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Knights of the Round Table

King Arthur and his knights would gather around a large round table – instead of a rectangular table with seating at the […]

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The Royal Peerage

The orders of precedence in the British royal society and how they are addressed (if you are a UK citizen) Rank Title […]

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List of Poets Laureate

The title “laureate” was given by the Cambridge and Oxford universities to various poets in the l5th century. When dramatist John Dryden […]

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Pulitzer Prize winners

List of Pulitzer Prize winners in the Fiction category. Year Author Title 2012 no award no award 2011 Jennifer Egan A Visit […]

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List of space tourists

In 1960, American pilot Joe Kittinger skydived from a hot air balloon at 102,800 feet (31 151 metres), essentially making him the […]

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List of US Presidents

The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to […]

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List of US Vice Presidents

The vice president of the United States is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the […]

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