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  2. Mesoamerican flood myths - Wikipedia

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    In Mesoamerican myth a variety of reasons are given for the occurrence of the flood: either the world was simply very old and needed to be renewed; the humans had neglected their duty to adore the gods; or they were punished for a transgression (cannibalism, for example). Many of the modern myths included obviously Christian references such as ...

  3. Great-circle navigation - Wikipedia

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    Great-circle navigation. Great-circle navigation or orthodromic navigation (related to orthodromic course; from Ancient Greek ορθός (orthós) 'right angle', and δρόμος (drómos) 'path') is the practice of navigating a vessel (a ship or aircraft) along a great circle. Such routes yield the shortest distance between two points on the ...

  4. Great Famine of 1315–1317 - Wikipedia

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    The Great Famine of 1315–1317 (occasionally dated 1315–1322) was the first of a series of large-scale crises that struck parts of Europe early in the 14th century. Most of Europe (extending east to Poland and south to the Alps) was affected. [1] The famine caused many deaths over an extended number of years and marked a clear end to the ...

  5. Genghis Khan - Wikipedia

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    The History of Yuan, vol 121 (1370) Retreating southeast to Baljuna, an unidentified lake or river, Temüjin waited for his scattered forces to regroup: Bo'orchu had lost his horse and was forced to flee on foot, while Temüjin's badly wounded son Ögedei had been transported and tended to by Borokhula, a leading warrior. Temüjin called in every possible ally and swore a famous oath of ...

  6. Philip Daileader - Wikipedia

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    Philip Daileader. Philip Daileader is a professor of history at The College of William & Mary in Virginia. He was born in Queens, New York, on October 25, 1968, and grew up in Central Islip, New York. He attended St. Anthony's High School in Smithtown and then South Huntington, New York.

  7. Great Seal of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Great Seal on the reverse of the United States one-dollar bill. The Great Seal very quickly became a popular symbol of the country. It inspired both the flag of North Dakota and that of the US Virgin Islands (adopted in 1911 and 1921, respectively). Combined with the heraldic tradition of artistic freedom so long as the particulars of the ...

  8. Chinese famine of 1906–1907 - Wikipedia

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    A beggar on the street in circa 1907. [1] The Chinese famine of 1906–1907 struck the middle and lower course of Huai River in Qing Dynasty from Autumn 1906 to Spring 1907, administratively in northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu provinces. [3] This Chinese famine was directly caused by the 1906 China floods (April–October 1906), which hit ...

  9. List of golf courses in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Greater London. Brent Valley Golf Club - Hanwell. Hounslow Heath Golf Club - Hounslow. London Scottish Golf Club - Wimbledon. Richmond Golf Club - Petersham. Richmond Park Golf Club - Roehampton [9] Riverside Golf Club - Eltham. Roehampton Club - Roehampton [10] Royal Mid Surrey Golf Club - Richmond.

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