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  2. Robber baron (industrialist) - Wikipedia

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    Robber baron is a term first applied by 19th century muckrakers and others as social criticism to certain wealthy, powerful, and unethical 19th-century American businessmen. The term appeared in that use as early as the August 1870 issue of The Atlantic Monthly [ 1 ] magazine.

  3. Cryptic crossword - Wikipedia

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    A 15x15 lattice-style grid is common for cryptic crosswords. A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, [1] as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa.

  4. Joseph Lister - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, OM, PC, FRS, FRCSE, FRCPGlas, FRCS (5 April 1827 – 10 February 1912 [1]) was a British surgeon, medical scientist, experimental pathologist and pioneer of antiseptic surgery [2] and preventive healthcare. [1]

  5. Acrostic (puzzle) - Wikipedia

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    Since this has to be UP, letter 16 is a U, which can be filled into the appropriate clue answer in the list of clues. Likewise, a three-letter word starting with A could be and, any, all, or even a proper name like Ann. One might need more clue answers before daring to guess which it could be.

  6. Bluebeard - Wikipedia

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    Horrified, she drops the key in the blood and flees the room. She tries to wipe the blood stain off the key, but the key is magic and the stain cannot be removed from it. Bluebeard unexpectedly returns and finds the bloody key. In a blind rage, he threatens to kill his wife on the spot, but she asks for one last prayer with Anne.

  7. John Maynard Keynes - Wikipedia

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    On 7 July his title was gazetted as "Baron Keynes, of Tilton, in the County of Sussex" and he took his seat in the House of Lords on the Liberal Party benches. [ 61 ] As the Allied victory began to look certain, Keynes was heavily involved, as leader of the British delegation and chairman of the World Bank commission, in the mid-1944 ...

  8. The Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever - Wikipedia

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    The Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever is a logic puzzle so called by American philosopher and logician George Boolos and published in The Harvard Review of Philosophy in 1996. [1] [2] Boolos' article includes multiple ways of solving the problem.

  9. List of nobles and magnates of England in the 13th century

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    He was the third son of the fourth Baron-Butler. He later came to be baron of Dunboyne by writ of summons in 1324 John Charlton, 1st Baron Charlton: 1268–1353 Shropshire At this point he was a young nobleman receiving his education at the king's court Sir Peter Compton (~1190–1230) Devonshire Lord of Compton Castle John de Courcy (1150–1219)