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On 19 August 1953, Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddegh was overthrown in a coup d'état that strengthened the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. In the months preceding the coup, Mosaddegh had consolidated power by orchestrating an unconstitutional referendum to dissolve parliament that was widely described as fraudulent, and he later refused to step down after the Shah exercised his constitutional authority to dismiss him as prime minister. It was instigated by the United Kingdom (MI6), under the name Operation Boot and the United States (CIA), under the name TP-AJAX Project or Operation Ajax. A key motive was to protect British oil interests in Iran after Mosaddegh nationalized the country's oil industry.

political concept, the right to vote for all adult citizens

military overthrow of the Popular Unity coalition government in 1973 in Chile

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the potential human colonization of Mars

mathematical lemma that, if 𝑛 items are put into 𝑚 containers, with 𝑛>𝑚, then at least one container must contain more than one item

thumb|right|upright=0.3|A crowbar with a curved chisel end to provide a lever|fulcrum for leverage and a goose neck to pull nails

Eraserhead is a 1977 American horror film written, directed, produced, and edited by David Lynch in his feature-length directorial debut. Lynch also created its score and sound design, which included pieces by a variety of other musicians. Shot in black and white and surrealist style, the independent film was Lynch's first feature-length effort following several short films. Starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Jeanne Bates, Judith Anna Roberts, Laurel Near, and Jack Fisk, it tells the story of a man (Nance) who is left to care for his grossly deformed child in a desolate industrial landsca

elephant that is trained and guided by humans for combat

special province-level divisions that operate under One country, two systems (Q723713) policy in the People's Republic of China

Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author

matrilineal most recent common ancestor of all living humans

American computer programmer and author

type of bread or cake made with bananas

1939 film by John Ford

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American science fiction writer (1947-2006)

thumb|''Time Clipping Cupid's Wings'' (1694), by Pierre Mignard Chronos (; ; , Modern Greek: ), also spelled Chronus, is a personification of time in Greek mythology, who is also discussed in pre-Socratic philosophy and later literature. His consort is the goddess Ananke.

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Japanese video game programmer and businessman (1959-2015)

In Greek mythology, Priapus (; ) is a minor rustic fertility god, protector of livestock, fruit plants, gardens, and male genitalia. Priapus is marked by his oversized penis, and his permanent erection, which gave rise to the medical term priapism. He became a popular figure in Roman erotic art and Latin literature, and is the subject of the often humorously obscene collection of verse called the Priapeia.

game series by Microsoft Studios

A cupcake (AmE, CanE), fairy cake (BrE), or bun (IrE) is a small cake designed to serve one person, which may be baked in a small thin paper or aluminum cup. As with larger cakes, frosting, icing and various other cake decorations such as fruit and candy may be applied.

eschatological beliefs surrounding 21 December 2012

American politician (1920–2021)

2006 film by Davis Guggenheim

Godwin's Law is known to be the oldest meme on the Internet, made by Mike Godwin. The memes meaning is to say: The longer an online conversation continues, The more of a chance there is to mention Hitler.

mass rapid transit system in Singapore

Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist

Vaughan ( ) (2021 population 323,103) is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Regional Municipality of York, just north of Toronto. Vaughan was the fastest-growing municipality in Canada between 1996 and 2006 with its population increasing by 80.2% during this time period and having nearly doubled in population since 1991. In 2021, the population of Vaughan was 323,103. It is the fifth-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area, and the 17th-largest city in Canada.

1979–1992 series of five books by Douglas Adams

American writer (1900–1948)

aspect of history

aspect of history

Southern African philosophy

subculture focused on anthropomorphic animal characters

railway terminal in New York City

Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, is a member of the British royal family. She is the elder daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, and a niece of King Charles III. Born fifth in the line of succession to the British throne, she is ninth as of 2026.

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Sentosa Island ( ), known mononymously as Sentosa, is an island located off the southern coast of Singapore's main island. The island is separated from the main island of Singapore by a channel of water, the Keppel Harbour, and is adjacent to Pulau Brani, a smaller island wedged between Sentosa and the main island.

crater lake in the Northwest Region of Cameroon

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American modernist composer (1874–1954)

species of mammal

thumb|upright|1900s illustration of Saint Nicholas and Krampus visiting a child The Krampus () is a horned anthropomorphic figure who, in the Central and Eastern Alpine folkloric tradition, is said to accompany Saint Nicholas on visits to children during the night of 5 December (Krampusnacht; "Krampus Night"), immediately before the Feast of St. Nicholas on 6 December. In this tradition, Saint Nicholas rewards well-behaved children with small gifts, while Krampus punishes badly behaved ones with birch rods.

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language-based puzzle in English

skyscraper in New York City

thumb|A modern bidet that resembles a traditional washbasin type thumb|Woman on a Bidet, by Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1790 thumb|bidet horse, early 1900s A bidet (, ) is a bowl or receptacle designed to be sat upon in order to wash a person's genitalia, perineum, inner buttocks, and anus.

American singer, songwriter and musician

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Canadians are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Canadian.

four-sided gambrel-style hip roof

thumb|300px|Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger|Johann Nepomuk Geiger, erotic [[watercolor, 1840. A woman giving a man a handjob.]] A handjob (also spelled hand job) is a manual sex act involving a person stimulating the penis or scrotum of another by using the hand. This is done to induce an erection for sexual pleasure, sexual arousal and may result in orgasm and ejaculation.

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automated light metro system in the Greater London, England

1931 film directed by Tod Browning

American fashion house

British singer-songwriter

Paaliaq is a prograde irregular satellite of Saturn. It was discovered by J. J. Kavelaars, Brett J. Gladman, Jean-Marc Petit, Hans Scholl, Matthew J. Holman, Brian G. Marsden, Philip D. Nicholson and Joseph A. Burns in early October 2000, and given the temporary designation S/2000 S 2. It was named in August 2003 after a fictional shaman in the book The Curse of the Shaman, written by Michael Kusugak, who supplied Kavelaars with the names of giants from Inuit mythology that were used for other Saturnian moons.