Nikolai Kulikovsky

Nikolai Alexandrovich Kulikovsky was the second husband of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia. Olga wanted to divorce her first ...
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The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film)

The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1961 horror film in Panavision and Pathécolor directed by Roger Corman. The screenplay ...
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Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal

The Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal is a disused canal in Greater Manchester, England. It was built to link Bolton ...
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John, King of England

John was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most ...
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M-553 (Michigan highway)

M-553 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It connects M-35 ...
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Ballot

First use of paper ballots to conduct an election appears to have been in Rome in 139 BC. In ancient ...
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Abdul Karim (the Munshi)

Mohammed Abdul Karim CIE CVO was an Indian attendant of Queen Victoria. He served her during the final 14 years ...
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Persuasion (1995 film)

Persuasion is a 1995 period drama film directed by Roger Michell and based on Jane Austen’s 1817 novel of the ...
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M-185 (Michigan highway)

M-185 is a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan. It circles Mackinac Island, a popular tourist destination ...
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James II of England

James II and VII was King of England and Ireland as James II, and King of Scotland as James VII, ...
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