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^ very interesting.
Portuguese has specific sounds for LH, NH, CH, Ã and Õ but they are not included in the alphabet. You have to go to L-N-C-A-O to find them. English does the same with its TH, found in the letter T.

Talking about Finland.

Alvar Aalto (1896 - 1976).
Finnish architect, a giant in his field of knowledge.

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	^ very interesting. Portuguese has specific sounds for LH, NH, CH, Ã and Õ but they are not included in the alphabet. You have to go to L-N-C-A-O to find them. English does the same with its TH, found in the letter T. Talking about Finland. Alvar Aalto (1896 - 1976). Finnish architect, a giant in his field of knowledge.
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	Walter Cronkite (1916 - 2009) American broadcast journalist


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	Dumbo.
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	Mr. Ed Talking horse


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	Falstaff, a fictional character appearing in several Shakespeare's plays. Painting by Eduard von Grützner.
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	The Groke , character from the Moomintroll books '''' ''The Groke is an ominous creature whose frightening presence scares everyone wherever she goes. She turns up uninvited and rarely says anything. A chilly aura surrounds the Groke and the ground freezes beneath her. Little is known about the Groke’s life, as she likes no one and no one really likes her. Usually, she simply stares threateningly with her round eyes and disappears as soon as she gets what she came for. Although the Moomins fear the Groke, they also pity her desperate loneliness.'' Edited by Cosmiclawnmower - March 15 2018 at 16:18


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	Benny Hill Comedian
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	Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1867- 1957 American writer best known for her 'little House on the Prairie' trilogy based on her childhood growing up in a settler and pioneer family.


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	Jethro, biblical character. Father of Zipporah, father-in-law of Moses.
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	Bill Kreutzmann Drummer, Grateful Dead Edited by Atavachron - March 17 2018 at 03:58
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	Leprechaun. A character in the Irish folklore.
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	Naguib Mahfouz (1911 - 2006) Egyptian novelist. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 1988 and as such the only Nobel Prize winner in the Arab world (if we count out the unworthy Nobel Peace Prize)


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	Odin, the most revered god in the Norse mythology. Also revered with different names in other mythologies.
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	Just to make this thread going: Pythagoras (570 BC - 495 BC).
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	Quetzalcoatl (the feathered Serpent) important deity who appears in Mayan and Aztec religions and cultures in various forms throughout Mesoamerican history.


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	Salman Rushdie (b. 1947) British novelist


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	Michio Suzuki (1887 - 1982). Founder of Suzuki Corporation (Japan).
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