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  2. The Story of the Virtuous Wife in Khoái Châu - Wikipedia

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    He often hangs out and gambles with a tradesman named Đỗ Tam. Trọng Quỳ eventually loses a bet and has to give up his wife to the tradesman. Nhị Thanh pretends to comply, but then commits suicide, which devastates Trọng Quỳ. One day on the way to Quy Hóa, he hears the voice of his wife directing him to Trưng Kings Temple.

  3. Vietnamese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Originally, many thước of varying lengths were in use in Vietnam, each used for different purposes. According to Hoàng Phê (1988), [1] the traditional system of units had at least two thước of different lengths before 1890, [2] the thước ta (lit. "our ruler") or thước mộc ("wooden ruler"), equal to 0.425 metres (1 ft 4.7 in), and the thước đo vải ("ruler for measuring ...

  4. Phú Quý - Wikipedia

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    Phú Quý is a small island located about 100 km south-east of the city of Phan Thiết, Vietnam.The island contains three communes, with a population of 30,000 people. [2] [3] The island is home to Phu Quy Lighthouse (Hải đăng Phú Quý) situated in the north-west of the island and an abandoned military bunker on the eastern coast.

  5. Quy Nhon - Wikipedia

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    Quy Nhon (Vietnamese: Quy Nhơn [kʷī ɲə̄ːŋ] ⓘ) is a coastal city in Bình Định province in central Vietnam. It is composed of 16 wards and five communes with a total of 286 km 2 (110 sq mi). Quy Nhon is the capital of Bình Định province. As of 2022 its population was 481.110. [1]

  6. Head-carrying - Wikipedia

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    Up to 20% of the person's body weight can be carried with no extra exertion of energy. [4] Other researchers have shown that African and European women carrying 70% of their body weight in controlled studies used more oxygen while head-carrying, in contrast to carrying a load on their backs.

  7. Weightlifting - Wikipedia

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    Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of (dumbbells, barbells or machines). People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons.

  8. Weight gain - Wikipedia

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    Weight gain is an increase in body weight. This can involve an increase in muscle mass , fat deposits , excess fluids such as water or other factors. Weight gain can be a symptom of a serious medical condition.

  9. Kilogram-force - Wikipedia

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    'weight'), is a non-standard gravitational metric unit of force. It is not accepted for use with the International System of Units (SI) [ 1 ] and is deprecated for most uses. [ citation needed ] The kilogram-force is equal to the magnitude of the force exerted on one kilogram of mass in a 9.806 65 m/s 2 gravitational field ( standard gravity ...