"The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842 in the literary annual The Gift: A Christmas...
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The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope (Czech: Kyvadlo, jáma a naděje) is a 1983 Czechoslovak animated short film directed by Jan Švankmajer, adapted from Edgar...
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allows American Staffordshire Terriers to be registered under the American Pit Bull Terrier breed. The height of an American Staffordshire Terrier is 18–19 in...
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Zofia Kochanowska. He was a courtier from 1635, administrator of royal salt-pits in Bochnia from 1649, castellan of Wojnicz from 1655 and voivode of Kraków...
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notable, except for an unbilled role in 1948 as a singing inmate in The Snake Pit. She appeared in the role of Julie Jordan in the original 1945 Broadway production...
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Johannes Vermeer (redirect from Jan Vermeer)
vər-MEER, vər-MAIR, Dutch: [joːˈɦɑnəs fərˈmeːr]; see below; also known as Jan Vermeer; October 1632 – 15 December 1675) was a Dutch painter who specialized...
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Thijs van Leer Trio in late 1969 which, as the nascent band Focus, was the pit band for the Dutch theatrical production of Hair (recorded as an album in...
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player Pit Verlinde left the band. Piet Van Den Heuvel - vocals Jan Verheyen - guitar Pit Verlinde - keyboards Herwig Duchateau - drums Past members Jan Fraeyman...
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in centuries past, such as the "Patched Fighting Terrier", "Staffordshire Pit-dog", "Brindle Bull", and "Bull-and-Terrier". Similar crosses also had aliases...
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Defensive fighting position (redirect from Fighting pit)
hole" in the United States Marine Corps, a "gun-pit" in Australian Army terminology, and a "fighting pit" in the New Zealand Army. In British and Canadian...
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Antlion (section Pit-building species)
They are known for the predatory habits of their larvae, which mostly dig pits to trap passing ants or other prey. In North America, the larvae are sometimes...
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The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1961 horror film directed by Roger Corman, starring Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, John Kerr, and Luana Anders. The screenplay...
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Craspedocephalus puniceus (redirect from Wirot's pit viper)
is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Southeast Asia. Common names include: flat-nosed pitviper, flat-nosed pit viper, and ashy pit viper. No subspecies...
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House of Usher and The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope, using themes from the work of Villiers de l'Isle Adam. In 1981 Jan and Eva Švankmajer bought a dilapidated...
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Bottomless Pit is an indie rock band from Chicago. Guitarist Andy Cohen and baritone guitarist Tim Midyett, both formerly of Silkworm, formed the band...
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Mamushi (redirect from Japanese pit viper)
as the mamushi, Japanese moccasin, Japanese pit viper, Qichun snake, Salmusa or Japanese mamushi, is a pit viper species found in Japan. It was once considered...
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Focus (band) (redirect from Focus: Jan Akkerman)
Thijs van Leer, drummer Hans Cleuver, bassist Martijn Dresden, and guitarist Jan Akkerman. The band has undergone numerous formations in its history; since...
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2°35′12″W / 53.5658°N 2.5866°W / 53.5658; -2.5866 (The Snake Pit) The Snake Pit is a wrestling gym and organisation in Aspull, Wigan Borough, England...
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Red algae (section Pit connections and pit plugs)
increased in order to prevent water from leaving the algal cells. Pit connections and pit plugs are unique and distinctive features of red algae that form...
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Dutch East India Company (redirect from Jan Company)
of only 16 days by an expedition of 3,000 men and 19 ships under Laurens Pit from Nagapattinam in September 1693. The Dutch then made the defenses of...
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and the Pit: Dante's Satan." Italica 56.4 (1979): 331–351. "Circle 9, Cantos 31-34." Dante's Worlds. University of Texas at Austin. 27 Jan. 2007. Cunningham...
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Boxgrove Palaeolithic site (redirect from Eartham Pit)
2019. "Map of Eartham Pit, Boxgrove". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2019. "Eartham Pit, Boxgrove (Quaternary...
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Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11 (redirect from Jan Silva)
Patrick Ramirez. Five additional housemates moved in over the next few weeks: Jan Silva and Fyang Smith on Day 16 (August 4); Joli Alferez and JP Cabrera on...
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in pit lane gossip as a replacement for underperforming drivers. He would eventually return to the series at the French Grand Prix, replacing Jan Magnussen...
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Battle of Vítkov Hill (category Jan Žižka)
the Hussite Wars. The battle pitted the forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, against Hussite forces under command of Jan Žižka (in English, John Zizka)...
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Elegant pitviper Eyelash pit viper Fan-Si-Pan horned pitviper Flat-nosed pitviper Godman's pit viper Green tree pit viper Habu pit viper Hagen's pitviper...
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Calloselasma (redirect from Malayan pit viper)
Malayan ground pit viper, Malayan pit viper, Malayan ground snake, Malayan moccasin. Calloselasma is a monotypic genus created for a pit viper species...
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There's Something There" (なんかいるじゃんよ, Nanka Iru jan yo) "There's Someone Here" (なんか来たじゃんよ, Nanka Kita jan yo) "Find the Culprit!" (犯人をさがせ!, Hannin o Sagase...
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The Pit Crew is the ensemble of scantily clad male models who appear on camera for various segments of the American television series RuPaul's Drag Race...
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According to the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, "During the riot, he wore Pit Viper sunglasses, which have since been adopted as a symbol by the Groypers...
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