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  • Thumbnail for Turban
    A turban (from Persian دوربند‌, durband; via Middle French turbant) is a type of headwear based on cloth winding. Featuring many variations, it is worn...
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  • Thumbnail for Observance of Christmas by country
    The observance of Christmas around the world varies by country. The day of Christmas, and in some cases the day before and the day after, are recognized...
    227 KB (27,860 words) - 00:46, 3 August 2024
  • Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. According to the ISO 8601 international standard, it is the fourth day of the week. In countries...
    22 KB (2,456 words) - 22:13, 14 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Flaying
    Flaying is a method of slow and painful torture and/or execution in which skin is removed from the body. Generally, an attempt is made to keep the removed...
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  • Thumbnail for Harvest festival
    A harvest festival is an annual celebration that occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region. Given the differences in climate and crops...
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  • Thumbnail for Current state of polygamy in the Latter Day Saint movement
    Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, privately taught and practiced polygamy. After Smith's death in 1844, the church he established...
    40 KB (4,357 words) - 03:41, 26 July 2024
  • The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (HAMA) was enacted in India in 1956 as part of the Hindu Code Bills. The other legislations enacted during this...
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  • Thumbnail for Phillips, Craig and Dean
    Phillips, Craig and Dean (rendered as Phillips, Craig & Dean on albums) is a contemporary Christian music trio composed of pastors Randy Phillips, Shawn...
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  • Thumbnail for Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral
    Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral is a Catholic church located in Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, southern Spain. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese...
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  • Los Angeles Baptist High School (LAB) was a Baptist, private, coeducational day school located in North Hills, California with approximately 848 students...
    13 KB (1,610 words) - 21:17, 20 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Frantoio
    Frantoio and Leccino cultivars are the principal raw material for Italian olive oils from Tuscany. Frantoio is fruity, with a stronger aftertaste than...
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  • Thumbnail for Welsh Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles)
    Welsh Presbyterian Church was a bilingual Welsh/English congregation in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, founded in 1888 and dissolved...
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  • Thumbnail for Church of San Pedro Apóstol (Camarma de Esteruelas)
    The Church of San Pedro Apóstol (Spanish: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro Apóstol) is a church located in Camarma de Esteruelas, Spain. It was declared...
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  • Thumbnail for Church of San Salvador (Cifuentes)
    The Church of San Salvador (Spanish: Iglesia de San Salvador) is a church located in Cifuentes, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1991...
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  • Thumbnail for Sanctuary of Carbayu
    Santuario del Carbayu is a church in Asturias, Spain. The present Baroque-style church was built in the 18th century to replace an earlier romanesque temple...
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  • Thumbnail for Church of Santa María de la Varga
    The Church of Santa María de la Varga (Spanish: Iglesia de Santa María de la Varga) is a former church located in Uceda, Spain. It was declared Bien de...
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  • Thumbnail for Church of Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza
    The Church of Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza (Spanish: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza) is an 18th-century, Roman Catholic parish...
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  • Thumbnail for Chapel of the Holy Well
    48°14′50.53″N 17°4′0.75″E / 48.2473694°N 17.0668750°E / 48.2473694; 17.0668750 Chapel of the Holy well is a chapel located in Marianka, Slovakia. Rotunda...
    2 KB (214 words) - 10:36, 15 November 2018