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Martin Gardner included this fold, described as both a bug catcher and fortune-teller, in a column in Hugard's Magic Monthly, titled "Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic", in the 1950s. [22] Although the phrase "cootie catcher" has been used with other meanings in the U.S. for much longer, [ 23 ] the use of the phrase for paper cootie catchers in ...
The Billboard Hot 100 is the main song chart of the American music industry and is updated every week by the Billboard magazine. During the 1980s the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio stations.
Modern sasumata man catcher used by riot police in Japan. While other man catchers are no longer in use, the sasumata (described above) currently has modern variants that are semi-flexible, with padding, blunt endpoints, and other slightly modified geometry, designed to significantly reduce the chance of injury to restrained civilians.
A Thief Catcher is a one-reel 1914 American comedy film, produced by Mack Sennett for his Keystone film company, directed by Ford Sterling, [1] and starring Sterling, Mack Swain, Edgar Kennedy, and Charles Chaplin [2] [3] as a Keystone Cop.
Harry "Brusher" Mills (born Henry Mills, 19 March 1840 – 1 July 1905), was a hermit and snake catcher, resident in the New Forest in Hampshire, England. His way of life made him a local celebrity and an attraction for visitors to the New Forest.
Holden Caulfield is the narrator and main character of The Catcher in the Rye.The novel recounts Holden's week in New York City during Christmas break, circa 1948/1949, following his expulsion from Pencey Prep, a preparatory school in Pennsylvania based loosely on Salinger's alma mater Valley Forge Military Academy.
The American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), occasionally called the American pied oystercatcher, is a member of family Haematopodidae.Originally called the "sea pie", it was renamed in 1731 when naturalist Mark Catesby claimed that he had observed the bird eating oysters. [2]
Iñaki Descarga Retegui (born 25 August 1976) is a Spanish former footballer. Mainly a central defender , he could also operate as a right-back . He started and ended his 16-year professional career with Real Unión , but played mainly for Levante (eight seasons and 226 official matches, 61 in La Liga ).