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  2. Dakar Rally - Wikipedia

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    The race originated in December 1977, a year after Thierry Sabine got lost in the Ténéré desert whilst competing in the 1975 "Rallye Côte-Côte" between Abidjan and Nice [5] and decided that the desert would be a good location for a regular rally, on the lines of the 1974 London–Sahara–Munich World Cup Rally, the first automobile race ...

  3. List of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episodes - Wikipedia

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    Original Air Date [13] 304 1 All Kinds of Meat: Alewife Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland: January 1, 2016 Carving Room Washington, D.C. Spice Island Grill Colorado Springs, Colorado: 305 2 Triple D "All Stars" Tacopocalypse Des Moines, Iowa: January 3, 2016 Aristo's (Closed) Salt Lake City, Utah: Sakaya Kitchen Miami, Florida: Chef Lou's Westside ...

  4. Pigeon-shooting - Wikipedia

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    Pigeon shooting is a type of live bird wing shooting competition. Traditionally, there are two types of competition: box birds and columbaire. In box birds, the pigeons are held in a mechanical device that releases them when the shooter calls out. In columbaire, the birds are hand thrown by a person when called upon. The pigeons are bred for speed.

  5. Gulf War - Wikipedia

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    The coalition's efforts against Iraq were carried out in two key phases: Operation Desert Shield, which marked the military buildup from August 1990 to January 1991; and Operation Desert Storm, which began with the aerial bombing campaign against Iraq on 17 January 1991 and came to a close with the American-led liberation of Kuwait on 28 ...

  6. Darwin Triple Crown - Wikipedia

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    The Darwin Triple Crown (formally known as the Betr Darwin Triple Crown) is an annual motor racing event for Supercars, held at Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin, Northern Territory. The event has been a regular part of the Supercars Championship—and its previous incarnations, the Australian Touring Car Championship , Shell Championship Series ...

  7. Balanites aegyptiaca - Wikipedia

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    The Balanites aegyptiaca tree reaches 10 m (33 ft) in height with a generally narrow form. The branches have long, straight green spines arranged in spirals. The dark green compound leaves grow out of the base of the spines [7] and are made up of two leaflets which are variable in size and shape. [9]

  8. Date palm - Wikipedia

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    Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as the date palm, [2] is a flowering-plant species in the palm family Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit called dates.The species is widely cultivated across northern Africa, the Middle East, the Horn of Africa, Australia, South Asia, and the desert regions of Southern California in the United States. [3]

  9. Homing pigeon - Wikipedia

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    A messenger pigeon on a house roof A group of homing pigeons in flight A modern day racing pigeon wearing an electronic timing ring. The homing pigeon is a variety of domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica), selectively bred for its ability to find its way home over extremely long distances.