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1995 Academy Awards
The 1995 Academy Awards were presented March 25, 1996 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureApollo 13, Brian Grazer, producer (Universal)Babe, George Miller, Doug…Man Asian Literary Prize
(Encyclopedia) Man Asian Literary Prize: see under Booker Prize.Man Booker International Prize
(Encyclopedia) Man Booker International Prize, see International Booker Prize under Booker Prize.Portuguese man-of-war
(Encyclopedia) Portuguese man-of-war: see jellyfish; polyp and medusa.Mona, island, Great Britain
(Encyclopedia) Mona, Roman name for the island of Anglesey, Wales. It was also sometimes used to designate the Isle of Man.Brewer's: Salt
Flavour, smack. The salt of youth is that vigour and strong passion which then predominates. Shakespeare uses the term on several occasions for strong amorous passion. Thus Iago refers to…Antisthenes
(Encyclopedia) AntisthenesAntisthenesăntĭsˈthənēz [key], b. 444? b.c., d. after 371 b.c., Greek philosopher, founder of the Cynics. Most of his paradoxical views stemmed from his early Sophist…Fallada, Hans
(Encyclopedia) Fallada, HansFallada, Hanshäns fäˈlädä [key], pseud. of Rudolf DitzenFallada, Hansr&oomacr;ˈdôlf dĭtˈsən [key], 1893–1947, German novelist. Little Man, What Now? (1932, tr. 1933),…Formidable Fungus
According to recent research by archaeologists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the well-dressed Ice Age woman's outfit doesn't resemble anything like the crude hide and fur…Brewer's: Donkey
An ass. It was made to rhyme with “monkey,” but is never now so pronounced. The word means a little tawny or dun-coloured animal. Donkey. The cross of the donkey's back is popularly…Trending
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