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SkiFree

{ Article added: 01/16/2011 }
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SkiFree is a computer game created by Chris Pirih, a Microsoft programmer, that was released in the Microsoft Entertainment Pack software bundle. A relatively simple skiing game, it is best remembered for the "Abominable Snowman" that appears after the ...Read More »

Medieval cuisine

{ Article added: 01/16/2011 }
The foods, eating habits, and cooking methods during the Middle Ages (5th century to 16th century) varied by region and by class. The most common element is the reliance on cereal, particularly wheat consumed in the form of breads, ...Read More »

Eddie Waitkus

{ Article added: 01/16/2011 }
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Eddie Waitkus was a professional baseball player in the 1940s and 1950s who partially inspired the character of Roy Hobbs in the 1952 book and 1984 film The Natural. Waitkus was a World War II veteran who became a ...Read More »

Kippumjo

{ Article added: 01/16/2011 }
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Categories : Government, Sex
Kippumjo refers to a group of women, mostly between the ages of 18 and 25, who are used as entertainment by the government of North Korea. The group is known by various translations, such as "Joy Division", "Joy Brigade", ...Read More »

Canadian caper

{ Article added: 09/14/2010 }
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The Canadian caper is the nickname for the rescue of six Americans who had been able to avoid capture during the Iran Hostage Crisis. The diplomats were not caught during the initial invasion of the United States Embassy in ...Read More »

Blood in the Water match

{ Article added: 09/14/2010 }
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The water polo match between Hungary and the USSR at the 1956 Summer Olympics has become known as the "blood in the water match" due to the violent nature of the competition. The match took place during a Hungarian ...Read More »

George Metesky

{ Article added: 09/14/2010 }
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Categories : Crime, People
George Metesky ("The Mad Bomber") planted at least 33 pipe bombs in New York City between 1940 and 1956 due to his resentment of his former employer, ConEd. The first bomb was very crude and was located before it ...Read More »