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  2. Raccoon - Wikipedia

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    The raccoon (/ rəˈkuːn / or US: / ræˈkuːn / ⓘ, Procyon lotor), also spelled racoon[ 3 ] and sometimes called the common raccoon or northern raccoon to distinguish it from the other species, is a mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of 40 to 70 cm (16 to 28 in), and a body weight ...

  3. Deaths in 2024 - Wikipedia

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    Steve Hinds, 68, New Zealand rugby union player (Wellington) and official, and police officer, New Zealand Police Association president (1989–1995). [ 2 ] (death announced on this date) Haji Nurul Islam, 60, Indian politician, MP (2009–2014, since 2024) and West Bengal MLA (2016–2024). [ 3 ] Asim Khan, 62, Pakistani-born Dutch cricketer ...

  4. Kraken - Wikipedia

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    Colorized facsimile [6] – hand-colored woodcut [7] The kraken (/ ˈkrɑːkən /) [8] is a legendary sea monster of enormous size, per its etymology something akin to a cephalopod, said to appear in the sea between Norway and Iceland. It is believed that the legend of the Kraken may have originated from sightings of giant squid, which may grow ...

  5. Oxycodone - Wikipedia

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    Main side effects of oxycodone [ 43 ] Two tablets (10 mg) of oxycodone and safety blisters. Most common side effects of oxycodone include reduced sensitivity to pain, delayed gastric emptying, euphoria, anxiolysis (a reduction in anxiety), feelings of relaxation, and respiratory depression. [ 44 ]

  6. Reason - Wikipedia

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    Reason is the capacity of consciously applying logic by drawing valid conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking the truth. [1] It is associated with such characteristically human activities as philosophy, religion, science, language, mathematics, and art, and is normally considered to be a distinguishing ability ...

  7. Richard Branson - Wikipedia

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    Richard Branson. Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English business magnate best known for co-founding the Virgin Group in 1970, who as of 2016 controlled 5 companies remaining of more than 400 previously. [1] Branson expressed his desire to become an entrepreneur at a young age.

  8. Bitcoin - Wikipedia

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    Bitcoin wallets were the first cryptocurrency wallets, enabling users to store the information necessary to transact bitcoins. [85][8]: ch. 1, glossary The first wallet program, simply named Bitcoin, and sometimes referred to as the Satoshi client, was released in 2009 by Nakamoto as open-source software. [7]

  9. Rashomon - Wikipedia

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    Rashomon. Rashomon (Japanese: 羅生門, Hepburn: Rashōmon)[a] is a 1950 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay he co-wrote with Shinobu Hashimoto. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, and Takashi Shimura, it follows various people who describe how a samurai was murdered in a forest.