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  • Canada Company

    Canada Company

    The Canada Company was a private British land development company that was established to aid in the colonization of a large part of Upper Canada. It was incorporated by royal charter on August 19,

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  • James Shoolbred

    James Shoolbred

    James Shoolbred and Company was a draper and later a department store, located on Tottenham Court Road, London.Illustrations from the James Shoolbred & Company's 1876 catalogueJames Shoolbred a

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  • Brown dipper

    Brown dipper

    The brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii), also known as Pallas's dipper, Asian dipper or the Asiatic dipper, is an aquatic songbird found in the mountains of the east Palearctic. It is a thrush-like bir

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  • Hyperpalatable food

    Hyperpalatable food

    Hyperpalatable food (HPF) combines high levels of fat, sugar, sodium, and/or carbohydrates to trigger the brain's reward system, encouraging excessive eating. The concept of hyperpalatability is fo

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  • Aperture priority

    Aperture priority

    Aperture priority, often abbreviated A or Av (for aperture value) on a camera mode dial, is a mode on some cameras that allows the user to set a specific aperture value (f-number) while the camera

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  • Bowery Theatre

    Bowery Theatre

    The Bowery Theatre was a playhouse on the Bowery on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City. Although it was founded by rich families to compete with the upscale Park Theatre, the Bowery sa

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  • Sexenio Absolutista

    Sexenio Absolutista

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  • Metric tons

    Metric tons

    The tonne (/t ʌ n / or /t ɒ n / ; symbol: t) is a unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms. It is a non-SI unit accepted for use with SI. It is also referred to as a metric ton in the United States to

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  • Caisson lock

    Caisson lock

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  • Vadstena Abbey

    Vadstena Abbey

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