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Luís de la Penha

Luís de la Penha , was a Portuguese occultist who was executed for sorcery by the Portuguese Inquisition for having called upon Satan. He was a professional fortune teller and folk healer and performed alleged magical ceremonies and incantations to Satan for money. He was very successful in his trade, was able to stop working as a craftsman and was widely rumoured for his abilities.

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2001 African Judo Championships

The 2001 African Judo Championships were organized by the African Judo Union in Tripoli, Libya from 6 Nov 2001 to 9 Nov 2001.

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Glacial archaeology

Glacial archaeology, or ice patch archaeology, is a new field in which artifacts emerge through melting ice as a result of climate change. These artifacts are usually well-preserved (due to their encasement in ice), but decay quickly once exposed to the elements. One of the first such discoveries was made by hikers in 1991, with Ötzi.

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Paul Mauch

Paul Mauch was a German international footballer.

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Kuhnhenn Brewing Company

The Kuhnhenn Brewing Company is a small microbrewery, winery and meadery in Warren, Michigan, United States. They have several beers rated in the top 100 in the world on beeradvocate.com and ratebeer.com. The business was established in 1998, but did not open its doors until 2001, by owners and brewers, the brothers Bret and Eric Kuhnhenn.

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Susan E. W. Fuller

Susan E. W. Fuller was an American artist.

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Fairy Gold

Fairy Gold is a 1926 novel by the British writer Compton Mackenzie. A Cornish knight living on an island, who has lost his son during the First World War, resents a young English soldier stationed nearby.

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Battaristis pasadenae

Battaristis pasadenae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Keifer in 1935. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.

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Lina Salomé

Luz de Peña Matos Estévez, commonly known by her stage name Lina Salomé, is a Cuban-born Mexican dancer and actress. She died in 2001 at 70.

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Schandmantel

A Schandmantel or Schandtonne (German, "coat of shame" or "barrel of shame"), sometimes also Spanish coat, is a torture device which came into use in the 13th century. Schandmantels were fashioned from wood and sometimes lined with sheet metal. Victims were made to wear this device in public where they would be insulted, humiliated and have rotten vegetables thrown at them.

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Badi, Sudan

Bāḍiʿ was a medieval African port on the Red Sea. It was the first port established by the Arabs in the Bilād al-Sūdān and flourished between about 600 and 1100. It was a merchant settlement conducting trade between its hinterland and Arabia.

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Ryton River

The Ryton River is a river of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows southwest down a long valley within the Craigieburn Range to reach the northeastern shore of Lake Coleridge.

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San Felices

San Felices is the Spanish name of Saint Felix of Bilibio (5th century). It may also refer to:.

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IPI

IPI or ipi may refer to:.

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Valea Crișului (river)

The Valea Crișului is a right tributary of the river Olt in Romania. It flows into the Olt in Ghidfalău. Its length is 16 km (9.9 mi) and its basin size is 33 km2 (13 sq mi).

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Mazharul Islam Suzon

Md Mazharul Islam Suzon is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing from the Thakurgaon-2 constituency in 2024.

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Isla El Requeson

Isla El Requeson, is an island in the Gulf of California, located within Bahía Concepción east of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of the Mulegé Municipality.

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Sakar Şakir

Sakar Şakir is a 1977 Turkish comedy film directed by Natuk Baytan.

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Roland Brunner

Roland Brunner is a former ice speed skater from Austria, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1992 in Albertville, France.

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Benjamin Wallach

Benjamin Wallach was a South African cricketer who played in first-class matches in South Africa and England between 1898 and 1905. He was born in Queenstown, Cape Colony, and died in Troyeville, Johannesburg. Wallach was a lower-order right-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper.

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