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Magnum Vaeltaja 
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Eddington, Arthur
English astronomer whose theoretical and observational work made crucial early contributions to Einstein's theory of General Relativity.
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when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents
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Atkingani
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Francis of Assisi
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Guigo
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Dennis Gabor (1900-1979), Hungarian-British electrical engineer, physicist, and inventor of holography. 
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i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
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Tuzvihar
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Henry VIII - King of England (1509 - 1547)
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"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."
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Tapfret
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Ignatious of Loyola (Saint)
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John Plantagenet (1166-1216), king of England from 1199 until his death. Nicknamed "John Lackland".
Although despised by many historians and the people in general, he gave England the Magna Carta.  Edited by Atkingani - March 07 2017 at 13:37 |
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Atavachron
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Jackie Kennedy
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy
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Atavachron
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy
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Nicholas of Myra, aka Santa Claus. (270 AD - 343 AD)
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George Orwell
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy
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Pascal, Blaise (1623-1662). French mathematician, writer and philosopher.
The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.
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Don Quixote, as illustrated by the great French engraver Gustav Doré
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy
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Peter Mark Roget Invented that book with the words that are different words for the words you are using when you can't think f a new word. 
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Atkingani
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Saladin (1137-1193), Kurdish ruler of Syria and Egypt.
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Magnum Vaeltaja
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Torricelli, Evangelista
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when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents
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Atkingani
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U Thant (1909-1974), 3rd Secretary General of the United Nations. Country: Burma (Myanmar).
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Tapfret
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Van de Graff, Robert J
Invented Prog.  Edited by Tapfret - March 07 2017 at 23:55 |
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William of Orange (1533-1584), founder of the Netherlands
 Note: The name William of Orange is applied to stadholder William III, who was also King William III of the UK.
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Atavachron
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Xao Shui Mu Chinese philosopher I just made up.
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy
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