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  2. Voyages of Christopher Columbus - Wikipedia

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    In response to the need for a new route to Asia, by the 1480s, Christopher and his brother Bartholomew had developed a plan to travel to the Indies (then construed roughly as all of southern and eastern Asia) by sailing directly west across what was believed to be the singular "Ocean Sea," the Atlantic Ocean.

  3. The Take (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    The Take is a four-part British television crime drama series, adapted by Neil Biswas from the novel by Martina Cole, that first broadcast on Sky1 on 17 June 2009. Directed by David Drury, The Take follows the activities of criminal sociopath Freddie Jackson (), who has recently been released from prison, only to find that his cousin Jimmy (Shaun Evans) is attempting to make a name for himself ...

  4. List of former state routes in Ohio (354–568) - Wikipedia

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    SR 512 was a state route in Newark that existed from 1937 until 1959. [15] [34] Prior to 1937, SR 16 entered downtown Newark from the west on Granville Street staying to the north of the Raccoon Creek. [19] In 1937, SR 512 was assigned on a straighter route into Newark via Church Street, crossing the creek twice. [15]

  5. Cape Route - Wikipedia

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    Thereby, the Cape Route became even less important, although it still is an alternative secondary route if the Suez Canal is somehow disrupted (for example, during the 2021 Suez Canal obstruction), or to avoid paying fees for crossing the canal if it is economically advantageous to do so.

  6. Curiosity: What's Inside the Cube? - Wikipedia

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    Curiosity was a multiplayer social experiment.The game setting was a featureless and minimalist white room in the middle of which floated a giant cube made of billions of smaller cubes ("cubelets") and white, floating text across each layer, usually topic related (hashtag, notifications etc.), with small messages.

  7. The Root (magazine) - Wikipedia

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    The Root 100 is the magazine's annual "list of the 100 most important black influencers between the ages of 25 and 45." [11] This list has been published since 2011, when it began ranking honorees using an influence score that resulted from a mathematical formula developed by scholar Omar Wasow. [12]

  8. County Route 512 (New Jersey) - Wikipedia

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    CR 512 intersects CR 657 and passes the entrance to the Summit station on New Jersey Transit's Morris & Essex Lines before turning more to the southeast. The route curves to the northeast and passes through residential neighborhoods. CR 512 comes to its eastern terminus at an interchange with Route 24, with access to Route 124 and CR 527. [1] [5]

  9. Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli - Wikipedia

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    Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli begins as Mario Puzo's novel is adapted into a screenplay for Paramount Pictures. Exploring the casting, filming, and location scouting, this book explores filmmaking. The Italian Mafia, trying to control their depiction in the film, put pressure on the filmmakers.