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2. Hazard (game) - Wikipedia

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   Hazard is an early English game played with two dice; it was mentioned in Geoffrey Chaucer 's Canterbury Tales in the 14th century. Despite its complicated rules, hazard was very popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and was often played for money. At Crockford's Club in London, hazard was especially popular.

3. List of swamp monsters - Wikipedia

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   In the video game Infamous 2, the Swamp Monsters are the least mutated type of the Corrupted that have scythes instead of forearms and are the more common of the Corrupted. In season two of Scream Queens, the Green Meanie is described to be a swamp monster that lives in a toxic swamp near the C.U.R.E. Institute Hospital. [15]

4. Will-o'-the-wisp - Wikipedia

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   In folklore, a will-o'-the-wisp, will-o'-wisp, or ignis fatuus (Latin for 'foolish flame'; [1] pl. ignes fatui), is an atmospheric ghost light seen by travellers at night, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes. The phenomenon is known in the United Kingdom by a variety of names, including jack-o'-lantern, [3] friar's lantern, [5][6] and ...

5. Marsh gas - Wikipedia

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   Marsh gas, also known as swamp gas or bog gas, is a mixture primarily of methane and smaller amounts of hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, and trace phosphine that is produced naturally within some geographical marshes, swamps, and bogs. The surface of marshes, swamps, and bogs is initially porous vegetation that rots to form a crust that ...

6. Swamp - Wikipedia

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   A swamp is a forested wetland. [ 1 ] Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in creating this environment. [ 2 ] Swamps vary in size and are located all around the world. The water of a swamp may be fresh water, brackish water, or seawater.

7. Kappa (folklore) - Wikipedia

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   The name kappa is a contraction of the words kawa (river) and wappa, a variant form of 童 warawa (also warabe) "child". Another translation of kappa is "water sprites". [3] The kappa are also known regionally by at least eighty other names such as kawappa, kawako, kawatarō, gawappa, kōgo, suitengu. [4]

8. Bananagrams - Wikipedia

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   Bananagrams. Bananagrams is a word game invented by Abraham Nathanson and Rena Nathanson [2] of Cranston, Rhode Island, wherein lettered tiles are used to spell words. Nathanson conceived and developed the idea for the game with the help of his family. [3] The name is derived from his claim that it's the "anagram game that will drive you ...

9. Nixie (folklore) - Wikipedia

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   Nekkers are a common swamp and water area enemy in The Witcher video games. [citation needed] The 2021 video game Valheim features Neck as a common enemy encountered near water. In contrast to their humanoid appearances in folklore, the Neck in Valheim are depicted as small, aggressive green creatures - similar to a cross between a newt and a frog.