub Omo Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State, close to the border with South Sudan. According to the 2007 national census, there are 11,500 Mursi, 848 of whom live in urban areas; of the total number, 92.25% live in the South Ethiopia Regional State.

  8. Street Fighter - Wikipedia

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    Street Fighter[a] is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting games developed and published by Capcom. The first game in the series was released in 1987, followed by the other six main games in the series, various spin-offs and crossovers, and numerous appearances in other media. Its best-selling 1991 release, Street Fighter II, established many of the conventions of the one ...

  9. Zulu language - Wikipedia

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    Zulu (/ ˈzuːluː / ZOO-loo), or isiZulu as an endonym, is a Southern Bantu language of the Nguni branch spoken in, and indigenous to, Southern Africa with about 13.56 million native speakers, who primarily inhabit the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. [3]