William Shakespeare's play "The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice," considered one of his four great tragedies. Othello is a black general who is manipulated by his jealous ensign Iago, ultimately driving the noble Moor insane.
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Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It has a total land area of 267.77 square kilometers (103.4 square miles), and a population of approximately 1.03 million (as of 2010).
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There are a number of ways to travel within the Philippine Islands. Air travel is preferred as it is convenient, and most tourist destinations are located close to airports. Cars, bus or boat travel is required for exploring distant locales.
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Considered not a treatment, psychosomatic therapy is a technique of assessing and understanding mind and body communication. Through this technique, a person can determine the “issues in the tissues” and learn to use the body in better ways.
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China dishes and glassware are not only beautiful, but often collectible. To learn about the care, collecting, appraisal, and identification of fine (bone) china place settings, serving pieces, and art pieces; along with decorative dinnerware, glass and crystal stemware, service pieces, and art pieces from various manufacturers, come on in and ask and answer questions here.
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Kilauea is an active volcano in the Hawaiian islands on the big island of Hawai'i. Kilauea means "spewing" in Hawaiian and it is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and a frequent area of study for volcanologists.
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“Top Gear” is an Emmy award-winning television series about cars and other motor vehicles. While it started as a typical motoring magazine show in 1977, the program now draws around 350 million viewers worldwide.
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In the sixth Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry gets a new potions master, and a very important character is killed.
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Laser eye surgery is used to cure the human eyes of non-refractive conditions such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, glaucoma and many other defects.
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In Greek mythology, Persephone was the queen of the Underworld. Her Roman equivalent was Proserpina. She was a goddess of vegetation.
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Periods, exclamation points and question marks are punctuation marks used to end a sentence. A period closes a sentence; an exclamation point conveys strong emotion; while a question mark states an inquiry.
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Scorpio (October 23 to November 21) is one of the 12 zodiac signs that outline human personalities based on birth dates.
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Judge Judy is a small claims court television show on CBS featuring Judge Judith Sheindlin.
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United Parcel Service (UPS) is easily recognized by its large brown trucks. They were founded in 1907, and have grown to deliver more than fifteen million packages a day.
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Questions and information about Australian TV, music, movies and arts.
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The Tercel was a subcompact car manufactured by Toyota Motor Corporation from 1978 to 2000. This vehicle was the company’s first front-wheel drive (FWD) car, which was powered by an A-series engine.
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Cloud computing describes computation, software, data access, and storage services that do not require end-user knowledge of the physical location and configuration of the system that delivers the services.
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Tim Burton is an American film director, producer, artist, and writer. He is well known for his dark films which he co-wrote and produced. He is also famous for directing several popular blockbusters such as Batman and Edward Scissorhands.
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The NFL Draft is a yearly event in which NFL teams pick new players for their teams. It is hosted in New York City each year. Questions about how the draft works, memorable draft picks, and much more can be asked here.
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This category covers questions about Oldsmobile, a subsidiary luxury car manufacturer of General Motors. It was founded on August 21, 1897 and named after its founder, Ransom E. Olds. Oldsmobile was phased out by General Motors on April 29, 2004.
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Here you can ask questions about Justin Timberlake, an American pop musician who rose to fame in the late 1990's as lead singer of the boy band 'N Sync. He has thus far won six Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards.
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Denzel Washington is an American actor, director, and film producer. He is also a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award winner for his work in various movies.
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The rectum is a slightly dilated part of alimentary canal that temporarily stores feces.
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Steve Irwin was an Australian celebrity, most known for his popular show The Crocodile Hunter. After a life spent with animals, Steve Irwin tragically died in 2006 when pierced in the heart by a stingray in the Great Barrier Reef.
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Columbus Day is a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus.
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Antihistamines are a widely used group of drugs that are taken to help treat allergies and other common conditions.
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Oil wells extract crude oil from beneath the earth's surface for use in our cars, planes and consumer products. An oil field is a large area containing multiple oil wells. Ask questions about oil well technology here.
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Those faith systems and spiritual beliefs which fall outside of the better known and more commonly practiced religions. These include, but are not exclusive to: Witchcraft, Paganism, Voudoun, Santeria, and Satanism.
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Tests that are administered under controlled conditions are called standardized tests. They are used to measure IQ, determine how much a child has learned, and in a number of other ways. Whether your question is about standardized tests in general or a specific test, you can ask it here!
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Peter the Great (Peter I) was the leader of the Russian Empire who reigned for 42 years (1682-1725).
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