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  2. Forty acres and a mule - Wikipedia

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    General William T. Sherman, who issued the orders that were the genesis of forty acres and a mule. Forty acres and a mule refers to a key part of Special Field Orders, No. 15 (series 1865), a wartime order proclaimed by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman on January 16, 1865, during the American Civil War, to allot land to some freed families, in plots of land no larger than 40 acres (16 ha ...

  3. Campaign finance reform in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Supporters claim that Clean Elections matching funds are so effective at leveling the playing field in Arizona that during the first full year of its implementation, disproportionate funding between candidates was a factor in only 2% of the races. [23] The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Davis v.

  4. Human - Wikipedia

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    Humans have a far faster and more accurate throw than other animals. [165] Humans are also among the best long-distance runners in the animal kingdom, but slower over short distances. [ 166 ] [ 154 ] Humans' thinner body hair and more productive sweat glands help avoid heat exhaustion while running for long distances. [ 167 ]

  5. Aesthetic Realism - Wikipedia

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    Aesthetic Realism is a philosophy founded in 1941 by the American poet and critic Eli Siegel (1902–1978). [1] He defined it as a three-part study: "[T]hese three divisions can be described as: One, Liking the world; Two, The opposites; Three, The meaning of contempt."

  6. Blood atonement - Wikipedia

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    (Young 1857, p. 220) Young warned these apostates that although "[t]he wickedness and ignorance of the nations forbid this principle's being in full force, ...the time will come when the law of God will be in full force," (Young 1857, p. 220) meaning that apostates would be subject to theocratic blood atonement. In August 1857, Heber C. Kimball ...

  7. Operation Enduring Freedom - Wikipedia

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    Operation Enduring Freedom referred to the U.S.-led combat mission in Afghanistan. [16] [17] The codename was also used for counter-terrorism operations in other countries targeting Al Qaeda and remnants of the Taliban, such as OEF-Philippines, OEF-Trans Sahara, and possibly in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge, [18] primarily through government funding vehicles.

  8. List of QWERTY keyboard language variants - Wikipedia

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    For example, to enter "ลน", one can type Shift+AltGr+X with Caps Lock off, or turn on Caps Lock and type AltGr+X. Both ANSI [ 18 ] and ISO [ 19 ] mechanical layouts are common sights, and even some non-standard [ 20 ] mechanical layouts are in use.