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  2. RuneScape - Wikipedia

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    Multiplayer. RuneScape is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Jagex, released in January 2001. RuneScape was originally a browser game built with the Java programming language; it was largely replaced by a standalone C++ client in 2016.

  3. On the Trail of the Golden Owl - Wikipedia

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    494006209. On The Trail Of The Golden Owl (French: Sur la trace de la chouette d'or) is a French armchair treasure hunt book created by communications expert Régis Hauser under the pseudonym "Max Valentin" and illustrated by artist Michel Becker. Launched in 1993, the statue was discovered on October 3, 2024, making it the second longest ...

  4. Windermere branch line - Wikipedia

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    Platform 3 at Oxenholme, with view north of the line to Windermere. The Windermere branch line, also called the Lakes line, is a branch railway line which runs from Oxenholme on the West Coast Main Line to Windermere via Kendal in the county of Cumbria, North West England. The line has a loading gauge of W6.

  5. Fishing techniques - Wikipedia

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    A fishing line is any cord made for fishing. Important parameters of a fishing line are its length, material, and weight (thicker, sturdier lines are more visible to fish). Factors that may determine what line an angler chooses for a given fishing environment include breaking strength, knot strength, UV resistance, castability, limpness ...

  6. Longline fishing - Wikipedia

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    Longline fishing, or longlining, is a commercial fishing angling technique that uses a long main line with baited hooks attached at intervals via short branch lines called snoods or gangions. [ 1 ] A snood is attached to the main line using a clip or swivel, with the hook at the other end. Longlines are classified mainly by where they are ...

  7. History of fishing - Wikipedia

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    Fishing is an ancient practice that dates back at least to the Upper Paleolithic period which began about 40,000 years ago. [4][5] Isotopic analysis of the skeletal remains of Tianyuan man, a 40,000-year-old modern human from eastern Asia, has shown that he regularly consumed freshwater fish. [6][7] Archaeological features such as shell middens ...

  8. ALCO RS-3 - Wikipedia

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    The ALCO RS-3is a 1,600 hp (1.2 MW), B-Bdiesel-electric locomotivemanufactured from May 1950 to August 1956 by American Locomotive Company(ALCO) and its subsidiary Montreal Locomotive Works(MLW). A total of 1,418 were produced: 1,265 for Americanrailroads, 98 for Canadianrailroads, 48 for Brazilianrailroads, and seven for Mexicanrailroads.

  9. Glossary of fishery terms - Wikipedia

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    Fishing – the activity of trying to catch fish. Fisherman or fisher – someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. Fishery – the activities leading to and resulting in the harvesting of fish. It may involve capture of wild fish or raising of fish through aquaculture.