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    Yan Tan Tethera or yan-tan-tethera is a sheep-counting system traditionally used by shepherds in Northern England and some other parts of Britain. [1] The words are numbers taken from Brythonic Celtic languages such as Cumbric which had died out in most of Northern England by the sixth century, but they were commonly used for sheep counting and counting stitches in knitting until the ...

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    In Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote," Don Quixote and Sancho Panza discussed counting goats β€” not sheep β€” to help Quixote sleep. - Hulton Archive/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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    An early reference to counting sheep as a means of attaining sleep can be found in Illustrations of Political Economy by Harriet Martineau, from 1832: "It was a sight of monotony to behold one sheep after another follow the adventurous one, each in turn placing its fore-feet on the breach in the fence, bringing up its hind legs after it, looking around for an instant from the summit, and then ...

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    A Brief History of Santa Claus. As a Christian holiday, Christmas is intended to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. However, many people around the world secularly celebrate Christmas.

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    Emoji Unicode name Codepoints Added in Unicode block Meaning πŸ˜€ Grinning Face U+1F600: Emoji 1.0 in 2015 Emoticons: Grinning: πŸ˜‚ Face with Tears of Joy U+1F602: Emoji 1.0 in 2015 Emoticons see Face with Tears of Joy emoji: 😍 Smiling Face with Heart-Shaped Eyes U+1F60D: Emoji 1.0 in 2015 Emoticons see Face with Heart Eyes emoji: πŸ•΄οΈ

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    Unicode Consortium expands its emoji library with eight new symbols, including a purple splatter and a fingerprint. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

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    More than 100 pages use this file. The following list shows the first 100 pages that use this file only. A full list is available.. Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority; Allotment (travel industry)

  9. Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) - Wikipedia

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    Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin and used in the 1954 film White Christmas. It is commonly performed as a Christmas song , although the lyrics make no reference to the December holiday.