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1 day ago · It first appeared in 18th century translations of the Thousand and One Nights from the 1706 French edition, [15] where it had been used owing to its rough similarity in sound and sense and further applies to benevolent intermediary spirits, in contrast to the malevolent spirits called 'demon' and mostly-benevolent 'heavenly angels', in ...
1 day ago · Rudyard Kipling. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (/ ˈrʌdjərd / RUD-yərd; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) [1] was an English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. Kipling's works of fiction include the Jungle Book duology (The Jungle Book, 1894; The Second Jungle Book ...
1 day ago · Billie Holiday(born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazzand swing musicsinger. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and popsinging. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of ...
2 hours ago · After he died, Jacobites were said to have toasted in the mole's honour, calling it "the little gentleman in the black velvet waistcoat". [68] [127] Hannah Twynnoy: 23 October 1703: The 33-year-old barmaid at the White Lion Inn was mauled to death by a tiger in Malmesbury, Wiltshire. She was the first person to be killed by a tiger in British ...
1 day ago · Pensions will rise by 4.1% in April, is has been confirmed. Meanwhile, inflation coming in lower than expected means many benefits will go up by just 1.7%. Read these and the rest of today's ...
2 hours ago · Budget. $120 million[4][5] Box office. $167.9 million[4] Fantastic Four(stylized as FANT4STIC) is a 2015 superhero filmbased on the Marvel Comicssuperhero team of the same name. Directed by Josh Trank, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jeremy Slaterand Simon Kinberg, it stars Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Belland Toby Kebbell ...
1 day ago · 538 uses polling, economic and demographic data to explore likely election outcomes. Harris wins 56 times out of 100. in our simulations of the 2024 presidential election. Trump wins 44 times out of 100. There is a less than 1-in-100 chance of no Electoral College winner. Harris.
