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  1. Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
    1: [[Image:MarilynMonroe.jpg|right|frame|Marilyn Monroe]]
    12: ...e was declared a ward of the state. Gladys's best friend, Grace McKee, later Goddard, became her guard...
    15: [[Image:Pb1253.jpg|frame|right|Cover of the first issue of ''[[Playboy]...
    23: ...yn and her unique connection with the [[camera]]. From this point on, audiences were spellbound and Mo...
    36: [[Image:dmm.jpg|frame|right|Monroe and Joe DiMaggio on their wedding...
  2. Horn (instrument) (19243 bytes)
    1: [[Image:French-horn.png|right|]]
    2: ...e'' or hunting horn, and has been known as the '''French horn''' since at least 1750, although this us...
    4: ...alian language|It.]]), ''cor'' ([[French language|Fr.]]), etc.
    6: ...e typical [[playing range]] of a French horn goes from the written F at the bottom of the staff in [[b...
    12: ...ne hand was needed to play and the other could be free to guide his steed. The only way to change the...
  3. Anaxilaus (348 bytes)
    1: ...dge of [[natural science]] allowed him to produce tricks that were mistaken for magic.
  4. Coyote (4265 bytes)
    17: ...[wolf|wolves]], and the "dog" one sees scrounging from a suburban trashcan may in fact be a Coyote.
    20: ... holds low to the ground. It can be distinguished from its much larger relative, the [[Grey Wolf]], by...
    28: ...y. Both parents (and sometimes undispersed young from the previous year) help to feed the pups. Youn...
    31: ...hology|Norse God]] [[Loki]]. Despite the typical 'trickster' role, Coyote also features prominently in sev...
    34: ...rt. It is likely that the stereotype of Coyote-as-trickster helped form the basis of this protagonist.
  5. Mountain biking (7992 bytes)
    2: ...n biking''' (Mountain bicycling) is a form of [[offroad cycling]] which uses very sturdy [[bicycle]]s ...
    5: ...not take place on a mountain (a range of terrain, from remote alps to city parks) for common biking mo...
    9: Significant departure of mountain biking from established traditions in cycle racing is its f...
    11: ...f Cycling Championships for the first time in San Francisco, USA. ([http://www.usdeafsports.org/2006cy...
    17: ...al event. Riders start at intervals that can vary from 30 seconds to three minutes-depending on the st...
  6. Crossword (24761 bytes)
    12: ...ered either radially or in concentric circles. ''Free form'' crosswords have simple designs and are n...
    18: [[French language]] crosswords are smaller and not nec...
    20: ...apitalizable letter in the intersecting clue. In French-language puzzles, [[diacritic]]s are omitted ...
    27: ...o in a foreign language. For example, '''ETE''' (French for "summer") might be clued as '''"Summer, i...
    86: ...words'']created by David Andersen, uses headlines from newspapers as a part of the clue. This enables ...
  7. Halloween (18290 bytes)
    4: ...y, which used to be called "All Hallows," derived from All Hallowed Souls. In Ireland, the name was ''...
    8: ...he Dead on Halloween. The spirits supposedly rose from the dead and, in order to attract them, food wa...
    20: ... certain fictional figures like [[Dracula]] and [[Frankenstein]]'s monster. Homes are often decorated ...
    29: ... the bell and yelling "trick or treat!" (or, less frequently, "Halloween apples!") The occupants of t...
    33: Tricks play less of a role in modern Halloween, though t...
  8. Mongoose (2463 bytes)
    14: ...as well as [[Egg (biology)|egg]]s and sometimes [[fruit]]s), but they are best known for their ability...
    16: ...o they are often kept as pets to protect the home from [[vermin]]. However, they can be more destruct...
    18: ...es of a young mongoose defending his human family from murderous [[cobra_(snake)|cobra]]s.
  9. Richard Nixon (32863 bytes)
    19: .... President to have ever [[resignation|resigned]] from office. His resignation came after a loss of p...
    22: ...tive evangelical Quaker observances as refraining from drinking, dancing and swearing.
    24: ...s of two of his brothers, one from cancer and one from a childhood accident.
    28: ...nity]] that competed with the already established Franklin Society. Nixon then went on to become the ...
    30: ...[[United States Navy]]. He could have been exempt from military service because of his Quaker religion...
  10. History of dance (9081 bytes)
    10: ... first evolved in the renaissance of the 1500s in France.
    15: ...ere basically exercises in self-exaltation by the French Court.
    17: ...ost of its terminology being in [[French language|French]]), but was based heavily upon the [[Italy|It...
    19: == 18th and 19th centuries: from court dancing to Romanticism ==
    21: ...tury the ballet was to develop throughout Europe, from a courtly arrangement of moving images used as ...
  11. Yo-yo (9646 bytes)
    3: ... loop around the axle end which allows it to spin freely, or "sleep" upon reaching the string's end.
    5: It is played by tying the string's free end around the middle finger, grasping the yo-y...
    11: ...ed sharp rocks with strings attached to kill prey from trees. The development of the modern yo-yo bega...
    14: [[Image:yoyo_ca500bc.jpg|right|framed|National Museum, Athens]]The yo-yo is a truly...
    16: ...s, likely epidemic during that period of [[France|French]] history.
  12. Computer mouse (29399 bytes)
    1: ...encoding disks include light holes.<br>'''4:''' Infrared LEDs shine through the disks.<br>
    9: [[Image:firstmouseunderside.jpg|frame|The first computer mouse held by inventor [[Do...
    11: ...with spring by ''Opocentsky'', 10/76, [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3987685.html 3987685].]]
    26: ... sensor will process 1512 frames per second: each frame is a rectangular array of 18*18 [[pixels]], an...
    28: ...s in optical mouse technology comes in large part from competitive [[first-person shooter|FPS]] gamers...
  13. April Fool's Day (15510 bytes)
    4: ...l will be compensated by marriage to, or at least friendship with her.
    9: ...ing on 1 April. In [[1582]], King [[Charles IX of France]] brought in the new [[Gregorian calendar]], ...
    12: ...s of the world; it is actually the first of April from '''0000 -1200 1 April''' until '''2359 +1400 1 ...
    24: ...howing the [[Swiss]] [[harvest]]ing [[spaghetti]] from [[tree]]s. A lot of people wanted spaghetti tre...
    25: ...[[France]] after the [[French Revolution]]: see [[French Revolutionary Calendar]].
  14. Hamster (25289 bytes)
    9: {{Taxobox_infraordo_entry | taxon=[[Myodonta]]}}
    21: ... Most have expandable cheek pouches, which reach from their cheeks to their shoulders. Hamsters are s...
    28: ...o breed and keep, they are usually only available from breeders, and therefore limited to serious rode...
    30: ... rats, they are not particularly good at learning tricks but can be entertaining to watch. They are also ...
    34: ...he hamster can get its leg caught in the bars and fracture it. On the other hand, bars (the cage shoul...
  15. Australian Cattle Dog (7087 bytes)
    66: ...il|left|A young ACD at the top of a dog agility A-frame.]] </div>
    74: ...such as participating in [[dog sports]], learning tricks and practicing them daily, or other activities th...
    85: ...brief training sessions are more effective than infrequent long training sessions.
  16. Jack Russell Terrier (11452 bytes)
    75: ...ustralian Jack Russell Terrier" to distinguish it from the other forms of Jack Russell found in other ...
    82: ...zo]] stepped in for the more physically demanding tricks to spare his aging dad. Moose and Enzo also appe...
  17. Australian Shepherd (9749 bytes)
    52: ...often excels at [[dog sports]] such as [[disc dog|frisbee]] and [[dog agility]].
    63: ...ht appear to be hyperactivity in the house around fragile furnishings or involve the destruction of ya...
    67: ...he [[Pyrenees Mountains]] between [[Spain]] and [[France]].
    69: ...Collie, and Bouvier des Flandres, as well as dogs from [[Germany]] and Spain. For many centuries, [[s...
    71: ...es of hot and cold, and fields varied in altitude from sea level into the higher, rougher [[Sierra Nev...
  18. Belgian Shepherd Dog (5744 bytes)
    24: ...[herding breed]]s, they need a job to do (be it [[frisbee]] in the park, [[herding]], learning [[trick...
  19. Maltese (dog) (7842 bytes)
    52: ...e of long, silky, white hair. Adult Maltese range from roughly 3 to 10 lbs (1.4 to 4.5 kg), though [[b...
    55: ...e intelligent dogs learn quickly, and pick up new tricks and behaviours easily. Since they were bred speci...
    57: ... and will bark or may bite if animals or people infringe on their territory or are perceived as a thre...
    62: ...gular grooming is required to prevent their coats from matting. Many owners will keep their Maltese cl...
    70: The Maltese is thought to have been descended from a [[Spitz]] type dog found among the Swiss Lake...
  20. Puppet (11452 bytes)
    1: ...electronic]] guidance (such as a [[radio]] or [[infrared]] remote controller). The last method is als...
    3: ...pets are also known as '''marionettes''' from the French [[medieval]] [[passion-play]] figure attribut...
    10: ... were not in a condition of freedom were excluded from them; and, finally, all cities could not have a...
    12: ...ill one of these liquids in apparently drawing it from his mouth.
    20: ...he spectators, and of moving automatically to the front of the stage, where it exhibited in succession...

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